Patent ID: 8855779
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of determining the presence of infection in a worsening wound in live target tissue of a patient, the method comprising: detecting and recording (a) first endogenous electrical signal in and around an area of the live target tissue and (b) second endogenous electrical signal in and around contralateral tissue, said first and said second endogenous electrical signals being stochastic signals that are generated by the body of the patient itself; transforming said first and said second endogenous electrical signals into a first and a second voltage versus frequency spectra, respectively, using a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm; comparing (i) said first voltage versus frequency spectrum, (ii) said second voltage versus frequency spectrum, and (iii) at least one baseline voltage versus frequency spectrum of wounds in a worsening state without infection; and determining a presence of infection in the target tissue based on said comparison.