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APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE OXIMETRY

  • US 20070172392A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2006
  • Published: 07/26/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for measuring an oxygen level, the apparatus comprising:

  • a plurality of optical fibers;

    an enclosure surrounding the optical fibers to form a fiber optic bundle; and

    an oxygen-sensitive dye disposed at a first end of the fiber optic bundle, wherein at least one of the optical fibers is an excitation fiber for transmitting an intensity modulated light forming a sine wave to the dye, wherein at least one of the optical fibers is an emission fiber for transmitting an emission from the dye, and wherein the emission results from the intensity modulated light contacting the dye.

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