OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL DETECTION OF THE CONDITION OF JOINTS
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1. Device for optical detection of the condition of a joint, the device comprising:
- a measurement unit (2) for irradiating a subject'"'"'s body part (5) comprising at least one joint with light and locally detecting attenuation of the light at the at least one joint and at least one other portion of the body part (5), wherein the sampling frequency for locally detecting attenuation of the light is higher than the frequency of the subject'"'"'s heartbeat.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device and method for optical detection of the condition of a joint. The invention proposes: irradiating a subject'"'"'s body part (5) comprising at least one joint with light and locally detecting attenuation of the light at the at least one joint and at least one other portion of the body part (5), wherein the sampling frequency for locally detecting attenuation of the light is higher than the frequency of the subject'"'"'s heartbeat.
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1. Device for optical detection of the condition of a joint, the device comprising:
a measurement unit (2) for irradiating a subject'"'"'s body part (5) comprising at least one joint with light and locally detecting attenuation of the light at the at least one joint and at least one other portion of the body part (5), wherein the sampling frequency for locally detecting attenuation of the light is higher than the frequency of the subject'"'"'s heartbeat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Optical detection method comprising the following steps:
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irradiating a subject'"'"'s body part (5) comprising at least one joint with light; detecting local attenuation of the light by the body part (5) at the position of the at least one joint and at the position of at least one other portion of the body part (5), wherein the sampling frequency for detecting local attenuation is higher than the frequency of the subject'"'"'s heartbeat. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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