Method of and apparatus for measuring concentration
First Claim
1. A concentration measuring apparatus comprising:
- a linearly polarized light supplier that supplies linearly polarized light;
an optical rotation angle modulator that modulates an optical rotation angle of the linearly polarized light to obtain modulated light;
a light intensity detector that detects an intensity of light coming out of an inspection object when the modulated light is passed through the inspection object, wherein an optically active substance in the inspection object optically rotates the modulated light when the modulated light passes through the inspection object;
a variation calculator that calculates a variation in the optical rotation angle of the light coming out of the inspection object based on an angle to which the optical rotation angle modulator has modulated the linearly polarized light and the intensity of the light detected by the light intensity detector, wherein the optical rotation angle of the light coming out of the inspection object varies in response to a pulsation of a pulsing component of the inspection object; and
a concentration calculator that calculates a concentration of the optically active substance based on the variation in the optical rotation angle.
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Abstract
An optical rotation angle of linearly polarized light is modulated to obtain modulated light. The modulated light is passed through an inspection object containing an optically active substance. The optically active substance rotates an optical rotation angle of the modulated light. An intensity of light coming out of the inspection object is measured. Variation in the optical rotation angle of the modulated light is calculated based on the measured intensity and the angle to which the linearly polarized light is modulated. A concentration of the optically active substance in the pulsing component of the inspection object is calculated based on the variation in the optical rotation angle. Thus, concentration of glucose in the blood can be calculated without harming the patient.
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18 Claims
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1. A concentration measuring apparatus comprising:
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a linearly polarized light supplier that supplies linearly polarized light;
an optical rotation angle modulator that modulates an optical rotation angle of the linearly polarized light to obtain modulated light;
a light intensity detector that detects an intensity of light coming out of an inspection object when the modulated light is passed through the inspection object, wherein an optically active substance in the inspection object optically rotates the modulated light when the modulated light passes through the inspection object;
a variation calculator that calculates a variation in the optical rotation angle of the light coming out of the inspection object based on an angle to which the optical rotation angle modulator has modulated the linearly polarized light and the intensity of the light detected by the light intensity detector, wherein the optical rotation angle of the light coming out of the inspection object varies in response to a pulsation of a pulsing component of the inspection object; and
a concentration calculator that calculates a concentration of the optically active substance based on the variation in the optical rotation angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A concentration measuring method comprising:
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supplying linearly polarized light;
modulating an optical rotation angle of the linearly polarized light to obtain modulated light;
passing the modulated light through an inspection object containing an optically active substance;
detecting an intensity of light coming out of an inspection object, wherein the optically active substance in the inspection object optically rotates the modulated light when the modulated light passes through the inspection object;
calculating a variation in the optical rotation angle of the light coming out of the inspection object based on the optical rotation angle to which the linearly polarized light was modulated and the intensity of the light detected, wherein the optical rotation angle of the light coming out of the inspection object varies in response to a pulsation of a pulsing component of the inspection object; and
calculating a concentration of the optically active substance based on the variation in the optical rotation angle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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