NON-INVASIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING SURVIVAL OF TRANSPLANTED FLAP
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1. A non-invasive method for assessing survival of a transplanted flap, comprising the steps of:
- A. generating a constant current at a fixed frequency, and passing the constant current through a detection electrode;
B. detecting with the detection electrode a bioelectrical impedance of a skin with a transplanted flap; and
C. comparing the bioelectrical impedance of the skin with the transplanted flap with a pre-defined threshold value, and if the bioelectrical impedance of the skin with the transplanted flap exceeds the pre-defined threshold value, determining that an abnormal condition has occurred.
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Abstract
A non-invasive method and system for assessing the survival of a transplanted flap involve the following steps. A control unit instructs a variable-frequency current generator circuit to generate a constant current at a fixed frequency and pass the constant current through a detection electrode. The detection electrode detects a bioelectrical impedance of the skin to which the flap has been transplanted, and the bioelectrical impedance of the skin is compared with a pre-defined threshold value. If the bioelectrical impedance of the skin exceeds the pre-defined threshold value, it is determined that an abnormal condition has occurred.
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1. A non-invasive method for assessing survival of a transplanted flap, comprising the steps of:
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A. generating a constant current at a fixed frequency, and passing the constant current through a detection electrode; B. detecting with the detection electrode a bioelectrical impedance of a skin with a transplanted flap; and C. comparing the bioelectrical impedance of the skin with the transplanted flap with a pre-defined threshold value, and if the bioelectrical impedance of the skin with the transplanted flap exceeds the pre-defined threshold value, determining that an abnormal condition has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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