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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2009
Applicants:

James F. Greenleaf, Rochester, MN (US);

Mark R. Pittelkow, Rochester, MN (US);

Randall R. Kinnick, Rochester, MN (US);

Xiaoming Zhang, Rochester, MN (US);

Inventors:

James F. Greenleaf, Rochester, MN (US);

Mark R. Pittelkow, Rochester, MN (US);

Randall R. Kinnick, Rochester, MN (US);

Xiaoming Zhang, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/442 (2013.01); A61B 5/0051 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for assessing tissue health based on the viscoelastic properties of the tissue. Surface waves are induced in the tissue and their propagation characteristics are then measured. The tissue viscoelastic properties are then determined from the surface wave measurements using a surface model.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Greenleaf, James. (2015). System and method for non-invasively measuring tissue viscoelasticity using surface waves (U.S. Patent No. 9044192). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9044192

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