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US 10,003,771 · App. 15/801,544 · Granted Jun 19, 2018

Biological imaging device and biological imaging method

Inventor: Teruyuki Higuchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04N7/18A61B5/117A61B5/1171A61B5/1172G06K9/00033G06K9/00919A61B5/489A61B5/6826G01B11/00G06K2009/00932
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Patent No.
US 10,003,771
App. No.
15/801,544
Granted
Jun 19, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A biological imaging device comprising: an irradiation unit which emits parallel light onto a first part in a living body; and an imaging unit which takes images of the first part and a second part that is connected to the first site.

Claims (30)

1. A biological imaging device, comprising:

a light emitting device configured to emit light to a first part; and

an imaging device configured to capture a fingerprint of the first part and a blood vessel of a second part by a reflected light and a radiated light, the reflected light is that a light emitted by the light emitting device has been reflected on the first part, the radiated light is that a light has been propagated inside the second part and has been radiated;

wherein at least the second part does not contact any member.

2. The biological imaging device according to claim 1 :

wherein the first part is a part at least between a distal interphalangeal joint and a fingertip; and

wherein the second part is a part between at least a proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint.

3. The biological imaging device according to claim 1 :

wherein the imaging device captures the blood vessel of a second part by the radiated light, the radiated light is that a light emitted by the light emitting device has been propagated inside the second part and has been radiated.

4. The biological imaging device according to claim 1 :

wherein the first part and the second part are kept at a position in which they are not contacted with any other part of the biological imaging device.

5. The biological imaging device according to claim 1 :

wherein the emitting device emits light including a wavelength of 600 nm to 1000 nm.

6. The biological imaging device according to claim 1 : further comprising

a second light emitting device configured to emit light to a third part that is connected to the second part and that is in a side opposite to that of the first part.

7. A biological imaging method comprising:

emitting light to a first part by a light emitting device; and

capturing a fingerprint of the first part and a blood vessel of a second part by a reflected light and a radiated light, the reflected light is that a light emitted by the light emitting device has been reflected on the first part, the radiated light is that a light has been propagated inside the second part and has been radiated;

wherein the second part is a part between at least a proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint.

8. The biological imaging method according to claim 7 :

wherein the first part is a part at least between a distal interphalangeal joint and a fingertip; and

wherein the second part is a part between at least a proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint.

9. The biological imaging method according to claim 7 :

wherein the radiated light is that a light emitted by the light emitting device has been propagated inside the second part and has been radiated.

10. The biological imaging method according to claim 7 :

wherein the first part and the second part are kept at a position in which they are not contacted with any other part of the biological imaging device.

11. The biological imaging method according to claim 7 :

wherein the emitting device emits light including a wavelength of 600 nm to 1000 nm.

12. The biological imaging method according to claim 7 : further comprising

emitting a light to a third part that is connected to the second part and that is in a side opposite to that of the first part, by a second light emitting device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2018
From: HIGUCHI, TERUYUKI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046890/0749 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-115362 · May 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13698705
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