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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2006
Method and apparatus for noninvasively monitoring parameters of a region of interest in a human body
Michal Balberg, Jerusalem, IL;
Revital Pery-schechter, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Michal Olshansky, Tel Aviv, IL;
Michal Balberg, Jerusalem, IL;
Revital Pery-Schechter, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Michal Olshansky, Tel Aviv, IL;
OR-NIM Medical Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods including a probe device for monitoring a parameter of a region of interest in a human body. A support structure of the device carries an arrangement of light output ports of a light source assembly, light input ports of a light detection assembly, and an acoustic output port of an acoustic unit. The arrangement is such as to enable selection of a light output port, a light input port, and an acoustic output port for an operating condition at which, acoustic waves from the acoustic output port and illuminating light from the light output port overlap in a region within the region of interest in the body thereby inducing tagging of light by the acoustic waves, and the light input port collects light scattered from the overlapping region and light scattered from outside the region of interest. Other embodiments are also described.