Device and method for monitoring body fluid and electrolyte disorders
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Abstract
Devices and methods for measuring body fluid-related metric using spectrophotometry that may be used to facilitate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions aimed at restoring body fluid balance. In one embodiment, the present invention provides 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. The device includes a probe housing configured to be placed near a tissue location which is being monitored; light emission optics connected to the housing and configured to direct radiation at the tissue location; light detection optics connected to the housing and configured to receive radiation from the tissue location; and a processing device configured to process radiation from the light emission optics and the light detection optics to compute the metric where the metric includes 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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44. A method of assessing changes in volume and osmolarity of body fluids in a body tissue, comprising:
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emitting radiation at a tissue location using light emission optics configured to direct radiation of given wavelength at the tissue location;
detecting radiation using light detection optics configured to receive radiation from the tissue location;
converting the detected radiation to an electrical signal indicative of the radiation received by the light detection optics;
processing the electrical signal to determine;
a water balance index;
and a tissue water concentration; and
analyzing in combination the water balance index and the tissue water concentration to assess the changes in volume and osmolarity of body fluids near the tissue location. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of processing changes in volume and osmolarity of body fluids in a body tissue, comprising:
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processing electrical signals indicative of radiation received from the body tissue to determine a water balance index and determine a tissue water concentration; and
analyzing the water balance index and the tissue water concentration to assess the changes in volume and osmolarity of body fluids in the body tissue. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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