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Abstract
An adapter presents a sample of bodily fluid, such as whole blood, including an analyte to an analyzer window of a non-invasive monitor. The adapter comprises a base material that comprises a first side and a second side. The adapter also comprises a sample accommodating volume extending between an opening in the second side of the base material and an opening in the first side of the base material.
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44 Claims
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28. A method for calibrating a noninvasive detection unit, said method comprising:
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placing a noninvasive sensor portion of said noninvasive detection unit in operative engagement with the skin of a patient;
analyzing a property of an analyte within said patient with said noninvasive detection unit and generating a first monitor output representing said property of said analyte;
withdrawing an amount of bodily fluid from a patient;
placing said noninvasive sensor portion of said noninvasive detection unit in operative engagement with at least some of said withdrawn amount of bodily fluid;
analyzing said property of said analyte in said withdrawn amount of bodily fluid with said noninvasive detection unit and generating a second monitor output representing said property of said analyte, without reference to a prepared standard in which said property of said analyte is predetermined;
comparing said first monitor output and said second monitor output to estimate an error; and
correcting said first monitor output based on said error. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for calibrating a noninvasive detection unit, said method comprising:
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placing a noninvasive sensor portion of said noninvasive detection unit in operative engagement with the skin of a patient;
analyzing a concentration of an analyte within said patient with said noninvasive detection unit and generating a first monitor output representing said concentration of said analyte;
withdrawing an amount of whole blood from a patient;
placing said noninvasive sensor portion of said noninvasive detection unit in operative engagement with at least some of said withdrawn amount of whole blood;
analyzing said property of said analyte in said withdrawn amount of whole blood with said noninvasive detection unit and generating a second monitor output representing a concentration of said analyte in said whole blood;
comparing said first monitor output and said second monitor output to estimate an error; and
correcting said first monitor output based on said error. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for calibrating a noninvasive detection unit, said method comprising:
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placing a noninvasive sensor portion of said noninvasive detection unit in operative engagement with the skin of a patient;
analyzing a property of an analyte within said patient with said noninvasive detection unit and generating a first monitor output representing said property of said analyte;
withdrawing an amount of bodily fluid from a patient;
placing said noninvasive sensor portion of said noninvasive detection unit in operative engagement with said withdrawn amount of bodily fluid, without mixing said bodily fluid with other fluids;
analyzing said property of said analyte in said withdrawn amount of bodily fluid with said noninvasive detection unit and generating a second monitor output representing said property of said analyte;
comparing said first monitor output and said second monitor output to estimate an error; and
correcting said first monitor output based on said error. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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