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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry Buchwald, Edina, MN (US);
Hector J Menchaca, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Van Michalek, Roseville, MN (US);
Thomas J O'Dea, Shoreview, MN (US);
Thomas D Rohde, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 71 ; 436 63 ; 436 68 ; 436136 ; 436138 ; 436181 ; 422 681 ; 422 83 ; 422 88 ; 435-2 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining blood oxygen transport, and to measure lipid levels by correlating these levels with the rate at which oxygen diffuses through the red blood cell membrane.