US Patent No: 7,591,792

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Electromagnetic sensors for biological tissue applications and methods for their use

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Abstract

Tissue sensors house one or more sensor elements. Each element has a housing mounted substrate and a superstrate with a planar antenna between. A transitional periphery (TP) of a superstrate outer surface interconnects a base to a plateau. At least some of the TP has a generally smooth transition. Plural elements are spaced by the housing. Alternately, the superstrate TP is flat, the housing extends to the outer superstrate surface and a shield surrounds the element. The housing is flush with or recessed below the superstrate and defines a TP between the housing and superstrate. A method converts a reference signal to complex form; plots it in a complex plane as a reference point (RP); converts a measurement signal to complex form; plots it in the complex plane as a measurement point (MP); determine a complex distance between the MP and the RP; and compares complex distance to a threshold.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MEDRAD, INC.INDIANOLA, PA329

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bouton, Chad Edward Delaware, OH 2 21

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