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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Olaf Thomas Johan Antonie Vermeulen, Oss, NL;
Steven Charles Deane, Cambridge, GB;
Lucas Petrus Henricus Scheffers, Utrecht, NL;
Estelle Julie Dorothée Bernard-Fichet, Cambridge, GB;
Adrianus Wilhelmus Dionisius Maria Van Den Bijgaart, Helvoirt, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system () for detecting tissue inflammation, and gingivitis specifically, including a light emitter (); a diffuse reflective spectroscopy probe () having a source-detector distance between 300 μm-2000 μm; and a plurality of detectors () configured to detect: a first wavelength that is less than 615 nm and having a first bandwidth; and second and third wavelengths that are equal to or greater than 615 nm and have second and third bandwidths, respectively, wherein the second or third bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth.