Patent ID: 7942827

Claim:
An allergy testing system, comprising: encapsulated allergens; a microneedle array; an activation system coupled to the microneedle array and the encapsulated allergens such that the encapsulated allergens are moved into contact with a subject as the microneedle array is moved from a resting position to a penetrating position; at least one imaging system configured to capture a plurality of images of penetration sites by the microneedle array; at least one image sensor; an imaging optics system which focuses the images of penetration sites on the at least one image sensor; a second image sensor; a second imaging optics system which focuses the images of the penetration sites on the second image sensor, wherein the image sensors are used to determine a topographic profile of an allergic reaction; and an analyzer coupled to the at least one imaging system and configured to analyze the plurality of images to determine a time rate of change of an allergy response to one or more of the allergens.