Skin Disease Detection Device with Environmental Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals, especially those with mobility issues or in remote areas, face challenges in accessing accurate diagnoses for cutaneous diseases due to limited access to dermatological specialists, leading to potential mismanagement of conditions that can worsen into serious pathologies.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that acquire medical images and physical/environmental data to generate pathology data, enabling dermatologists to make more accurate diagnoses remotely by considering skin conditions and environmental factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If dermatologists personally examine patients to make accurate diagnoses, then diagnostic precision is improved, but accessibility to treatment deteriorates for people in remote areas or with mobility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of the patient's skin condition through medical imaging devices that capture high-resolution images of the affected area. These images are then transmitted to dermatologists for remote examination, allowing the specialist to diagnose without physically visiting the patient. This copying approach maintains diagnostic quality while eliminating geographical and mobility barriers.
2Ease of operation
If dermatologists rely solely on visual examination, then ease of operation is improved, but diagnostic precision deteriorates due to lack of comprehensive patient data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple data sources including medical images, environmental data (temperature, humidity), and patient history into a single comprehensive diagnostic package. This combination allows dermatologists to maintain ease of remote operation while accessing rich, multi-dimensional information that improves diagnostic accuracy beyond what visual examination alone can provide.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and imaging devices are used to gather comprehensive data, then diagnostic precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a multi-functional device that integrates medical imaging capabilities with environmental sensing functions into a single system. This universal device can capture both visual information and environmental data (temperature, humidity) simultaneously, reducing the need for multiple separate devices while maintaining comprehensive data collection for accurate diagnosis.
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AI summary
A device and a method are provided for detecting and monitoring cutaneous diseases, wherein the device includes an image acquisition component adapted to acquire medical images of at least one portion of skin affected by a cutaneous disease, sensors adapted to detect physical conditions of the portion of skin and/or environmental conditions around the portion of skin, and to generate pathology data representing the physical conditions and/or the environmental conditions, memory for storing data in digital form, and a processor configured for a) reading the pathology data detected by the sensors and the medical images acquired by the image acquisition component, and b) storing the pathology data and the medical images into the memory.