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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Kevin R. Ward, Glen Allen, VA (US);
R. Wayne Barbee, Richmond, VA (US);
James Terner, Richmond, VA (US);
Rao R. Ivatury, Richmond, VA (US);
Fred Hawkridge, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Kevin R. Ward, Glen Allen, VA (US);
R. Wayne Barbee, Richmond, VA (US);
James Terner, Richmond, VA (US);
Rao R. Ivatury, Richmond, VA (US);
Fred Hawkridge, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
In an emergency medicine patient, accurate measurement of change or lack thereof from non-shock, non-ischemic, non-inflammation, non-tissue injury, non-immune dysfunction conditions is important and is provided, as practical, real-time approaches for accurately characterizing a patient's condition, using Raman () and/or fluorescence () spectroscopy with a high degree of accuracy. Measurement times are on the order of seconds. High-accuracy measurement is achieved with Raman spectroscopy interrogation of tissue. Simultaneous interrogation by NADH fluorescence spectroscopy may he used. Measurements may be non-invasive to minimally invasive. Preclinical (ultra-early) states of shock can be detected (), severity can be determined, effectiveness of various treatments can be determined.