Methods and apparatus for the assessment of gingival blood flow

US11344251B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Bernard Choi · Irvine, US
• Petra Wilder-Smith · Irvine, US
• Bruce Yee Yang · Irvine, US
• Caitlin Regan · Sausalito, US
• Sean Michael White · Los Angeles, US
• Tyler Bywaters Rice · Santa Ana, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 2, 2017
• Grant date: May 31, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A90/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for diagnosing a disease in the gingival region of an individual, comprising: quantitatively measuring blood flow or changes in blood flow in the gingival region of the individual, potentially comparing these data to that of a healthy subject, and diagnosing the disease based one of more of these quantities.