Patent ID: 6440084
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A thermal scanning system adapted to scan skin temperature on opposite sides of a patient's spinal column for patients of different sizes, the thermal scanning system comprising:a handheld body; a plurality of temperature sensors including a first sensor, a second sensor and a third sensor, the sensors mounted on the body and arranged in a pattern, the first and second sensors being spaced to scan skin temperature on opposite sides of a patient's spinal column of a first size range, the second and third sensors being spaced to scan skin temperature on opposite sides of a patient's spinal column of a second size range, the first and third sensors being spaced to scan skin temperature on opposite sides of a patient's spinal column of a third size range; and a plurality of wheels rotating on a shaft attached to the body, the wheels rolling along the patient's back as the sensors scan the plurality of points on opposite sides of the patient's spinal column.