The handheld device, called MelaFind, would use bursts of light and pattern recognition software to help physicians better decide which moles are so dangerous looking they must be immediately removed so that a biopsy can be done.

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The sensor data are processed by a microcontroller on the glove then sent via Bluetooth to a mobile device, which translates the positions of the hand and fingers into text when the pattern is recognized.

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