Circuit and method to non-invasively detect the electrical potential of a cell or neuron
US7015011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R29/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for non-invasively measuring the electrical potential radiated by a cell. To do this, a probe is positioned within ten microns distance from the cell for receiving the signal. Also, a reference potential is determined for the cell's environment. A sensor records the signal and compares the reference potential to the cell's signal to measure the electrical potential of the cell.
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