Method and apparatus for assessing tissue vascular health
AssigneeModulated Imaging, Inc.
InventorsDavid Cuccia, Amaan Mazhar
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Abstract
Systems and methods directed to the assessment of tissue vascular health. An optical measurement device includes a light source with one or more wavelengths, configured to illuminate an area of tissue, a detector configured to capture the light reflecting from the tissue at the one or more illumination wavelengths, a processor configured to compute, based on the detected signal, one or more estimates of tissue vascular health, and a display or communication device (e.g., electronic data transfer) configured to store or report the tissue vascular health.
Claims21
An optical measurement system, comprising:
- a light source with one or more wavelengths, configured to illuminate an area of tissue;
- a detector configured to capture the light reflecting from the tissue at the one or more illumination wavelengths;
- a processor configured to compute, based on the detected signal, one or more estimates of tissue vascular health;
- and
- a display or communication device (e.g. electronic data transfer) configured to store or report the tissue vascular reactivity.
A method to estimate tissue vascular health of a tissue sample, comprising:
- illuminating the tissue sample;
- and
- assessing tissue vascular reactivity of the tissue sample at a single time point capture.
A method to estimate tissue vascular health of a tissue sample, comprising:
- illuminating an area of the tissue sample;
- capturing light reflecting from the illuminated area of tissue by a detector configured to capture light reflecting from the tissue at one or more illumination wavelengths;
- and
- estimating tissue vascular health from the detected or captured light signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.