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US 2020/0003755 A1Published application
Non-invasive and minimally-invasive detection of serum iron in real time
OwnerGhassan S. Kassab, Ali Dabiriinventors
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Abstract
Non-invasive and minimally-invasive detection of serum iron in real time. In a method for detecting serum iron content disclosed herein, the method includes positioning a device relative to a nonpigmented epithelial layer covering capillaries of a mammalian subject, operating the device to obtain optical data relating to the capillaries, and determining serum iron content of blood within the capillaries based upon the optical data.
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A method for detecting serum iron content, comprising:
- positioning a device relative to a nonpigmented epithelial layer covering capillaries of a mammalian subject;
- operating the device to obtain optical data relating to the capillaries;
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- determining serum iron content of blood within the capillaries based upon the optical data.
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A method for detecting serum iron content, comprising:
- obtaining blood from a mammalian subject;
- operating a device to excite electrons within the blood and to measure a wavelength of emitted energy during a return of the excited electrons to a ground state;
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- determining serum iron content of the blood based upon wavelength of the emitted energy.
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A method for detecting serum iron content, comprising:
- obtaining blood from a mammalian subject;
- operating a device to obtain data relating to the blood, the data selected from the group consisting of viscosity data and conductance data;
- and
- determining serum iron content of the blood based upon the obtained data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.