Optical spectroscopy for the detection of ischemic tissue injury
US7587236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/6484
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical method and apparatus is utilized to quantify ischemic tissue and/or organ injury. Such a method and apparatus is non-invasive, non-traumatic, portable, and can make measurements in a matter of seconds. Moreover, such a method and apparatus can be realized through optical fiber probes, making it possible to take measurements of target organs deep within a patient's body. Such a technology provides a means of detecting and quantifying tissue injury in its early stages, before it is clinically apparent and before irreversible damage has occurred.
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