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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jie Chen, Carmel, IN (US);
Feifei Jiang, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/31 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/59 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/31 (2013.01); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61B 5/4552 (2013.01); A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); G01N 21/59 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0606 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a transmittance of light on oral tissue is provided, comprising: providing an LED; directing light from the LED onto a sample of oral tissue; measuring a first power of the light at a first surface of the sample; measuring a second power of the light at a second surface of the sample; computing surface loss of the light; and determining the transmittance of the light using the first power, the second power, and the surface loss.