APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL BODY ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. Apparatus (1) for optical body analysis comprising:
- an illumination and detection head (3), comprising;
a light source (7) for illuminating a body portion (4) to analyze through an optical coupler (2), anda detector (9) for receiving light diffusely reflected by the body portion (4) through the optical coupler (2),the optical coupler (2) mechanically decoupled from the illumination and detection head (3) and being adapted to be in contact with an outer surface of the body portion (4)
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Abstract
An apparatus for optical body analysis is built with an illumination and detection head, and an optical coupler. The illumination and detection head comprises a light source for illuminating a body portion to analyze through the optical coupler and a detector for receiving light diffusely reflected by the body portion. The optical coupler is mechanically decoupled from the illumination and detection head and is adapted to be in contact with an outer surface of the body portion while the contact between the optical coupler and the body portion minimally affects physical properties of the body portion. The apparatus may further comprise a position unit adapted to adjust the position of the illumination and detection head relative to the optical coupler so that the detector receives through the optical coupler light generated by the light source and diffusely reflected by the body portion.
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13 Claims
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1. Apparatus (1) for optical body analysis comprising:
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an illumination and detection head (3), comprising; a light source (7) for illuminating a body portion (4) to analyze through an optical coupler (2), and a detector (9) for receiving light diffusely reflected by the body portion (4) through the optical coupler (2), the optical coupler (2) mechanically decoupled from the illumination and detection head (3) and being adapted to be in contact with an outer surface of the body portion (4) - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Method to optically analyze a body portion comprising the step of:
positioning an illumination and detection head (3), mechanically decoupled from an optical coupler (2) placed onto an outer layer of the body portion (4), relative to the optical coupler (2), said illumination and detection head (3) comprising at least a light source (7) for illuminating the body portion (4) through the optical coupler (2) and a detector (9), the positioning allowing the detector (9) to receive at least a part of light generated by the light source (7) after it has been diffusely reflected by the body portion (4).
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