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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2024
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
David P. Cistola, El Paso, TX (US);
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure pertain to methods of detecting hypoxemia in a subject by: (1) receiving a blood sample from the subject; (2) measuring the Trelaxation time constant of the blood cell (e.g., blood cell pellet) of the blood sample (Tvalue); and (3) correlating the measured Tvalue to hypoxemia. The methods of the present disclosure also include a step of correlating the measured Tvalue to the subject's susceptibility to one or more hypoxemia-related conditions. The present disclosure also pertains to systems for detecting hypoxemia in a subject in accordance with the methods of the present disclosure.