MICROWAVE MONITORING OF HEART FUNCTION
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Abstract
Diagnostic apparatus includes a plurality of antennas, which are configured to be disposed at different, respective locations on a thorax of a living body so as to direct radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves from different, respective directions toward a heart in the body and to output RF signals responsively to the waves that are scattered from the heart. Processing circuitry is configured to process the RF signals over time so as to provide a multi-dimensional measurement of a movement of the heart.
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80 Claims
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1-59. -59. (canceled)
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60. A radio-frequency (RF) based diagnostic apparatus for assessing a target tissue comprising:
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one or more antennas configured for arrangement on a body of a patient so as to at least one of; direct radio frequency (RF) waves into a target tissue, and receive RF reflections thereof from the target tissue, and output one or more signals responsive to received reflected RF waves; processing circuitry configured to at least one of transmit the signals to a remote device and determine an assessment of the target tissue based on the one or more signals; and a coupling material configure for arrangement between a body-facing surface of the one or more antennas and the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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67. A radio-frequency (RF) based diagnostic apparatus for assessing a target tissue comprising:
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a housing; one or more antennas configured to be disposed on a body of a patient so as to at least one of; direct radio frequency (RF) waves into a target tissue, and receive RF reflections thereof from the target tissue, and output one or more signals responsive to received reflected RF waves; processing circuitry configured to at least one of transmit the signals to a remote device and determine an assessment of the target tissue based on the one or more signals; and a body coupling device, wherein; the housing accommodates at least one of the one or more antennas and the processing circuitry, and the body coupling device is configured to place the one or more antenna adjacent the skin of the body proximate the target tissue. - View Dependent Claims (68, 70)
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75. A method for coupling a radio-frequency (RF) based diagnostic apparatus for assessing a target tissue to a user comprising:
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providing an RF based diagnostic apparatus; coupling the RF based diagnostic apparatus to the user, wherein a coupling material is arranged between a body-facing surface of the one or more antennas and the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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