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Patent US6116736 - Pupilometer with pupil irregularity detection capability - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA pupilometer having a pupil irregularity or non-uniformity detection capability. The pupilometer may comprise an imaging sensor for generating signals representative of a pupil of an eye, a data processor; and a program executable by the data processor for enabling the data processor to process signals...http://www.google.com/patents/US6116736?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6116736 - Pupilometer with pupil irregularity detection capabilityAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6116736 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/298,670Publication dateSep 12, 2000Filing dateApr 23, 1999Priority dateApr 23, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2368232A1, CA2368232C, EP1173089A1, EP1173089A4, US6260968, WO2000064330A1Publication number09298670, 298670, US 6116736 A, US 6116736A, US-A-6116736, US6116736 A, US6116736AInventorsLawrence W. Stark, Claudio M. Privitera, Kamran Siminou, Jeffrey OliverOriginal AssigneeNeuroptics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (26), Non-Patent Citations (49), Referenced by (44), Classifications (5), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPupilometer with pupil irregularity detection capabilityUS 6116736 AAbstract A pupilometer having a pupil irregularity or non-uniformity detection capability. The pupilometer may comprise an imaging sensor for generating signals representative of a pupil of an eye, a data processor; and a program executable by the data processor for enabling the data processor to process signals received from the imaging sensor and to thereby identify one or more regions of non-uniformity within an image of a perimeter of the pupil. The pupilometer may incorporate several innovative calibration and thresholding routines and may provide the basis for an innovative medical diagnostics system, when coupled to a network containing a suitable medical database and data processing hardware.
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