Measurement, data acquisition, and signal processing
US6591121B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7264
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an opto-electronic device utilizing a band of light for quantitative analysis of a specimen containing a target molecule, the opto-electronic device comprising a specimen cell adapted for receiving the specimen and for transporting the band of light, a device for comparing the band of light before entering the specimen with the band of light after exiting the specimen, wherein the target molecule. The device for comparing comprises: an optical sensor; and, a signal processor for determining a quantitative level of the target molecule within the specimen. The signal processor utilizes Bayes' Theorem for determining the quantitative level of the target molecule within the specimen.
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