Ophthalmological diagnostic system
OwnerPaul A. Filarinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an ophthalmological diagnostic system adapted for use in urgent care facilities, physicians' offices, hospitals, mobile treatment facilities, and in remote areas. The ophthalmological diagnostic system includes a component for securely holding a digital camera in optical communication with an ophthalmoscope and in various embodiments may include hardware and software for analysis and storage of images or video captured using the ophthalmological diagnostic system. The ophthalmological diagnostic system facilitates viewing of images and video by a single diagnostician or multiple diagnosticians.
Claims17
A ophthalmological diagnostic system comprised of:
- a tubular optical communication housing for securing a digital camera in optical communication with a direct ophthalmoscope having a field of view of 6.5 to 60 degrees and free from of any reflective device, wherein said tubular optical communication housing defines a hollow direct ophthalmoscope head receiving channel having an internal diameter;
- a digital camera;
- a direct ophthalmoscope having a single barrel tubular head with an external diameter less than said internal diameter and a monocular viewing optic;
- an image viewing means for viewing an image seen by said direct ophthalmoscope and said digital camera, wherein said image viewing means is selected from the group consisting of a computer screen, laptop screen, tablet computer screen, viewing screen, touch screen, projection screen, television screen, and a mobile phone screen,
- wherein said image viewing means is connected to said digital camera by a connection selected from the group consisting of a USB cable and a wireless connection;
- a camera activating means, wherein said camera activating means is selected from a group consisting of a button, voice, foot pedal, key stroke, mouse click, and a touch screen;
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- a storage component for storing said captured image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.