Patent ID: 11878499
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC B

Claim 21:
22. A system, comprising:
a thermal-sensitive tape including a photosensitive absorber that absorbs incident light within a first absorption spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, wherein adhesive strength of a target area of the thermal-sensitive tape is based on a temperature of the target area;
an apparatus configurable to illuminate the target area of the thermal-sensitive tape, the apparatus including:
a light source configured to illuminate the target area of the thermal-sensitive tape with a first spectrum of electromagnetic radiation to provide heating of the target area, wherein the first spectrum includes a first wavelength outside of a visible spectrum, wherein the first spectrum overlaps, at least in part, with the first absorption spectrum such that the temperature of the target area is based, at least in part, on an intensity of the first spectrum output by the light source when the light source is illuminating the target area;
a temperature sensor configured to detect a second spectrum of electromagnetic radiation to approximate the temperature of the target area, and wherein the second spectrum includes a second wavelength different than the first wavelength; and
an indicator light configured to illuminate the target area with a third spectrum of electromagnetic radiation to visually indicate a location of the heating, wherein the third spectrum includes a third wavelength within the visible spectrum.