Haemospect Sees Hemoglobin Through Skin

haemospect® is a new hand held blood and tissue analyzer from MBR Optical Systems GmbH & Co. KG of Wuppertal, Germany. According to the company, the device, now on display at Medica 2008 in Düsseldorf, can measure noninvasively the following parameters: total hemoglobin (tHb), oxygenated haemoglobin (HbO2), deoxygenated haemoglobin (Hb), tissue haemoglobin (tHb), oxygenated tissue haemoglobin (tHbO2), deoxygenated tissue haemoglobin, water content (% per g of tissue), mean vascular radius (capillaries, arterioles, veins), and more. The haemospect® shines light through the skin of the patient, measures the frequency of the light reflecting from within, and applies embedded algorithms to decipher the results.
From the device page:

Especially in the care of premature neonates, the regular measurement of oxygen content in the blood and tissues is tremendously important for the implementation of correct and rapid therapies. Up to now, it was quite difficult and painful, to extract a sufficient amount of blood for a laboratory test from a premature baby. haemospect® represents a major advancement here - and continuous measurements pose no problems either.

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