DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOTE HYDRATION MEASUREMENT
First Claim
1. A hand-held hydration monitor comprising:
- a location-capture component configured to capture information associated with a location on a subject;
a micro-impulse radar component including a pulse generator and at least one antenna;
a data storage component including stored location information and stored information associated with reference reflected pulses correlated with reference hydration states;
a user interface; and
a computing component including a processor and circuitry, the circuitry includingregistration circuitry configured to compare the captured information associated with the location on the subject with the stored location information to determine a registration value;
micro-impulse radar control circuitry configured to actuate the micro-impulse radar component; and
hydration determination circuitry configured to receive information associated with one or more reflected pulses from a tissue associated with the location on the subject and to compare the information associated with the one or more reflected pulses from the tissue with the stored information associated with the reference reflected pulses correlated with the reference hydration states to determine a relative hydration state of the tissue.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are described for a hand-held hydration monitor including a location-capture component configured to capture information associated with a location on a subject; a micro-impulse radar component; a data storage component including stored location information and stored information associated with reference reflected pulses correlated with reference hydration states; a user interface; and a computing component including a processor and circuitry, the circuitry including registration circuitry configured to compare the captured information associated with the location on the subject with the stored location information to determine a registration value, micro-impulse radar control circuitry, and hydration determination circuitry configured to receive information associated with one or more reflected pulses from a tissue associated with the location on the subject and to compare the information associated with the one or more reflected pulses from the tissue with the stored information associated with the reference reflected pulses correlated with the reference hydration states to determine a relative hydration state of the tissue.
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1. A hand-held hydration monitor comprising:
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a location-capture component configured to capture information associated with a location on a subject; a micro-impulse radar component including a pulse generator and at least one antenna; a data storage component including stored location information and stored information associated with reference reflected pulses correlated with reference hydration states; a user interface; and a computing component including a processor and circuitry, the circuitry including registration circuitry configured to compare the captured information associated with the location on the subject with the stored location information to determine a registration value; micro-impulse radar control circuitry configured to actuate the micro-impulse radar component; and hydration determination circuitry configured to receive information associated with one or more reflected pulses from a tissue associated with the location on the subject and to compare the information associated with the one or more reflected pulses from the tissue with the stored information associated with the reference reflected pulses correlated with the reference hydration states to determine a relative hydration state of the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of determining a hydration state with a hydration monitor comprising:
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receiving information associated with a location on a subject from a location-capture component of the hydration monitor, the hydration monitor including the location-capture component, a micro-impulse radar component, a data storage component including stored location information and stored information associated with reference reflected pulses correlated with reference hydration states, and a computing component including a processor and circuitry; comparing the received information associated with the location on the subject with the stored location information and determining a registration value; actuating the micro-impulse radar component to transmit one or more pulses to the location on the subject; receiving one or more reflected pulses from a tissue associated with the location on the subject; and comparing information associated with the received one or more reflected pulses from the tissue associated with the location on the subject with the stored information associated with the reference reflected pulses correlated with the reference hydration states to determine a relative hydration state of the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 74, 75, 82, 84, 88)
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