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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
National University Corporation Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, JP;
Hamamatsu Photonics K.k., Shizuoka, JP;
Naoki Unno, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
The present invention has an object to measure lymphatic pressure with more safety and ease at lower cost. To achieve this, a lymphatic pressure-measuring systemincludes: a manchettefitted on a vital observation portion; a measurement unitthat measures and outputs pressure of the manchette; an infrared camerathat detects fluorescence emitted from fluorescent dye previously injected into a lymph vessel in the vital observation portion; and an image processing devicethat generates and displays an image showing a position of the fluorescent dye in the lymph vessel based on a detection result of the infrared camera. The infrared camerarepeats the detection while the pressure of the manchettedecreases from first pressure to block a lymph flow in the vital observation portion to second pressure at restart of the lymph flow. The measurement unitrepeats the measurement during the period.