US 11,850,025 B2
Handheld skin measuring or monitoring device
William Richard Fright, Christchurch (NZ); Brent Stephen Robinson, Christchurch (NZ); Shane Robert Goodwin, Christchurch (NZ); Bruce Clinton McCallum, Little River (CH); and Philip John Barclay, Christchurch (NZ)
Assigned to Aranz Healthcare Limited
Filed by Aranz Healthcare Limited, Christchurch (NZ)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/100,615.
Application 17/100,615 is a continuation of application No. 15/851,580, filed on Dec. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,874,302.
Application 15/851,580 is a continuation of application No. 14/931,465, filed on Nov. 3, 2015, granted, now 9,861,285, issued on Jan. 9, 2018.
Application 14/931,465 is a continuation of application No. 13/686,738, filed on Nov. 27, 2012, granted, now 9,179,844, issued on Nov. 10, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/564,089, filed on Nov. 28, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0068664 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/0077 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0013 (2013.01); A61B 5/444 (2013.01); A61B 5/445 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0425 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0431 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of capturing data concerning an anatomical surface feature on a patients skin surface, using a camera and a projection arrangement in fixed relation to each other, the method including:
projecting visible light from the projection arrangement onto the patient's skin surface;
guiding a user to position the camera within an optimum distance range relative to the anatomical surface feature by:
a. forming a first shape on the skin surface with the visible light when the camera is outside of an optimum distance range from the anatomical surface feature; and
b. forming a second shape different from the first shape only when the camera is within the optimum distance range from the anatomical surface feature so that the user may position the camera within the optimum distance range by reference to the shape of the visible light on the skin surface; and
capturing image data of the anatomical surface feature with the camera.