Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Double membrane prostate glove
- Patent Title (中): 双膜前列腺手套
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Application No.: US13663875Application Date: 2012-10-30
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Publication No.: US08694079B1Publication Date: 2014-04-08
- Inventor: Christopher LaFarge
- Applicant: MedicaMetrix, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Wayland
- Assignee: MedicaMetrix, Inc.
- Current Assignee: MedicaMetrix, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Wayland
- Agency: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided herein that generally involve measuring a prostate or other object. In some embodiments, a membrane can be sealed over a digit extension to form a closed volume. The closed volume can be inflated via an inflation tube, and a reference pattern can be disposed within the closed volume along with a measurement assembly. In use, a user can put on the glove, position the membrane in proximity to a rectal wall overlying a prostate, and inflate the membrane. As the user slides their finger across the rectal wall, optical fibers in the measurement assembly can move relative to a reference pattern, and a controller can sense light reflected through the fibers from the reference pattern. The controller can calculate or estimate various attributes of the prostate based on the reflected light, such as the palpable surface width or volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140121533A1 DOUBLE MEMBRANE PROSTATE GLOVE Public/Granted day:2014-05-01
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