Non-invasive automatic glucose sensor system
US3958560A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1974 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6821
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A unique glucose sensor to determine the glucose level in patients, for example, for use in treating or diagnosing diabetes. The patient's eye is automatically scanned using a source of radiation at one side of the patient's cornea. A sensor located at the other side of the cornea detects the radiation that passed through the cornea. The level of glucose in the bloodstream of the patient is a function of the amount of radiation detected at the other side of the cornea of the patient. The result is transmitted to a remote receiver that is coupled to a readout device to thereby provide non-invasive glucose determinations.
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