APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE AND MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SENSING OF PARAMETERS RELATING TO BLOOD
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring one or more parameters relating to blood of a patient comprising:
- one or more optical transmitters configured to generate pulsed radiation containing photons having a specific interaction with at least one target chromophore in a target structure within the patient, said one or more optical transmitters configured and positioned to transmit the pulsed radiation from the optical transmitter into at least a first area including a substantial portion of the target structure and into a second area not including a substantial portion of the target structure;
one or more optical receivers configured and positioned to detect a portion of the pulsed radiation scattered from at least the first area and the second area; and
a processor adapted to estimate the one or more parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s blood, the estimation based in part on the scattered pulsed radiation detected from the first area, and the scattered pulsed radiation from the second area.
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Abstract
Medical diagnostic system, apparatus and methods are disclosed. Optical transmitters generate radiation-containing photons having a specific interaction with at least one target chromophore in a target structure, preferably a blood vessel such as the interior jugular vein. The optical transmitters transmit the radiation into at least a first area including a substantial portion of the target structure and into a second area not including a substantial portion of the target structure. Optical receivers detect a portion radiation scattered from at least the first area and the second area. A processor estimates oxygenation, pH or cardiac output based on the scattered radiation detected from the first area, and the scattered radiation from the second area.
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86 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring one or more parameters relating to blood of a patient comprising:
- one or more optical transmitters configured to generate pulsed radiation containing photons having a specific interaction with at least one target chromophore in a target structure within the patient, said one or more optical transmitters configured and positioned to transmit the pulsed radiation from the optical transmitter into at least a first area including a substantial portion of the target structure and into a second area not including a substantial portion of the target structure;
one or more optical receivers configured and positioned to detect a portion of the pulsed radiation scattered from at least the first area and the second area; and
a processor adapted to estimate the one or more parameters relating to the patient'"'"'s blood, the estimation based in part on the scattered pulsed radiation detected from the first area, and the scattered pulsed radiation from the second area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 21, 22)
- one or more optical transmitters configured to generate pulsed radiation containing photons having a specific interaction with at least one target chromophore in a target structure within the patient, said one or more optical transmitters configured and positioned to transmit the pulsed radiation from the optical transmitter into at least a first area including a substantial portion of the target structure and into a second area not including a substantial portion of the target structure;
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45. An apparatus for monitoring one or more parameters relating to blood of a patient comprising:
- a pad of pliable material adapted to be engaged with the skin of a patient;
one or more launch optics in communication with at least one optical source via optical fiber, said one or more launch optics being mounted on the pad and positioned so as to enable pulsed transmission of photons generated by the at least one optical source through the patient'"'"'s skin into at least a first area including a substantial portion of a target blood vessel and into a second area not including a substantial portion of the target blood vessel; and
one or more collecting optics in communication with at least one optical detector via optical fiber, said one or more collecting optics being mounted on the pad and positioned so as to enable detection of the photons having been scattered within the first area and the second area, wherein the photons have a specific interaction with at least one target chromophore in the target blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (46, 51, 56)
- a pad of pliable material adapted to be engaged with the skin of a patient;
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65. A method for monitoring one or more parameters relating to blood of a patient comprising the steps of:
- engaging one or more optical transmitters and one or more optical receivers on a tissue boundary of the patient;
generating pulsed radiation containing photons having a specific interaction with at least one target chromophore in a target structure within the patient;
transmitting said pulsed radiation through the optical transmitters into a first area including a substantial portion of a target blood vessel and into a second area not including a substantial portion of the target structure;
detecting with the one or more optical receivers a portion of the pulsed radiation scattered from at least the first area and the second area; and
estimating the one or more parameters relating to a patient'"'"'s blood based in part on the detected scattered pulsed radiation from the first area, and the scattered pulsed radiation from the second area. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 82, 85)
- engaging one or more optical transmitters and one or more optical receivers on a tissue boundary of the patient;
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