Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Patent
1997-10-28
1999-04-06
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
600561, 600595, A61B 5103
Patent
active
058910590
ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices are provided for detecting the presence of edema in a mammalian host. In the subject methods, the perimeter of at least one limbic extremity, preferably a lower limbic extremity such as an ankle or foot, is measured to obtain a perimeter value. The perimeter value is then compared to a control value and any difference is identified. The difference is then related to the presence of edema in the patient. The subject methods find use in the diagnosis and management of diseases characterized by the presence of edema as a physical manifestation, particularly congestive heart failure, more particularly right-sided or biventricular failure.
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Anderson Mr. Jared Arnold
Field Bret E.
Hindenburg Max
Marmor II Charles
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