NON-INVASIVE PNEUMOTHORAX DETECTION AND APPARATUS
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1. A micropower impulse radar (MIR) pneumothorax detector, comprising:
- a processor; and
a handheld MIR scanner, comprising;
a device housing;
an antenna located within the device housing;
circuitry that generates MIR signals; and
circuitry that processes received echoes of the MIR signals and provides the processed received echoes to the processor, wherein the processor automatically determines whether a pneumothorax is present based on the processed received echoes of the MIR signals.
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Abstract
Provided is a micropower impulse radar (MIR) pneumothorax detector. The detector includes a processor and a handheld MIR scanner. The handheld MIR scanner includes a device housing, an antenna located within the device housing, circuitry that generates MIR signals, and circuitry that processes received echoes of the MIR signals and provides the processed received echoes to the processor. The processor automatically determines whether a pneumothorax is present based on the processed received echoes of the MIR signals.
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1. A micropower impulse radar (MIR) pneumothorax detector, comprising:
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a processor; and a handheld MIR scanner, comprising; a device housing; an antenna located within the device housing; circuitry that generates MIR signals; and circuitry that processes received echoes of the MIR signals and provides the processed received echoes to the processor, wherein the processor automatically determines whether a pneumothorax is present based on the processed received echoes of the MIR signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of non-invasively detecting the presence of a pneumothorax, comprising the steps of:
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providing a handheld micropower impulse radar (MIR) scanning device, wherein the MIR scanning device transmits MIR signals and receives and processes echoes of the MIR signals; scanning a first right torso location of a patient using the MIR scanning device; scanning a second right torso location of the patient using the MIR scanning device; scanning a first left torso location of the patient using the MIR scanning device scanning a second left torso location of the patient using the MIR scanning device; automatically determining whether a right-side pneumothorax is present based on results of scanning the first right torso location and the second right torso location; and automatically determining whether a left-side pneumothorax is present based on results of scanning the first left torso location and the second left torso location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An antenna, comprising:
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a base; a horn extending from the base, wherein the horn forms a radiation cavity, and wherein the horn forms an antenna aperture into the base; a radome comprising a dielectric material located within the base and substantially covering the antenna aperture; and a radiator located within the radiation cavity, the radiator comprising a curved fin. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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