Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for pressure sore detection. A modulated optical signal based on a digital code sequence is transmitted to human tissue. A temporal transfer characteristic is derived from the modulated optical signal. Tissue characteristics is determined based on the temporal transfer characteristic.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 21, 2011
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2016
Assignees:
Triple Ring Technologies, Inc., Ocela Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Lester John Lloyd, Kate Leeann Bechtel, Joseph Anthony Heanue, Brian Patrick Wilfley