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System for noninvasive determination of analytes in tissue

US8730047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 2012
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/129
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for noninvasive determination of analyte properties of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy to clinically relevant levels of precision and accuracy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue spectrum, high signal-to-noise ratio and photometric accuracy requirements, tissue sampling errors, calibration maintenance problems, and calibration transfer problems. The subsystems can include an illumination/modulation subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, a computing subsystem, and a calibration subsystem. The invention can provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely than in systems that use separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to control and monitor individuals accessing controlled environments.

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