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Optical monitor of anatomical movement and uses thereof

US6352517B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 1999
Grant dateMar 5, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/398
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and means for non-invasively measuring the real time movement of external or internal body parts, thereby improving the diagnosis of, for example, respiratory disease and the monitoring of therapy.

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