Method, system and apparatus for using electromagnetic radiation for monitoring a tissue of a user
First Claim
1. A wearable monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one biological parameter of an internal tissue of an ambulatory user, comprising:
- at least one transducer having at least one antenna configured for delivering radio frequency radiation having a plurality of different frequencies between 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz to the internal tissue and intercepting said radio frequency radiation from said internal tissue, in a plurality of transmission sessions during a period of at least 24 hours;
a memory storing code; and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one transducer and the memory for executing the stored code, the code comprising;
code instructions for computing a differential signal from a plurality of signals of the intercepted radio frequency radiation obtained over at least one of a breathing cycle and a heart beat cycle using a tissue model of a chest that maps at least one parameter for each of a plurality of tissue layers comprising at least some of a skin tissue layer, a fat tissue layer, a muscle tissue layer, a bone layer and a pulmonary tissue, the at least one parameter that is mapped by the tissue model being time dependent wherein the tissue model is dynamically changed in a circulatory manner having a pattern according to the at least one of the breathing cycle and the heart beat cycle, wherein the differential signal is computed as at least one of;
(i) the differences between the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during inspiratory phase and the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during expiratory phase of the breathing cycle, and (ii) the differences between the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during a systolic phase and the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during a diastolic phase of the heart beat cycle, wherein known changes in internal organs over the at least one of the breathing cycle and the heart beat cycle are used for the computing of the differential signal, wherein said at least one parameter defines for a respective layer of said plurality of tissue layers a member selected from a group consisting of;
a tissue layer dielectric coefficient,a tissue layer thickness, andan effect imposed on an RF signal that is propagating in a respective said tissue layer;
code instructions for identifying a change in the at least one biological parameter, according to the differential signal, to detect a medical condition of the ambulatory user; and
code instructions for generating an output for a treatment of the medical condition of the ambulatory user;
wherein said at least one antenna is configured for being disposed on the body of the ambulatory user and adapted to be fixed to at least one location on the body of the ambulatory user.
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Abstract
A wearable monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one biological parameter of an internal tissue of an ambulatory user. Said wearable monitoring apparatus comprises at least one transducer configured for delivering electromagnetic (EM) radiation to said internal tissue and intercepting a reflection of said EM radiation said reform in a plurality of transmission sessions during at least 24 hours, a processing unit configured for analyzing respective said reflection and identifying a change in said at least one biological parameter accordingly, a reporting unit configured for generating a report according to said change, and a housing for containing said at least one transducer, said reporting unit, and said processing unit, said housing being configured for being disposed on said body of said ambulatory user.
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1. A wearable monitoring apparatus for monitoring at least one biological parameter of an internal tissue of an ambulatory user, comprising:
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at least one transducer having at least one antenna configured for delivering radio frequency radiation having a plurality of different frequencies between 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz to the internal tissue and intercepting said radio frequency radiation from said internal tissue, in a plurality of transmission sessions during a period of at least 24 hours; a memory storing code; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one transducer and the memory for executing the stored code, the code comprising; code instructions for computing a differential signal from a plurality of signals of the intercepted radio frequency radiation obtained over at least one of a breathing cycle and a heart beat cycle using a tissue model of a chest that maps at least one parameter for each of a plurality of tissue layers comprising at least some of a skin tissue layer, a fat tissue layer, a muscle tissue layer, a bone layer and a pulmonary tissue, the at least one parameter that is mapped by the tissue model being time dependent wherein the tissue model is dynamically changed in a circulatory manner having a pattern according to the at least one of the breathing cycle and the heart beat cycle, wherein the differential signal is computed as at least one of;
(i) the differences between the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during inspiratory phase and the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during expiratory phase of the breathing cycle, and (ii) the differences between the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during a systolic phase and the intercepted radio frequency radiation received during a diastolic phase of the heart beat cycle, wherein known changes in internal organs over the at least one of the breathing cycle and the heart beat cycle are used for the computing of the differential signal, wherein said at least one parameter defines for a respective layer of said plurality of tissue layers a member selected from a group consisting of;a tissue layer dielectric coefficient, a tissue layer thickness, and an effect imposed on an RF signal that is propagating in a respective said tissue layer; code instructions for identifying a change in the at least one biological parameter, according to the differential signal, to detect a medical condition of the ambulatory user; and code instructions for generating an output for a treatment of the medical condition of the ambulatory user; wherein said at least one antenna is configured for being disposed on the body of the ambulatory user and adapted to be fixed to at least one location on the body of the ambulatory user. - 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)
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