Kathleen S Fischer

US Patent:

20060129070, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Nov 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/268299

Inventors:

Michael Pearl - Los Angeles CA, US
Joel Burdick - Pasadena CA, US
Andrew Kwok - San Jose CA, US
Steven Gao - Syosset NY, US
Kathleen Fischer - Dallas TX, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/103

US Classification:

600595000

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize fingertip tracking technology during the course of a medical examination. A sensor is mounted on a fingertip of a finger of a first person. Such a sensor is communicatively coupled to a computer to record measurements. The sensor is calibrated using a known target. The finger having the sensor is then engaged to perform a medical examination directly on a second person. Measurements are obtained from the sensor on the fingertip during the medical examination. Data is obtained (e.g., via calculations or interpolation) based on the measurements.