Patent SG-11201806813X-A (SG)
Title: Method and apparatus for assessing tissue vascular health
Inventor: CUCCIA DAVID
IPC: G01N21/17
Filed: 2017-02-13
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/139796 Al 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPO I PCT 111111111111110111011111111111010111110 0111011111101111111011111111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: G01N 21/17 (2006.01) A61B 5/026 (2006.01) A61B 5/02 (2006.01) A61B 5/1455 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/017727 (22) International Filing Date: 13 February 2017 (13.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/294,919 12 February 2016 (12.02.2016) US (71) Applicant: MODULATED IMAGING, INC. [US/US]; 17151 Gillette Avenue, Irvine, California 92614 (US). (72) Inventors: CUCCIA, David; 325 E. 19th Street, Costa Mesa, California 92627 (US). MAZHAR, Amaan; 306 1/2 Jasmine Avenue, Corona Del Mar, California 92625 (US). (74) Agent: KENNETH S. ROBERTS; ONE LLP, 4000 Ma- carthur Blvd., East Tower, Suite 500, Newport Beach, California 92660 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BG, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING TISSUE VASCULAR HEALTH (57) : Systems and methods directed to the assessment of tissue vas- cular health. An optical measurement device includes a light source with one or more wavelengths, configured to illuminate an area of tissue, a detector configured to capture the light reflecting from the tissue at the one or more il- lumination wavelengths, a processor configured to compute, based on the de - tected signal, one or more estimates of tissue vascular health, and a display or communication device (e.g., electronic data transfer) configured to store or report the tissue vascular health. Illuminate area of tissue sample 2701 Capture light reflecting from illuminated area 2702 Assess/estimate tissue vascular health 2703 Display/report estimated tissue vascular health 2704 W O 20 17 / 1397 96 Al FIG. 27b Generate diagnosis 2705 Recommend therapy 2706