BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC;THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
发明人:
Majid Sarrafzadeh,William Kaiser,Alireza Mehrnia,Barbara M. Bates-Jensen,Frank Wang,Michael Flesch,Joseph Boystak,Yeung Lam
申请号:
US15058964
公开号:
US09980673B2
申请日:
2016.03.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
A handheld, conforming capacitive sensing apparatus configured to measure Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) as a mean to detect and monitor the formation of pressure ulcers. The device incorporates an array of electrodes which are excited to measure and scan SEM in a programmable and multiplexed manner by a battery-less RF-powered chip. The scanning operation is initiated by an interrogator which excites a coil embedded in the apparatus and provides the needed energy burst to support the scanning/reading operation. Each electrode measures the equivalent sub-epidermal capacitance corresponding and representing the moisture content.