Magnet system for nuclear magnetic resonance
AssigneeSynex Medical Inc.
InventorsStephen McFadyen, Benjamin Saul Nashman, Kyle Clocker, Mohammad Reza Fazlali
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Abstract
The system can include: an array of magnets. In variants, the system can function to generate a homogenous magnetic field within a sample (e.g., in the pulp of a finger). In an example, the system can be used for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In a specific example, the system can be used to measure blood analyte levels (e.g., glucose levels) within a sample.
Claims20
A system for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), comprising:
- an array of magnets defining a bore configured to receive a finger of a user, the array of magnets arranged arcuately around the bore, wherein a cross-section of the bore is oblong, wherein a width of the array of magnets along a first axis of the bore is less than a height of the array of magnets along a second axis of the bore, the second axis orthogonal to the first axis, wherein the second axis and the first axis are each orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the bore.
A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) system for measuring a concentration of a blood analyte in a finger of a user, the NMR system comprising:
- an array of magnets arranged around a bore, wherein the array of magnets comprises multiple magnet array segments stacked along a longitudinal axis of the bore, wherein each magnet array segment comprises a first set of magnets from a first shape class and a second set of magnets from a second shape class, the first set of magnets and the second set of magnets arranged in an alternating pattern around the bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.