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Device and method for monitoring body fluid and electrolyte disorders

  • US 20040230106A1
  • Filed: 10/30/2003
  • Published: 11/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for measuring a body-tissue water content metric as a fraction of the fat-free tissue content of a patient using optical spectrophotometry, comprising:

  • a probe housing configured to be placed proximal to a tissue location which is being monitored;

    light emission optics connected to said housing and configured to direct radiation at said tissue location;

    light detection optics connected to said housing and configured to receive radiation from said tissue location; and

    a processing device configured to process radiation from said light emission optics and said light detection optics to compute said metric wherein said metric comprises a ratio of the water content of a portion of patient'"'"'s tissue in relation to the lean or fat-free content of a portion of patient'"'"'s tissue.

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