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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2022
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Benjamin J. Vakoc, Arlington, MA (US);
Ahhyun Stephanie Nam, Cambridge, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring a blood flow parameter in a blood vessel, including: an interferometric data collection apparatus including a light source and a sensor coupled to a controller, the controller being configured to: direct the light source toward a proximal side of a blood vessel; obtain interferometric data from a tissue adjacent to and outside of a distal side of the blood vessel opposite the proximal side; determine a signal modulation rate based on the interferometric data; and estimate a blood flow parameter in the blood vessel based on the signal modulation rate.