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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2008
Roop L. Mahajan, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Ming Yi, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Ronald J. Podhajsky, Boulder, CO (US);
Hrishikesh V. Panchawagh, Rochester, NY (US);
Roop L. Mahajan, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Ming Yi, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Ronald J. Podhajsky, Boulder, CO (US);
Hrishikesh V. Panchawagh, Rochester, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
According to the present disclosure, a system for sensing attributes of tissue in at least one direction is provided. The system includes a thermal conductivity probe having a sensor configured to measure thermal conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction, and an electrical conductivity probe having a sensor configured to measure electrical conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction, a power supply operatively coupled to the thermal conductivity probe and being configured to supply power to the thermal conductivity probe, an impedance analyzer operatively coupled to the electrical conductivity probe, and a computer operatively coupled to at least one of the power supply, the multimeter and the impedance analyzer.