MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE DETERMINATION OF THE D-GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION
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Abstract
The invention relates to a measuring method and a measuring instrument for measuring raw data for determination of a blood parameter, in particular for non-invasive determination of the D-glucose concentration. The measuring device (1) comprises an excitation source (2) for generating electromagnetic radiation, a coupling arrangement (5-8) which is configured to couple in the radiation emitted by the excitation source (2) into a body surface of an object to be measured, and a sensor arrangement (13) which is configured to detect infrared (IR) radiation which is excited by the coupled-in radiation of the excitation source (2) in the body surface. The coupling arrangement (5-8) is configured to couple in the radiation emitted by the excitation source (2) extensively at a plurality of measuring points into the body surface, and the sensor arrangement (13) is configured to detect the IR radiation generated in the body surface at a plurality of measuring points.
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16. A measuring device adapted for measuring raw data for determining a blood parameter, comprising
a) at least one excitation source for generating electromagnetic radiation, b) a coupling-in apparatus which is configured to couple the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the at least one excitation source into a body surface of a measurement object, and c) a sensor apparatus which is configured to detect an infrared (IR) radiation which is stimulated in the body surface by the electromagnetic radiation coupled-in to the body surface, wherein d) the coupling-in apparatus is configured to couple into the body surface the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the at least one excitation source areally at a plurality of measurement positions, and e) the sensor apparatus is configured to detect the IR radiation generated in the body surface at a plurality of measurement positions.
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41. A method for measuring raw data for determining a blood parameter, comprising the steps:
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a) generating electromagnetic radiation, b) coupling the electromagnetic radiation into a body surface of a measurement object, and c) detecting an IR radiation which is stimulated in the body surface by the electromagnetic radiation coupled-in to the body surface, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is coupled areally into the body surface at a plurality of measurement positions. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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