System, devices, and methods for detecting occlusions in a biological subject
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1. An occlusion-monitoring system, comprising:
- a body structure configured for wear by a user;
the body structure includingan optical energy emitter component, the optical energy emitter component configured to emit optical energy to at least one blood vessel; and
an optical energy sensor component, the optical energy sensor component configured to detect at least one of an emitted optical energy or a remitted optical energy from the at least one blood vessel, and to generate a first response based on a detected at least one of the emitted optical energy or the remitted optical energy; and
one or more computer-readable memory media having blood vessel occlusion information configured as a data structure, the data structure including a characteristic spectral signature information section having at least one of;
characteristic embolus spectral signature information representative of the presence of at least a partial occlusion in a blood vessel,characteristic arterial embolus spectral signature information representative of the presence of at least a partial occlusion in an artery,characteristic thrombus spectral signature information representative of at least a partial blood clot formation in a blood vessel,characteristic deep vein thrombus spectral signature information representative of at least a partial blood clot formation in a deep vein, orcharacteristic blood component spectral signature information.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are described for detecting an embolus, thrombus, or a deep vein thrombus in a biological subject.
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1. An occlusion-monitoring system, comprising:
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a body structure configured for wear by a user;
the body structure includingan optical energy emitter component, the optical energy emitter component configured to emit optical energy to at least one blood vessel; and an optical energy sensor component, the optical energy sensor component configured to detect at least one of an emitted optical energy or a remitted optical energy from the at least one blood vessel, and to generate a first response based on a detected at least one of the emitted optical energy or the remitted optical energy; and one or more computer-readable memory media having blood vessel occlusion information configured as a data structure, the data structure including a characteristic spectral signature information section having at least one of; characteristic embolus spectral signature information representative of the presence of at least a partial occlusion in a blood vessel, characteristic arterial embolus spectral signature information representative of the presence of at least a partial occlusion in an artery, characteristic thrombus spectral signature information representative of at least a partial blood clot formation in a blood vessel, characteristic deep vein thrombus spectral signature information representative of at least a partial blood clot formation in a deep vein, or characteristic blood component spectral signature information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 47, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55)
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means for emitting an interrogation energy to at least one blood vessel; means for detecting at least one of an emitted interrogation energy or a remitted interrogation energy associated with a blood vessel occlusion in the at least one blood vessel; and means for generating one or more heuristically determined parameters associated with at least one in vivo or in vitro determined metric. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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60. A method for optically detecting an embolus, thrombus, or a deep vein thrombus in a biological subject, comprising:
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comparing a detected optical energy absorption profile of a portion of a tissue within a biological subject to characteristic spectral signature information, the detected optical energy absorption profile including at least one of an emitted optical energy or a remitted optical energy; and electronically generating a response based on the comparison of the detected optical energy absorption profile to the characteristic spectral signature information. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 69)
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71. A method for monitoring a biological subject for a condition associated with an obstructed blood vessel, comprising:
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automatically generating an optical energy spectral image profile of a region including a blood vessel; and comparing a value associated with the generated optical energy spectral image profile to characteristic spectral signature data; and automatically generating a response based at least in part on the comparison of the value associated with the generated optical energy spectral image profile to the characteristic spectral signature data. - View Dependent Claims (72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79)
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