DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics (AME) and our partners propose a minimally-invasive system for calibrated and repeatable measurement of peripheral tissue oxygenation. An optically coupled oxyphor-based micro-sensor approach is proposed based on Pd-tetrabenzoporphyrin modified with generation-3 polyarylglycine dendrons and coated with a layer of polyethylene glycol. Teflon AF chambers will be utilized to sequester the Oxyphor solution from contact with the body and the system provides a measurement of oxygen pressure by phosphorescence quenching. Sensor response time is estimated to be less than one minute with stability for greater than 16 hours. Advantages to the approach include a robust, quickly inserted and minimally invasive device with absolute calibration. In phase 1, a prototype system will be specified, developed, and evaluated.
