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A61B 5/00 (2006.01) A61K 49/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2696557

A first aspect of the invention relates to a device for a diagnosis and/or therapy monitoring of inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. It comprises at least a rest or support device (1) for holding at least one extremity (11) of a person. Thereby, the support device has the task of facilitating the at least one extremity, preferably two extremities, for instance the two hands to be comfortably and immovably placed as long as possible. This support device can be provided with a rest with several accessories, such as indentations, bowl-like recesses, ridges, elastic or non- elastic straps and/or loops, etc.. Furthermore, at least an excitation source (2) for at least partially illuminating one extremity at least with a radiation of defined excitation wavelength. Furthermore, at least an image sensor (3) is incorporated for capturing at least a reference signal from the extremity as well as several signals from the regions of medical interest (ROI) of the extremity (11). Moreover, a device according to the invention comprises a comparator for comparing the reference signal with the signals from the regions of medical interest (ROI).

Sous un premier aspect, l'invention porte sur un dispositif de diagnostic et/ou de surveillance de thérapie de maladies inflammatoires, telles que la polyarthrite rhumatoïde. Le dispositif comporte au moins un support ou dispositif de support (1) pour supporter au moins une extrémité (11) d'un des membres du patient et faciliter le maintien confortable et immobile d'au moins une extrémité d'un des membres du patient, de préférence les deux, par exemple les deux mains, aussi longtemps que possible. Le dispositif de support peut être muni d'un support doté de plusieurs accessoires, tels que des indentations, des cavités de type bol, des crêtes, des bandes élastiques ou non élastiques et/ou des boucles, etc. ; d'au moins une source d'excitation (2) pour éclairer au moins partiellement une extrémité au moins par un rayonnement de longueur d'onde d'excitation définie ; d'au moins un détecteur d'image (3) incorporé pour capturer au moins un signal de référence provenant de l'extrémité (11) du membre du patient ainsi que plusieurs signaux provenant des zones d'intérêt médical (ROI) de l'extrémité (11) du membre du patient ; un comparateur pour comparer le signal de référence aux signaux provenant des zones d'intérêt médical (ROI).

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