METHOD TO IDENTIFY TISSUE OXYGENATION STATE BY SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- i. inserting a distal end of a photonic needle within myocardium;
ii. emitting light from the distal end of the photonic needle within the myocardium;
iii. detecting light reflected from the myocardium;
iv. processing the reflected light to measure oxygen saturation of the myocardium; and
v. establishing a baseline oxygen saturation level of the myocardium.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying metabolic activity within the heart muscle (myocardium). Metabolic activity is determined through spectrographic analysis of the myocardium. More particularly, oxygen saturation of the myocardium is measured through the spectrographic analysis, and metabolic activity is measured by a decrease in oxygen saturation of the myocardium over time.
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8 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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i. inserting a distal end of a photonic needle within myocardium; ii. emitting light from the distal end of the photonic needle within the myocardium; iii. detecting light reflected from the myocardium; iv. processing the reflected light to measure oxygen saturation of the myocardium; and v. establishing a baseline oxygen saturation level of the myocardium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of measuring oxygen saturation in the myocardium, the method comprising the steps of:
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i. inserting a photonic needle within the myocardium, wherein the photonic needle includes a shaft, a first optic fiber extending within the shaft and coupled to a light source, and a second optic fiber extending within the shaft and coupled to a light detector; ii. emitting light from the first optic fiber; iii.collecting light with the second optic fiber; iv. obtaining spectroscopic data from light delivered and collected from the myocardium via the photonic needle; and v. processing the spectroscopic data to measure oxygen saturation of the myocardium. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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