Biodegradable fibers for sensing
First Claim
1. A spectrophotometric system, comprising:
- a physiological monitor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient; and
a physiological sensor configured to communicate with the monitor, the physiological sensor comprising;
a light emitting region comprising one or more fibers capable of emitting light along their respective lengths; and
a light receiving region comprising one or more fibers capable of receiving light along their respective lengths; and
wherein the one or more fibers capable of emitting light and the one or more fibers capable of receiving light are configured to degrade after being disposed on or within the patient.
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Abstract
Biodegradable waveguides and their uses with devices, such as medical devices, are described. In one embodiment, an optically transmissive fibrous structure comprising biodegradable fiber waveguides may be disposed on a surface of a bandage. The bandage in combination with the optically transmissive fibrous structure may allow for simultaneously monitoring and covering an injured area of a patient. In one embodiment, the fiber waveguides may be provided as multi-channel/multi-core biodegradable fiber waveguides for transmitting light to and from a patient tissue. In some implementations, the bandage may include hydrogel-based biodegradable fiber waveguides that may deliver therapeutics to an injured patient area.
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20 Claims
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1. A spectrophotometric system, comprising:
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a physiological monitor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient; and a physiological sensor configured to communicate with the monitor, the physiological sensor comprising; a light emitting region comprising one or more fibers capable of emitting light along their respective lengths; and a light receiving region comprising one or more fibers capable of receiving light along their respective lengths; and wherein the one or more fibers capable of emitting light and the one or more fibers capable of receiving light are configured to degrade after being disposed on or within the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A physiological sensor configured to communicate with a physiological monitor to monitor one or more physiological parameters of a patient, the physiological sensor comprising:
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a light emitting region comprising one or more fibers capable of emitting light along their respective lengths; and a light receiving region comprising one or more fibers capable of receiving light along their respective lengths; and wherein the one or more fibers capable of emitting light and the one or more fibers capable of receiving light are configured to degrade after being disposed on or within the patient. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A spectrophotometric system, comprising:
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a physiological monitor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient; an emitter communicatively coupled to the physiological monitor and configured to emit one or more wavelengths of light; a detector communicatively coupled to the physiological monitor and configured to detect the light emitted by the emitter; and a physiological sensor configured to communicate with the physiological monitor, the physiological sensor comprising; a light emitting region optically coupled to the emitter and comprising one or more first fibers capable of transmitting the light emitted by the emitter along their respective lengths toward a patient tissue; and a light receiving region comprising one or more second fibers capable of receiving the light emitted by the emitter, wherein the one or more second fibers are configured to transmit the received light to the detector; and wherein the one or more first and the one or more second fibers are configured to degrade after being disposed on or within the patient.
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