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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Robert Pinter, Aachen, DE;
Jeroen Adrianus Johannes Thijs, Waldfeucht, DE;
Jens Muehlsteff, Aachen, DE;
Robert Pinter, Aachen, DE;
Jeroen Adrianus Johannes Thijs, Waldfeucht, DE;
Jens Muehlsteff, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus measures properties of an object such as a heart in a patient (). The apparatus includes an antenna () for sending and/or receiving electromagnetic waves to and/or from the object () for measuring a property of the object. The antenna () includes an electrically conductive element for functioning as an electrode for measuring a further property of the object. The electromagnetic waves are reflected by the object, causing a Doppler shift. The apparatus uses this shift to provide mechanical information about the object and uses the electrode to provide electrical information about the object, such as an electrocardiogram.