Patent ID: 8313429
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: A61B,B41J

Abstract:
1. A handheld device for performing an optical medical examination of a patient, said device comprising: a handle; an image sensor for receiving image data representing the optical medical examination of the patient, the image sensor being positioned at an end of the handle; a trigger provided in the handle; an image memory for storing the image data upon activation of the trigger; a roll of print media mounted in the handle; an ink supply within a core of the roll of print media; a media transportation mechanism for transporting print media from the roll upon activation of the trigger; a pagewidth print head extending longitudinally within the handle for printing a graphic image based on the image data using ink supplied from the ink supply; a guillotine mechanism for severing a printed image from the transported print media; and, a print engine controller which receives the image data from the image memory and which controls the media transportation mechanism, print head and guillotine mechanism upon activation of the trigger.