SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS WITH PARALLEL ARRAY DETECTOR
First Claim
1. An apparatus to measure a blood sample, the apparatus comprising:
- a detector to measure a plurality of spectra of the sample;
a light source to illuminate the detector with a light beam;
a support to receive the blood sample and separate the blood sample; and
a processor comprising a tangible medium, the processor coupled to the detector and the light source, the processor configured to with instructions to illuminate the sample with a measurement beam and measure a plurality of spectra with the detector while the blood sample separates.
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Abstract
A measurement apparatus comprises optical components arranged to provide parallel measurements of a biological sample. The parallel sample measurements provide improved accuracy with lower detection limit thresholds. The parallel measurements may comprise one or more of Raman spectroscopy measurements or infrared spectroscopy measurements. The parallel measurements can be combined with a light source. In many embodiments, the light source comprises one or more wavelengths corresponding to resonance frequencies of one or more molecules of the sample, such as wavelengths of ultraviolet light. The wavelengths of light corresponding to resonance frequencies can provide an increased signal to noise ratio. The parallel array optical configuration can be combined with wavelengths of light corresponding to resonance frequencies in order to provide increased measurement accuracy and detection of metabolites.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus to measure a blood sample, the apparatus comprising:
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a detector to measure a plurality of spectra of the sample; a light source to illuminate the detector with a light beam; a support to receive the blood sample and separate the blood sample; and a processor comprising a tangible medium, the processor coupled to the detector and the light source, the processor configured to with instructions to illuminate the sample with a measurement beam and measure a plurality of spectra with the detector while the blood sample separates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of measuring a blood sample, the method comprising:
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placing the blood sample on a support; separating the blood sample into a plurality of components; illuminating the sample with a measurement beam; and measuring a plurality of spectra with a detector while the blood sample separates. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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