Patent ID: 7951144

Claim:
A system for sensing attributes of tissue, the system comprising: a thermal conductivity probe including a sensor configured to measure a thermal conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction; an electrical conductivity probe including a sensor configured to measure an electrical conductivity in the target tissue in at least one direction; a power supply operatively coupled to the thermal conductivity probe and configured to supply power to the thermal conductivity probe; a multimeter operatively coupled to at least one of the thermal conductivity probe and the electrical conductivity probe, the multimeter configured to deliver energy to at least one of the thermal conductivity probe and the electrical conductivity probe; a computer operatively coupled to at least one of the power supply, the multimeter and an impedance analyzer; and a substrate, wherein the sensor of the electrical conductivity probe includes electrodes that are disposed on the substrate substantially parallel to one another, the electrodes having a width dimension ranging from approximately 30 microns (μm) to approximately 450 microns (μm) and having a length dimension ranging from approximately 400 microns (μm) to approximately 6000 microns (μm).