Patent · US Active

Tissue assessment

US8688199B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

UCL BUSINESS PLC · GB

Inventors

Jayesh Dudhia · London, GB
Paul Francis McMillan · London, GB
Edward Draper · London, GB
Steven Firth · Chepstow, GB

Key dates

Filing date	May 13, 2009
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2021/656
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of aiding in the diagnosis or prediction of degenerative joint disease in a joint of a patient. The method comprises obtaining a test spectrum of Raman scattered radiation from cartilage tissue in the joint, and analyzing the test spectrum, or one or more regions thereof, to assess whether the test spectrum is consistent with the patient having, or subsequently developing, degenerative joint disease in the joint.

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