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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Applicants:
H. Frederick Bowman, Needham, MA (US);
Gregory T. Martin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
H. Frederick Bowman, Needham, MA (US);
Gregory T. Martin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Thermal Technologies, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for determining blood flow in tissue. Particularly methods and apparatus are disclosed for establishing baseline thermal properties for the tissue and providing one or more steps for periodically determining changes in the tissue thermal properties that correspond to a need for a new baseline and establishing the new baseline.