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Ultrasonic Apparatus and Method to Assess Compartment SyndromeA 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.
Document ID
20090029916
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Yost, William T.
Ueno, Toshiaki
Hargens, Alan R.
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 17, 2009
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-Case-LAR-16406-1|US-Patent-7491169
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-10/805816

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