Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Fuerst

Thomas P. Fuerst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for measuring blood iodine concentration
    Patent number: 5361761
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring blood iodine concentration draws a continuous specimen of blood containing iodine from the left ventricle of the heart and exposes that specimen to a source of X-rays. The attentuated level of X-rays passing through the specimen is compared with the unobstructed level of X-rays to determine the concentration of iodine in the blood. The measurement is then corrected to account for the effects of dispersion caused by the travel of the specimen from the heart to the measurement zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael S. Van Lysel, Thomas P. Fuerst