Portable Skin Trauma Analyzer with Infrared and Distance Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices for analyzing skin traumas are large and non-portable, unable to provide comprehensive healing process analysis, especially in emergency settings, and lack functionality for measuring wound geometry and temperature mapping.
Innovation Solution
A portable device equipped with infrared and distance sensors that generates temperature and distance parameters, including local, mean, and minimum temperatures, and provides a temperature map, geometry, and dimensions of the wound, while allowing for data storage and remote transmission, enabling accurate follow-up and history tracking of skin trauma healing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If large-sized equipment is used for analyzing skin traumas, then measurement precision and comprehensive analysis capability are improved, but device portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wound analysis function into multiple independent sensors (infrared sensor for temperature, distance sensor for geometry) that can be integrated into a portable device. Each sensor captures specific parameters, and the microcontroller processes them collectively to achieve comprehensive analysis without requiring large equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable device integrates multiple functions (temperature measurement, distance measurement, image capture, data storage, and remote transmission) into a single unit. This multi-functionality allows the device to replace several separate equipment while maintaining comprehensive analysis capability and improving portability.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive wound analysis functionality is provided, then measurement precision and information completeness are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple sensor functions (infrared, distance, image capture) and processing capabilities into a single integrated portable device. The microcontroller consolidates data from all sensors, and the unified structure reduces overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive information capture.
Solution Approach 2:
The device automatically processes raw sensor data through the microcontroller to generate meaningful wound parameters (temperature distribution, geometry, area). The system self-manages data storage in memory and automatic transmission to remote devices, eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing operational complexity.
3Ease of operation
If portable device with multiple sensors is used, then ease of operation and portability are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device uses standard, commercially available sensors (infrared module, distance sensor, image sensor) that can be independently sourced and integrated. This modular approach simplifies manufacturing compared to custom-built integrated sensors, while maintaining multi-functionality and portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The microcontroller acts as an intermediary that standardizes data processing from different sensor types. This intermediate processing layer simplifies integration by providing a unified interface between diverse sensors and the output system, reducing manufacturing complexity.
4Productivity
If real-time monitoring and data storage are implemented, then productivity and follow-up efficiency are improved, but use of energy and data storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs measurements and updates data at periodic intervals rather than continuously. The microcontroller controls when sensors activate and when data is transmitted to remote devices, reducing energy consumption while maintaining effective monitoring and follow-up efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential wound parameters (temperature, geometry, area changes) for storage and transmission, rather than storing all raw sensor data. This selective data extraction reduces memory requirements and transmission energy while maintaining clinical utility for follow-up efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables medical professionals to conduct precise, portable analysis of skin traumas, facilitating timely and informed decision-making, especially in emergency situations, by providing detailed temperature and geometric data, and allowing for remote monitoring and historical analysis of wound healing.
Implementation Method 1
at least one infrared element associated with the main body and configured so as to generate at least one temperature parameter of the skin trauma
Implementation Method 2
at least one distance sensor associated with the main body and configured so as to generate at least one distance parameter of the skin trauma in relation to the infrared element
Data Source
AI summary
A portable device for the analysis of skin traumas is disclosed, the device allowing the medical professional to evaluate and analyze the healing process of the skin traumas, providing the medical professional with the temperature parameters, distance parameters and diagnosis parameters related to the skin trauma. By using the proposed portable device, it is possible, for example, to evaluate if the dimensions of the skin trauma have changed throughout the time, and also to generate a temperature map of the skin trauma as well as a history of conducted analyses. The present invention further discloses a method for analyzing skin traumas by using a portable device.