Measurement of finger temperature in near-infrared quantitative measurement instrument
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1. A near-infrared quantitative analysis instrument for noninvasive measurement of blood present in a body part of a subject, comprising:
- introducing means including a near-infrared energy source for introducing near-infrared energy into blood present in a body part of a subject;
detecting means for detecting near-infrared energy being emitted from said body part and producing signals in response thereto;
positioning means for positioning said body part closely adjacent to both said introducing means and said detecting means;
housing means for housing said introducing means, said detecting means and said positioning means;
temperature sensing means for measuring the temperature of said body part at a location on said body part external to said housing means; and
processing means responsive to the signals produced by said detecting means and the temperature measured by said temperature sensing means for generating a signal indicative of a quantity of a certain analyte in the blood present in said body part.
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Abstract
A near-infrared quantitative analysis instrument for measuring blood analytes in a finger of a subject includes a temperature-sensing thermistor-type ring worn around the base of the finger and connected to the instrument via a cable. A light shield glove may be provided with the thermistor-type ring attached thereto.
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1. A near-infrared quantitative analysis instrument for noninvasive measurement of blood present in a body part of a subject, comprising:
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introducing means including a near-infrared energy source for introducing near-infrared energy into blood present in a body part of a subject; detecting means for detecting near-infrared energy being emitted from said body part and producing signals in response thereto; positioning means for positioning said body part closely adjacent to both said introducing means and said detecting means; housing means for housing said introducing means, said detecting means and said positioning means; temperature sensing means for measuring the temperature of said body part at a location on said body part external to said housing means; and processing means responsive to the signals produced by said detecting means and the temperature measured by said temperature sensing means for generating a signal indicative of a quantity of a certain analyte in the blood present in said body part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A flexible thermistor ring attachable to a finger of a subject for measuring the temperature of said finger and including means for outputting the measured temperature, for use with a near-infrared quantitative analysis instrument for noninvasive measurement of an analyte in blood present in said finger.
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8. A method of near-infrared quantitative analysis for noninvasive measurement of blood present in a body part of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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inserting said body part into a near-infrared quantitative analysis instrument; introducing near-infrared energy into blood present in said body part of said subject; detecting near-infrared energy being emitted from said body part and producing signals in response thereto; measuring the temperature of said body part at a location on said body part external to said instrument; and generating a signal indicative of a quantity of a certain analyte in the blood present in said body part in response to the signals produced by said detecting step and the temperature measured by said temperature measuring step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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