Optical glucose detector
US6466807B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/14532
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for the in vivo measurement of the concentration of an analyte in an aqueous solution comprises a transmitter for illuminating a body part with light at a plurality of predetermined wavelengths. A detector receives light from such body part and generates input signals representative of the intensity of received light at each of the predetermined wavelengths, and a computer coupled to the detector generates an output signal representative of the analyte concentration in the body part by analysis of the input signals received from the detector. The detector is adapted to generate input signals representative of the intensity of light received at three discrete wavelengths, and a formula is provided for calculating the output signal on the basis thereof.
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