Devices, systems and methods relating to in situ differentiation between viral and non-viral infections
AssigneeYES Biotechnology Inc.
InventorPeter Whitehead
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Abstract
Detection systems and methods configured to scan and interpret a suspected infection at in vivo biological target site, comprising emitting excitation light selected to elicit fluorescent light from a suspected infection at the target site; sensing fluorescent light emanating from the target site elicited by such excitation light; sensing heat levels above ambient body temperature emanating from the target site; and then based at least in part on the sensed fluorescent light and the heat levels, determining a probability whether the target site comprises an infection.
Claims37
A detection system configured to scan and interpret a suspected infection at in vivo biological target site, the detection system comprising a housing comprising at least one light emitter configured to emit excitation light selected to elicit fluorescent light from the suspected infection at the target site, a light sensor configured to detect the fluorescent light, and a heat sensor configured to detect and identify thermal data indicating heat above ambient body temperature emanating from the suspected infection at the target site, the detection system further operably connected computer-implemented programming configured to a) accept fluorescent light data associated with the fluorescent light and thermal data associated with the heat levels above ambient body temperature, and b) interpret the data to determine a probability whether the target site contains an infection.
A detection system configured to scan and interpret a suspected infection at in vivo biological target site, the detection system comprising a housing comprising at least one light emitter configured to emit excitation light selected to elicit fluorescent light from the suspected infection at the target site, a light sensor configured to detect the fluorescent light, and a heat sensor configured to detect and identify thermal data indicating heat above ambient body temperature emanating from the suspected injection at the target site, the detection system further operably connected to computer-implemented programming configured to a) accept fluorescent light data associated with the fluorescent light and thermal data associated with the heat levels above ambient body temperature, and b) interpret the data to determine a probability whether the target site contains an infection, wherein the system is configured to account for heat level distortions due to ambient conditions at the target site.
A method of in vivo biological target site for a suspected infection, the method comprising:
- emitting excitation light selected to elicit fluorescent light from a suspected infection at the target site
- sensing fluorescent light emanating from the target site elicited by such excitation light;
- sensing thermal data indicating heat above ambient body temperature emanating from the target site
- based at least in part on the sensed fluorescent light and the heat levels, determining a probability whether the target site comprises an infection.
The method of wherein, when the suspected infection is a non-viral infection, the method further distinguishes whether the infection is bacterial.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.