Infrared imaging, measurement, and analysis of infusion sites during subcutaneous and intravenous infusions

Inventors

Sealfon, Andrew

Assignees

Innovative Health Sciences LLC • Systimmune Inc

Abstract

A system and method for imaging an anatomical structure corresponding to an infusion therapy anatomical site includes a processor to execute applications stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the applications includes a first application to receive imaging information corresponding to radiant energy from the infusion therapy anatomical site, a second application to decompose the received imaging information into discrete image components, a third application to receive at least one of patient biographic profile characteristics and infusion therapy parameters, and a fourth application to receive the discrete image components, the patient biographic profile characteristics and the infusion therapy parameters and to provide a recommended clinical intervention based on at least one of the discrete image components, the patient biographic profile characteristics, and the infusion therapy parameters.

Core Innovation

The disclosed subject matter provides a system and method for imaging an anatomical structure corresponding to an infusion therapy anatomical site by receiving imaging information corresponding to radiant energy from the infusion therapy anatomical site. The imaging information is decomposed into discrete image components using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) or an inverse Fast Fourier Transform, producing a frequency-domain representation that supports subsequent analysis.

The system and method also receive patient biographic profile characteristics and infusion therapy parameters. The discrete image components, the patient biographic profile characteristics, and the infusion therapy parameters are provided to generate a recommended clinical intervention based on at least one of the discrete image components, the patient biographic profile characteristics, and the infusion therapy parameters.

In particular implementations described in the claims, the received imaging information includes a thermal image in a spatial domain, and the decomposed imaging information is in a frequency domain. Thermal imaging can be used such that radiant energy is detected using a thermal imaging camera and a thermal image is generated by measuring temperatures and temperature gradients at the infusion therapy anatomical site.

Claims Coverage

The independent claims are directed to a system and a method that image an infusion therapy anatomical site using radiant-energy information, decompose the imaging into discrete components via FFT or inverse FFT, combine those components with patient biographic profile characteristics and infusion therapy parameters, and provide or generate a recommended clinical intervention from those inputs. Across the independent claims, the number of core inventive features is four, with one claim further specifying a spatial-domain thermal image and a frequency-domain decomposed representation.

Overall, the independent claims cover imaging an infusion therapy anatomical site using radiant energy, decomposing the imaging into discrete components via FFT or inverse FFT, combining those discrete components with patient biographic profile characteristics and infusion therapy parameters, and generating or providing a recommended clinical intervention based on the combined inputs. One independent claim further specifies a thermal image in a spatial domain and decomposed components in a frequency domain.

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