SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORAL HEALTH MONITORING USING ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY

    公开(公告)号:WO2020123167A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-18

    申请号:PCT/US2019/063911

    申请日:2019-12-02

    Abstract: A system, instrumentality, and method for performing an oral care evaluation of a user via electrical impedance tomography (EIT). For example, a system may include an oral care device having a first member housing a first electrode. The first electrode may be configured to transmit a first signal through a gingiva of a user to cause an altered first signal. The oral care device may have a second member housing a second electrode. The second electrode may be configured to receive the altered first signal. The system may be configured to generate an electrical impedance tomography (EIT) profile of the gingiva of the user, for example, based on data indicative of the first signal and the altered first signal. An oral health characteristic of the user may be determined based on the EIT profile of the gingiva of the user.

    IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    12.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019055332A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:PCT/US2018/050160

    申请日:2018-09-10

    Abstract: An imaging system may include: a probe head including a light source for emitting light in at least one spectral waveband suitable to generate a photoacoustic response in tissue, and an ultrasound transducer having a transmit mode for transmitting ultrasound energy into the tissue and a receive mode for receiving the ultrasound energy reflected by the tissue and photoacoustic energy from the tissue; and a programmable system configured to actuate the light source and to actuate the ultrasound transducer between the transmit mode and the receive mode in response to a timing signal.

    ORAL CARE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS
    13.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019014109A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:PCT/US2018/041263

    申请日:2018-07-09

    Abstract: An oral care evaluation system may include: a light source (103) configured to emit a spectrum of light which induces fluorescence in an organic compound, the light source illuminating soft oral tissue within an oral cavity; an image sensor (105) receiving light generated by fluorescence of the organic compound on the soft oral tissue, the image sensor generating image data for an image of the oral tissue, the image comprising a plurality of pixels; and an image processor (109) receiving the image data from the image sensor and programmed to evaluate oral hygiene of the soft oral tissue by assessing an attribute of each pixel in the image.

    SKIN CARE IMPLEMENT AND SYSTEM
    20.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3858435A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-04

    申请号:EP21163588.3

    申请日:2018-06-13

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a personal care implement is disclosed. The personal care implement has an emitting end and an electromagnetic source for projecting electromagnetic radiation onto an area of skin to treat a skin condition. A light sensor is configured to sense an amount of ambient light present at the emitting end. A controller instructs the electromagnetic source to begin projecting only when the light sensor senses that the amount of ambient light at the emitting end is below a predefined threshold.

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