METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING VITALITY, HEALING AND CONDITION OF TISSUE OR ORGAN FOR SURGERY
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1. A method of organ and tissue vitality assessment for surgery, comprising the steps of:
- subjecting the organ or tissue to bioelectrical impedance analysis;
taking initial and serial measurements of resistance, reactance, capacitance, phase angle, impedance or any value derived therefrom; and
tracking said initial and serial measurements to establish vitality, healing, and condition of said organ or tissue for surgery.
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A method of organ and tissue vitality assessment for surgery, including subjecting the organ or tissue to bioelectrical impedance analysis;
taking initial and serial measurements of resistance, reactance, capacitance, phase angle, impedance or any value derived therefrom; and
tracking the initial and serial measurements to establish vitality, healing, and condition of the organ or tissue for surgery.
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1. A method of organ and tissue vitality assessment for surgery, comprising the steps of:
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subjecting the organ or tissue to bioelectrical impedance analysis; taking initial and serial measurements of resistance, reactance, capacitance, phase angle, impedance or any value derived therefrom; and tracking said initial and serial measurements to establish vitality, healing, and condition of said organ or tissue for surgery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method according to claim 7, including the steps of:
assessing of any trauma, operative site or transplant site, recipient and/or donor area to assess and monitor healing, perfusion, infection, inflammation I by comparing measured values of impedance (bioelectrical) to previous values and improvements as in increasing Pa, Xc, Cap and Par Cap or while monitoring R and having it return to healthy values, or by seeing R decrease from baseline indicating the accumulation of extracellular fluids, decreasing Xc, Cap, Pa and or Par Cap.
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