Modular arrays of primary source mirrors for biomagnetometry
AssigneeMoment Technologies, LLC
InventorYoshio Okada
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods enabling the improved noninvasive measurement of electric currents flowing in the body of a human being or animal or in a biological sample by way of a modular array of primary source mirrors and a magnetometer.
Claims26
A module enabling improved noninvasive measurement of electric currents flowing in the body of a human being or animal or in other biological samples, the module comprising:
- an enclosure having two walls and an interior space, one wall being electrically conductive;
- an electrically conductive medium filling the interior space of the enclosure;
- and
- at least one electrically non-conductive solid body within the interior space and attached to the electrically conductive wall, the solid body having one flat surface adjacent to the electrically conductive wall wherein the angle between the flat surface and the electrically conductive wall is an acute angle greater than zero degrees.
An array of modules enabling improved noninvasive measurement of electric currents flowing in a sample selected from the group comprising the body of a human being, the body of an animal, and another biological sample, the array comprising:
- a plurality of modules, each module comprising:
- an enclosure having two walls and an interior space, one wall being electrically conductive, the enclosure having an external edge and a flange along a portion of the external edge;
- an electrically conductive medium filling the interior space of the enclosure;
- and
- at least one electrically non-conductive solid body within the interior space and attached to the electrically conductive wall, the solid body having one flat surface adjacent to the electrically conductive wall wherein the angle between the flat surface and the electrically conductive wall is an acute angle greater than zero degrees;
- the flange of each module being attached to the flange of at least one other module.
A method for enabling improved noninvasive measurement of electric currents flowing in a sample selected from the group comprising the body of a human being, the body of an animal, and another biological sample, the method comprising:
- placing an array of modules on the sample, the array of modules comprising:
- a plurality of modules, each module comprising:
- an envelope-shaped enclosure having two walls and an interior space, one wall being electrically conductive, the envelope-shaped enclosure having an external edge and a flange along a portion of the external edge;
- an electrically conductive medium filling the interior space of the enclosure;
- and
- at least one electrically non-conductive solid body within the interior space and attached to the electrically conductive wall, the solid body having one flat surface adjacent to the electrically conductive wall wherein the angle between the flat surface and the electrically conductive wall is an acute angle greater than zero degrees;
- the flange of each module being attached to the flange of at least one other module;
- placing a magnetometer adjacent to the sample so that the array of modules lies between the magnetometer and the sample;
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- measuring the magnetic field produced by the electric currents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.