Non-invasive system for the determination of analytes in body fluids
First Claim
1. A system for determining the concentration of an analyte in at least one body fluid in body tissue, the system comprising:
- an infrared light source;
a body tissue interface adapted to contact body tissue and to deliver light from the infrared light source to the contacted body tissue, the body tissue interface comprising a clamping device having two plates for contacting the body tissue;
a detector adapted to receive spectral information corresponding to infrared light transmitted through the portion of body tissue being analyzed and to convert the received spectral information into an electrical signal indicative of the received spectral information;
a central processing unit adapted to compare the electrical signal to an algorithm built upon correlation with the analyte in body fluid, the algorithm adapted to convert the received spectral information into the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid; and
a load cell for measuring an amount of pressure applied to the body tissue by the clamping device.
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Abstract
A system for determining the concentration of an analyte in at least one body fluid in body tissue, the system comprising an infrared light source, a body tissue interface, a detector, and a central processing unit. The body tissue interface is adapted to contact body tissue and to deliver light from the infrared light source to the contacted body tissue. The detector is adapted to receive spectral information corresponding to infrared light transmitted through the portion of body tissue being analyzed and to convert the received spectral information into an electrical signal indicative of the received spectral information. The central processing unit is adapted to compare the electrical signal to an algorithm built upon correlation with the analyte in body fluid, the algorithm adapted to convert the received spectral information into the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid.
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57 Claims
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1. A system for determining the concentration of an analyte in at least one body fluid in body tissue, the system comprising:
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an infrared light source; a body tissue interface adapted to contact body tissue and to deliver light from the infrared light source to the contacted body tissue, the body tissue interface comprising a clamping device having two plates for contacting the body tissue; a detector adapted to receive spectral information corresponding to infrared light transmitted through the portion of body tissue being analyzed and to convert the received spectral information into an electrical signal indicative of the received spectral information; a central processing unit adapted to compare the electrical signal to an algorithm built upon correlation with the analyte in body fluid, the algorithm adapted to convert the received spectral information into the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid; and a load cell for measuring an amount of pressure applied to the body tissue by the clamping device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for determining the concentration of an analyte in at least one body fluid in body tissue, the method comprising the acts of:
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contacting body tissue to be analyzed; compressing the contacted body tissue; controlling the temperature of the body tissue such that the body tissue is maintained at a substantially uniform temperature; directing infrared light into the body tissue; detecting infrared light transmitted through the body tissue; analyzing the detected transmitted light using an algorithm built upon correlation with the analyte in the body fluid, the algorithm being adapted to convert the detected transmitted light into the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid; determining the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid; and further comprising measuring an amount of pressure applied to the body tissue being analyzed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for determining the concentration of an analyte in at least one body fluid in body tissue, the method comprising the acts of:
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contacting body tissue to be analyzed; compressing the contacted body tissue; directing infrared light into the body tissue; detecting infrared light transmitted through the body tissue; measuring pressure applied to the body tissue being analyzed; measuring temperature of the body tissue; analyzing the detected transmitted light using an algorithm built upon correlation with the analyte in the body fluid, the algorithm being adapted to convert the detected transmitted light into the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid; and determining the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid using the measured pressure and temperature to correct for spectral information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method for determining the concentration of an analyte in at least one body fluid in body tissue, the method comprising the acts of:
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contacting body tissue to be analyzed; compressing the contacted body tissue; directing infrared light into the body tissue; detecting infrared light transmitted through the body tissue; measuring pressure applied to the body tissue being analyzed; analyzing the detected transmitted light using an algorithm built upon correlation with the analyte in the body fluid, the algorithm being adapted to convert the detected transmitted light into the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid; and determining the concentration of the analyte in at least one body fluid using the measured pressure to correct for spectral information. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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