AU2001261300A1 - Biodegradable fiber optic - Google Patents

Biodegradable fiber optic

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Publication number
AU2001261300A1
AU2001261300A1 AU2001261300A AU6130001A AU2001261300A1 AU 2001261300 A1 AU2001261300 A1 AU 2001261300A1 AU 2001261300 A AU2001261300 A AU 2001261300A AU 6130001 A AU6130001 A AU 6130001A AU 2001261300 A1 AU2001261300 A1 AU 2001261300A1
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Prior art keywords
fiber optic
biodegradable fiber
biodegradable
optic
fiber
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Abandoned
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AU2001261300A
Inventor
Brian D. Andresen
Luiz B. Da Silva
Paul J. Weber
John P. Wooldridge
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Pearl Technology Holdings LLC
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Pearl Technology Holdings LLC
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Application filed by Pearl Technology Holdings LLC filed Critical Pearl Technology Holdings LLC
Publication of AU2001261300A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001261300A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/145—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue
    • A61B5/1455—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/41—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the immune or lymphatic systems
    • A61B5/413—Monitoring transplanted tissue or organ, e.g. for possible rejection reactions after a transplant
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/04—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of organic materials, e.g. plastics
    • G02B1/045—Light guides
    • G02B1/046—Light guides characterised by the core material
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B1/00—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
    • G02B1/04—Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements made of organic materials, e.g. plastics
    • G02B1/045—Light guides
    • G02B1/048—Light guides characterised by the cladding material
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02033—Core or cladding made from organic material, e.g. polymeric material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/145—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue
    • A61B5/14532—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/40—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system
    • A61B5/4058—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system for evaluating the central nervous system
    • A61B5/407—Evaluating the spinal cord
AU2001261300A 2000-05-09 2001-05-08 Biodegradable fiber optic Abandoned AU2001261300A1 (en)

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US56879600A 2000-05-09 2000-05-09
US09568796 2000-05-09
PCT/US2001/014923 WO2001085637A2 (en) 2000-05-09 2001-05-08 Biodegradable fiber optic

Publications (1)

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AU2001261300A1 true AU2001261300A1 (en) 2001-11-20

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WO (1) WO2001085637A2 (en)

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