NZ775191A - Apparatus and methods for determining damaged tissue using sub-epidermal moisture measurements - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for assessing tissue health, comprising: a plurality of coaxial electrodes embedded on a first side of a substrate; a circuit electronically coupled to the coaxial electrodes; a processor electronically coupled to the circuit; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium electronically coupled to the processor. The circuit is configured to generate capacitance signals respectively associated with the coaxial electrodes and to convert the capacitance signals into Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) values respectively associated with the coaxial electrodes. The processor is configured to receive the SEM values. The computer readable medium stores instructions that, when executed on the processor, receive the plurality of SEM values associated with the coaxial electrodes; determine a maximum SEM value and a minimum SEM value; and determine a difference between the maximum and minimum SEM values.