METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method for optical analysis comprising:
- preparing a portable terminal device having an operating and calculating unit, a light receiving unit, and a display unit configured to display processing results of the operating and calculating unit;
preparing a microchip having a light inlet portion and a light outlet portion, but having no light source, the microchip being configured to hold a specimen in a first optical path extending from the light inlet portion to the light outlet portion;
preparing a second optical path configured to guide light exiting from the light outlet portion of the microchip to the light receiving unit;
introducing light into the light inlet portion of the microchip to irradiate the specimen in the first optical path with the light;
guiding the light, which is emitted from the irradiated specimen, to the light receiving unit through the second optical path; and
analyzing the light, which is received at the light receiving unit, by the operating and calculating unit.
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Abstract
A method for optical analysis, which enables a point of care testing to optically analyze a specimen with a disposal microchip. The method uses a portable terminal device having a processing unit, a light receiving unit, and a display unit for displaying processing results of the processing unit. The microchip has a light introducing portion and a light emitting portion, but does not have a light source. The specimen is held in an optical path extending from the light introducing portion to the light emitting portion. The specimen is irradiated with light for analysis of the specimen. The method includes preparing another optical path for guiding light emitted from the light emitting portion of the microchip to the light receiving portion, and introducing the light into the light introducing portion.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for optical analysis comprising:
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preparing a portable terminal device having an operating and calculating unit, a light receiving unit, and a display unit configured to display processing results of the operating and calculating unit; preparing a microchip having a light inlet portion and a light outlet portion, but having no light source, the microchip being configured to hold a specimen in a first optical path extending from the light inlet portion to the light outlet portion; preparing a second optical path configured to guide light exiting from the light outlet portion of the microchip to the light receiving unit; introducing light into the light inlet portion of the microchip to irradiate the specimen in the first optical path with the light; guiding the light, which is emitted from the irradiated specimen, to the light receiving unit through the second optical path; and analyzing the light, which is received at the light receiving unit, by the operating and calculating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17)
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9. A system for optical analysis comprising:
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a portable terminal device having an operating and calculating unit, a light receiving unit, and a display unit configured to display processing results of the operating and calculating unit; a microchip having a light inlet portion and a light outlet portion such that a specimen is held in a first optical path extending from the light inlet portion to the light outlet portion, the specimen being irradiated with light for analysis of the specimen; and a second optical path configured to guide light exiting from the light outlet portion of the microchip to the light receiving unit such that the operating and calculating unit of the portable terminal device analyzes the light which is received at the light receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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