Edema monitor
US10052064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6864
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An edema monitor uses patient-specific measurements of tissue conductivity and tissue perfusion and an empirically developed perfusion coefficient of thermal conductivity to obtain tissue intravascular water and tissue extravacular water components of tissue total water. Edema is an excess of tissue extravacular water. A value for edema is obtained by deducting from the obtained value for tissue extravacular water a normal value for tissue extravacular water.
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