Grideye sensor

An acute otitis media ear infection detection device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a grid array infrared sensor configured to generate sensor data, wherein the grid array infrared sensor is further configured to produce an electrical voltage corresponding to detected infrared radiation, the electrical voltage being used to calculate temperature values for detecting signs of infection in an ear canal;
• a housing configured to be held by a user and to contain the one or more processors and the grid array infrared sensor, the housing having a distal end configured for at least partial insertion into the ear canal;
• and
• non-transitory computer-readable media, housed in the housing, storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• receiving the sensor data from the grid array infrared sensor, the sensor data comprising temperature information of the ear canal of a patient derived from the electrical voltage produced by the grid array infrared sensor;
• calculating, based on the sensor data, temperature variations across the ear canal indicative of potential infection, wherein the calculating includes at least:
• determining a first temperature reading of a first portion of the ear canal;
• determining a second temperature reading of a second portion of the ear canal that differs from the first portion;
• detecting at least a threshold temperature differential as between the first temperature and the second temperature ;
• ;
• generating a graphical representation of the temperature variations, the graphical representation displaying temperature trends or hotspots associated with infection;
• and
• detecting, based at least in part on detecting the at least the threshold temperature differential and the graphical representation, the signs of infection in the ear canal of the patient.