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Method and device for assessing perfusion failure in a patient by measurement of blood flow

  • US 6,258,046 B1
  • Filed: 04/02/1999
  • Issued: 07/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for assessing systemic perfusion failure of a patient, the method comprising:

  • placing a blood-flow sensor adjacent a sublingual mucosal surface within the body of a patient; and

    measuring blood flow in an adjacent tissue;

    wherein a measured blood flow in the adjacent tissue that is substantially lower than a normal blood flow is indicative of systemic perfusion failure in the patient.

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