Many medical tests involve measuring the conductivity of a patient's blood. This is particularly true when treating stroke victims. However, most existing tests involve taking a blood sample from the patient. Now researchers at Marquette Medical Systems of Milwaukee and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio have patented a way to measure blood conductivity inside the body (Patent 5827192).
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