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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Lester John Lloyd, Orinda, CA (US);
Kate Leeann Bechtel, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Joseph Anthony Heanue, Oakland, CA (US);
Brian Patrick Wilfley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lester John Lloyd, Orinda, CA (US);
Kate Leeann Bechtel, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Joseph Anthony Heanue, Oakland, CA (US);
Brian Patrick Wilfley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Triple Ring Technologies, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Ocela Technologies, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for pressure sore detection. A modulated optical signal based on a digital code sequence is transmitted to human tissue. A temporal transfer characteristic is derived from the modulated optical signal. Tissue characteristics is determined based on the temporal transfer characteristic.