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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Morteza Naghavi, Houston, TX (US);
Nachiket Kharalkar, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy J. O'brien, Anoka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Morteza Naghavi, Houston, TX (US);
Nachiket Kharalkar, Austin, TX (US);
Timothy J. O'Brien, Anoka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to assessing and measuring vascular and endothelial function. A vasostimulant is provided to a patient to stimulate hemodynamic activity in a selected extremity and vascular function is assessed by monitoring a change in a blood flow, skin temperature and/or blood oxygen content at the selected extremity and assessing the patient's vascular function based upon the monitoring.