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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2010
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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for determining blood flow in tissue are disclosed. The methods and apparatus are used to establish a baseline for both thermal properties of the tissue and non-physiologic conditions. Periodic changes in either or both constituents of the baseline are determined and, when the changes correspond to a need for a new baseline, a new baseline is established.