US 12,239,438 B2
Blood analysis devices, systems and methods
Dean Peter Viglione, Wentworth Point (AU)
Assigned to QUANTUM INNOVATION AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, Parramatta (AU)
Appl. No. 17/610,732
Filed by QUANTUM INNOVATION AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, Parramatta (AU)
PCT Filed May 12, 2020, PCT No. PCT/AU2020/050465
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 12, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/227756, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019901615 (AU), filed on May 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0265169 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/04 (2006.01); G01N 24/08 (2006.01); G01N 29/036 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G01N 29/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/145 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 8/04 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); G01N 24/08 (2013.01); G01N 29/036 (2013.01); G01N 29/0654 (2013.01); G01N 29/348 (2013.01); G01N 29/46 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/6802 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02466 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02809 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A blood analysis device, comprising:
a housing operatively associated with a plurality of imaging and sensing devices configured respectively with at least one wave emitter and at least one wave sensor;
wherein the housing is adapted to:
a cuff operable to be wrapped around a limb of a human or animal body part, or a bucket shaped receptacle for receiving and holding a container of blood;
the at least one wave emitter emitting an emitted wave to target blood in the container or the limb of the human or animal body part,
the at least one wave sensor sensing a response wave after the emitted wave has interacted with the target blood, the at least one wave sensor configured to output at least one sense signal allowing a frequency spectrum of the response wave to be constructed;
and a processing unit including a frequency spectrum analyzer configured to determine blood characteristics data and compare with a reference value to determine blood characteristics for external analysis, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive and externally transmit the blood characteristic data wirelessly, and
the cuff comprising:
a first and a second housing parts that are connected at a hinge to allow the housing to open to receive the limb of the human or animal body part and to close the limb;
a latch to hold the housing in the closed configuration, the latch including a first arm and a second arm connected at the ends of the first and a second housing parts respectively;
the second arm including a plate which has a plurality of ribs defining differing degrees of closure of the housing when engaged by the first arm; and
a release tab included on an outside of the plate to facilitate release of the latch to oven the housing.