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そこでは、人の唾液を含む流体に光が照射され、該流体から受光される光が解析され、
流体から戻ってきた光の少なくとも1つの測定値が、血液成分による光の吸収が比較的大きい光の単一波長に対して決定される。
唾液を含む流体に光を照射するよう構成された発光ユニットと、
流体から戻ってくる光を受け取るよう構成された受光ユニットと、
上記受光ユニットにより受光された光の解析を実行し、上記人の歯茎の健康状態を表す出力を提供し、血液の成分による比較的高い光吸収に関連する光の単一波長に対して、上記受光ユニットにより受光された光の少なくとも一つの測定値を決定するよう構成される少なくとも一つのアルゴリズムを実行する解析ユニットとを有する。
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- 人の唾液を含む流体中の血痕の存在の評価に基づき、人の歯茎の健康状態のインジケーションを提供するシステムであって、
前記人の唾液を含む流体に光を照射する発光ユニットと、
前記流体から戻ってくる光を受け取る受光ユニットと、
前記受光ユニットにより受光された光の解析を実行し、前記人の歯肉の健康状態を表す出力を提供し、血液の成分による比較的高い光吸収に関連する光の単一波長に関して、前記受光ユニットにより受光された光の少なくとも一つの測定値を決定する少なくとも一つのアルゴリズムを実行する解析ユニットとを有する、システム。 - 前記受光ユニットが、前記流体から戻る反射光を受信する、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのアルゴリズムが、
歯茎攪拌効果を伴う人の口内での動作中にリアルタイムで測定値を決定し、
前記測定値の時間的な進展を監視し、前記進展において前記測定値の進展の漸進的な経過からの逸脱が生じたかどうかを評価する、請求項1又は2に記載のシステム。 - 前記少なくとも1つのアルゴリズムが、
時間的に連続する離散的な瞬間に前記測定値を決定し、
前記測定値の進展の漸進的な経過からの逸脱が前記進展において生じるかどうかを評価する際に、連続する測定値間の差を決定する、請求項3に記載のシステム。 - 前記少なくとも1つのアルゴリズムが、前記測定値の進展の漸進的な経過からの逸脱が前記進展において見られる場合、唾液を含む流体に血液が存在することを前記測定値が示すと決定する、請求項3又は4に記載のシステム。
- 前記発光ユニットが、前記単一波長でのみ光を放出し、及び/又は、前記受光ユニットは、前記単一波長若しくは狭い波長帯域の光のみを通過させるバンドパスフィルタを含むバンドパスフィルタ/光検出器の組合せを有する、請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載のシステム。
- プロセッサを持つリモートデバイスを有し、前記解析ユニットが、前記リモートデバイスのプロセッサを含み、前記解析ユニットが実行する少なくとも1つのアルゴリズムは、前記リモートデバイスにインストールされたアプリにより規定される、請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載のシステム。
- 透明な底部を持つ容器を有し、少なくとも前記発光ユニット及び前記受光ユニットが、前記容器の一部であり前記容器の透明な底部近傍に配置されるか、又は前記容器を保持するクレードルの一部である、請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載のシステム。
- 歯肉撹拌効果を伴う口腔ケア動作を実行する口腔ケア器具を含み、少なくとも前記発光ユニット及び前記受光ユニットが前記口腔ケア器具に組み込まれる、請求項1乃至8のいずれかに記載のシステム。
- 口腔ケア器具のハンドル部分であって、前記口腔ケア器具が、歯肉撹拌作用を伴う口腔ケア動作を行うよう構成され、更にヘッド部を有し、前記ハンドル部は、前記ヘッド部と共に使用され、請求項1乃至9のいずれかに記載のシステムにおいて使用され、前記ハンドル部が、前記システムの少なくとも前記解析ユニットを収容する、ハンドル部分。
- 人の唾液を含む流体中の血痕の存在の評価に基づき、人の歯茎の健康状態を示すインジケーションを提供する方法において、
前記人の唾液を含む流体に光を照射し、前記流体から戻る光を受光して解析するステップを有し、
前記流体から戻ってきた光の少なくとも1つの測定値が、血液成分による光の吸収が比較的大きい光の単一波長に関して決定される、方法。 - 前記測定値の経時的な進展が監視され、前記測定値の進展の漸進的な経過からの逸脱が前記進展において生じたか否かが評価される、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記測定値の進展の漸進的な経過からの逸脱が前記進展において見られる場合、前記唾液を含む流体に血液が存在することを前記測定値が示すことが決定される、請求項12に記載の方法。
- プロセッサ上で実行されるとき、プロセッサに、請求項11乃至13のいずれかに記載の方法を実行させるためのコードを含むコンピュータプログラム。
- プロセッサを持つリモートデバイスであって、請求項14に記載のコンピュータプログラムを含む、リモートデバイス。
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