Patches, systems, and methods for non-invasive glucose measurement
First Claim
1. A detector for use in a glucose monitoring system, wherein the detector is an electrochemical detector, and the detector is configured to detect nanogram quantities of glucose in sweat collected from a skin surface.
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Abstract
Described here are patches, systems, and methods for measuring glucose. In general, the patches comprise a microfluidic collection layer and a detector, and the systems comprise a patch and a measurement device. Some methods for measuring glucose comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting sweat from the skin surface using a microfluidic collection device, and measuring the collected glucose. Other methods comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting sweat in a patch comprising a microfludic collection layer, and measuring glucose collected in the patch. Still other methods comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting a first sweat sample from the skin surface in a patch comprising a microfludic collection layer and a detector layer, transferring the first sweat sample from the collection layer to the detector layer, measuring glucose in the first sweat sample, and repeating the collection, transferring, and measuring steps at least once.
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63 Claims
- 1. A detector for use in a glucose monitoring system, wherein the detector is an electrochemical detector, and the detector is configured to detect nanogram quantities of glucose in sweat collected from a skin surface.
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8. A glucose monitoring system comprising:
a patch configured to collect nanogram quantities of glucose in sweat, wherein the patch comprises a detector. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
- 35. A patch for use in a glucose monitoring system, the patch comprising a detector, wherein the patch is configured to be temporarily secured to a skin surface, and the patch is configured to collect nanogram quantities of glucose in sweat.
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57. A method for measuring glucose on the skin surface, the method comprising:
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cleaning the skin surface with a glucose solvent;
collecting sweat from the skin surface in a patch comprising a detector, wherein the patch is configured to collect nanogram quantities of glucose in sweat; and
detecting glucose in the sweat. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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