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US 2024/0389853 A1Published application
Device and methods for ocular motor testing
AssigneeThe Children’s Mercy Hospital
InventorAndrea Thorne
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Abstract
A compact tool (10) for assessing eye tracking measures that can be used for ocular motor testing of an individual under a variety of circumstances involving neurological impairment. The tool comprises an elongated shaft (12) and a slide member (26) that is adapted to slide along the shaft. The tool can be used to perform one or more eye movement assessments, including smooth pursuit assessment, a convergence assessment, a saccades assessment, and a vestibular ocular reflex assessment, or assess pupillary response.
Claims20
An ocular motor assessment tool comprising:
- a graduated, elongated shaft comprising a proximal end configured to be placed into contact with a nose of a patient;
- a slide member that is adapted to slide along at least a portion of the length of the elongated shaft, the position of the slide member on the shaft being recorded by the location of the slide member relative to the shaft graduations;
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- a tab that is connected to and slidable with the slide member, the tab being configured to extend upwardly from the slide member, when the contoured surface is placed in contact with the patient's nose and the shaft extended horizontally away from the patient's head the tab having a surface that is observable by the patient,
- the tab surface comprising a first focal character located approximately level to the eyes of the patient.
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An ocular motor assessment tool comprising:
- a graduated, elongated shaft comprising a proximal end configured to be placed into contact with a nose of a patient and a distal end;
- a light assembly comprising a light source that is operable to emit a beam of light from the elongated shaft;
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- a slide member that is adapted to slide along at least a portion of the length of the elongated shaft, the position of the slide member on the shaft being recorded by the location of the slide member relative to the shaft graduations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.