SG11201807024TA - Privacy booth for breast cancer screening - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization 111111110111101110101011111010111110111010111111011011101011111111101111011111 International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd (10) International Publication Number .... ..or::,,, (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/145127 Al 31 August 2017 (31.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, A61B 5/01 (2006.01) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (21) International Application Number: NL NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, PCT/IB2017/051111 RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (22) International Filing Date: TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, 25 February 2017 (25.02.2017) ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (8 4 ) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (30) Priority Data: TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, 15/055,011 26 February 2016 (26.02.2016) US TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant: NIRAMAI HEALTH ANALYTIX PVT LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, LTD [IN/IN]; Niramai Health Analytix Pvt Ltd, Flat A7- SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, 506, Elita Promenade, JP Nagar 7th Phase, Bangalore - GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 560078 (IN). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (72) Inventors: KAKILETI, Siva Teja; D.No 1-45, Sundar — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(0) Nagar Street, Draksharamam, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh — 533262 (IN). MANJUNATH, Geetha; Flat A7 — 506, El- — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a ita Promenade, Bangalore, Karnataka — 560078 (IN). patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) VENKATARAMANI, Krithika; Flat 203, Butterfly as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the Apartments, Mariyappa Layout Panathur Main Road, Ban- earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: galore, Karnataka — 560103 (IN). indicated, for every Designated (81) States (unless otherwise kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, [Continued on next page] CANCER SCREENING (54) Title: PRIVACY BOOTH FOR BREAST 300 Z . : .......- Z , 0 0 - 04 _ - - 302 30 1-1 IN ei ,-1 ir) FIG. 3 303 71' (57) : What is disclosed is an apparatus for enabling privacy for patients undergoing breast cancer screening in a non-clinic - I-1 ---- al setting. One embodiment of the present apparatus comprises an enclosure in which a person can remove one or more garments to expose their breasts to a thermal camera for breast cancer screening. The enclosure is such that at least the breast area of that person .::::) is shielded from view by third parties. The apparatus also comprises a thermal camera for capturing thermal images of the exposed ei breast area. The thermal camera is connected to a robotic arm that changes the camera angle relative to real-world coordinates so that O thermal images can be taken of the breast area from any angle between a frontal view and a left/right lateral view. A processor which executes a software interface tool for semi-automated or automated breast cancer screening based on the thermal images of the 5. breast. WO 2017/145127 Al 1#11101110110101011M01013010HUMOHOINIEHEVOIMIE — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and amendments (Rule to be republished 48.2(h)) in the event of receipt of