Methods of Treating Deep and Early-Stage Pressure Induced Tissue Damage
AssigneeBruin Biometrics, LLC
InventorsMartin F. BURNS, Vignesh Mani IYER
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for evaluating tissue damage and the use of spatial variation in Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) values to determine damaged tissue for clinical intervention. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying deep and early-stage pressure-induced injuries or ulcers (PI/PU). The present disclosure provides algorithm for computing SEM delta values which inform clinical decision-making for developing intact skin PI/PUs including suspected deep tissue injury (sDTI) and Stage I PI/PUs.
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A method for assessing tissue health at and around a target region, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a first plurality of SEM measurements at a first plurality of locations within a first tissue assessment area,
- obtaining a second plurality of SEM measurements at a second plurality of locations within a second tissue assessment area,
- calculating a first average of the first plurality of SEM measurements,
- calculating a second average of the second plurality of SEM measurements,
- calculating a difference between the second average and the first average,
- flagging that the tissue is damaged if the difference is greater than or equal to a cut-off threshold.
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