Method and apparatus for non-invasive blood glucose sensing
US6088605A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/1455
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus (12) for the non-invasive sensing of blood glucose levels includes apparatus (10) which moves the forearm of the patient in a controlled incremental manner to take a plurality of spectral skin measurements and averaging the measurements for the purpose of accounting for biological differences that exist in the patient's skin.
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