Ophthalmoscope with integral printer
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Janette Faye Lee
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Abstract
An ophthalmoscope 800 includes a lens 802 and an eyepiece 801 by which an optometrist, ophthalmologist or general medical practitioner can examine the interior of a patient's eye. The ophthalmoscope includes a handle 803 within which there is situated a printer to provide an instantaneous permanent record of an image as viewed. Upon activation of a trigger 817, a permanent graphic image is printed onto a sheet 816 that passes out of the handle 803 via slot 804.
Claims8
A hand-held ophthalmoscope for printing a graphic image of the interior of a patient's eye as received by the ophthalmoscope, comprising:
- (1) a built-in integral printer comprising:
- a print engine assembly;
- a print head;
- a print engine controller for controlling the print head;
- a mount to receive a removable print roll cartridge containing print media;
- at least one drive motor adapted to associate with the removable print roll cartridge and feed the print media past the print head, the at least one drive motor adapted to simultaneously drive an air pump;
- a cutter assembly adapted to sever a section the print media after printing thereon;
- (2) an image sensor able to receive an image from at least one lens and transmit image data to the built-in integral printer;
- (3) a built-in integral power source;
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- (4) activation means to initiate printing.
The ophthalmoscope of any one of the preceding claims including a light source for illuminating the interior of a patient's eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.