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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Chunfeng Zhao, Rochester, MN (US);
Yuexiang Wang, Rochester, MN (US);
Kai-Nan An, Rochester, MN (US);
Peter C. Amadio, Rochester, MN (US);
Xiaoming Zhang, Rochester, MN (US);
James F. Greenleaf, Rochester, MN (US);
Bo Qiang, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/48 (2013.01); A61B 5/0093 (2013.01); A61B 5/4523 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and system for non-invasive determination of a pressure characteristic associated with carpal tunnel (CT) region of a subject. Speed of a shear wave induced in the tissue of the subject and propagating through the CT region is measured at least once. The pressure characteristic is substantially proportional to determined speed.