Handheld medical microwave radiometer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8447385
APP PUB NO 20120029359A1
SERIAL NO

12845447

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A microwave handheld radiometer for measuring subsurface tissue temperature of a subject includes a microwave antenna disposed relative to a handheld radiometer housing and adapted to electromagnetically couple to a skin surface of a subject, a circulator having a first circulator input and a second circulator input, wherein the first circulator input is electrically coupled to said antenna via a microwave feedline. A switch is electrically disposed between the antenna and an microwave feedline, said switch having a calibrate state and a measure state. A noise source, electrically coupled to the circulator, is being configured to provide a first source of thermal noise at a first temperature and a second source of thermal noise at a second temperature, wherein the noise source is switched between the first source and second source upon external command wherein a detector provides an output wherein surface temperature effects are corrected for the sub-surface measurement.

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WELCH ALLYN INC4341 STATE STREET ROAD SKANEATELES FALLS NY 13153-0020

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lane, John A Weedsport, US 136 1942
Mawhinney, Daniel D Livingston, US 32 1829
Mullin, Matthew D Memphis, US 46 396
Quinn, David E Auburn, US 127 1920
Rabieirad, Laleh Ithaca, US 5 143
Sterzer, Fred Princeton, US 35 2959
Stewart, Charles N Skaneateles, US 7 314

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