Patent ID: 9523845
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G01N,G02B,H04M,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A telemicroscopy method for monitoring or diagnosing a patient using a handheld telemicroscopy apparatus that includes a camera and a microscope lens system associated with the camera, wherein the microscope lens system has a collection numerical aperture (NA) of at least approximately 0.1 and a magnification (M) of at least about 1, the method comprising: focusing the lens system of the handheld telemicroscopy apparatus on a sample; acquiring an image of the sample using the handheld telemicroscopy apparatus; transmitting the image from the handheld telemicroscopy apparatus to a telecommunications device; and transmitting the image from the telecommunications device to a remote server holding a medical record for the patient.