ULTRASONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ASSESS COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
摘要
A process and apparatus for measuring pressure buildup in a body compartment that encases muscular tissue. The method includes assessing the body compartment configuration and identifying the effect of pulsatible components on compartment dimensions and muscle tissue characteristics. This process is used in preventing tissue necrosis, and in decisions of whether to perform surgery on the body compartment for prevention of Compartment Syndrome. An apparatus is used for measuring pressure build-up in the body compartment having components for imparting ultrasonic waves such as a transducer, placing the transducer to impart the ultrasonic waves, capturing the imparted ultrasonic waves, mathematically manipulating the captured ultrasonic waves and categorizing pressure build-up in the body compartment from the mathematical manipulations.
申请公布号
WO2005094215(A3)
申请公布日期
2005.12.15
申请号
WO2004US28335
申请日期
2004.09.01
申请人
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION;YOST, WILLIAM, T.;UENO, TOSHIAKI;HARGENS, ALAN, R.
发明人
YOST, WILLIAM, T.;UENO, TOSHIAKI;HARGENS, ALAN, R.