Sensing gas bubbles in a living body
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1. A method of detecting gas bubbles in a living body, comprising:
- transmitting at least one original electromagnetic signal to a body portion;
detecting said signal modulated by a flow of blood in said body portion; and
analyzing a perturbation in said detected signal to determine at least one of an existence and a property of a bubble in said blood flow,wherein said transmitting, said detecting and said analyzing are carried out by a device worn on said body.
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Abstract
A method of detecting gas bubbles in a living body, comprising: transmitting at least one original electromagnetic signal to a body portion; detecting a signal modulated by a flow of blood in said body portion; and analyzing a perturbation in said signal to determine at least one of an existence and a property of a bubble in said blood flow.
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1. A method of detecting gas bubbles in a living body, comprising:
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transmitting at least one original electromagnetic signal to a body portion; detecting said signal modulated by a flow of blood in said body portion; and analyzing a perturbation in said detected signal to determine at least one of an existence and a property of a bubble in said blood flow, wherein said transmitting, said detecting and said analyzing are carried out by a device worn on said body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of detecting gas bubbles in a living body, comprising:
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transmitting at least one original optical signal to a body portion; detecting a signal modulated by a flow of blood in said body portion; and analyzing, using AM analysis, a perturbation in said signal to determine at least one of an existence and a property of a bubble in said blood flow, wherein said transmitting and analyzing are by a wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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63. Wearable apparatus for bubble detection, comprising:
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at least one electromagnetic signal source adapted to transmit a wave into a body; at least one sensor adapted to receive said signal after modulation by a flow in said body; and circuitry adapted to analyze said received signal and detect the presence of a bubble in said flow. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method of bubble tracking in a living body, comprising:
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transmitting at least one original electromagnetic signal to a body portion; detecting said signal modulated by a bubble in said body portion; and analyzing a perturbation in said detected signal to determine at least one of an existence and a change in size of a bubble in said body portion, wherein said transmitting, detecting and analyzing are performed by a wearable device.
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