Method and apparatus for non-invasive analysis of blood glucose
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1. An apparatus for determining a characteristic of a sample, which comprises:
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a sample receiver supported by the base;
a pair of nodes, including a first node and a second node, positioned at spaced apart locations in the sample receiver and operative to contact the sample when the sample is positioned in the sample receiver;
a source that generates an Rf signal having a selected frequency spectrum that is coupled to said pair of nodes and transmitted from the first node through the sample for detection by the second node;
an analyzer coupled to the pair of nodes that analyzes the Rf signal transmitted through the sample and detected by the second node to determine the characteristic of the sample; and
a pair of magnets that improves the Rf signal transmitted by the first node through the sample to the second node, one of the magnets being positioned adjacent the first node, the other of the magnets being positioned adjacent the second node.
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Abstract
An apparatus for non-invasive detection and quantitation of analytes in a sample, such as blood glucose employs a novel amplifier that uses high-gauss permanent magnets to permit an Rf signal to be transmitted through the sample. The concentration of the analyte can be determined from the magnitude of the reduction in the amplitude of the Rf signal at a characteristic frequency.
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1. An apparatus for determining a characteristic of a sample, which comprises:
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a base; a sample receiver supported by the base; a pair of nodes, including a first node and a second node, positioned at spaced apart locations in the sample receiver and operative to contact the sample when the sample is positioned in the sample receiver; a source that generates an Rf signal having a selected frequency spectrum that is coupled to said pair of nodes and transmitted from the first node through the sample for detection by the second node; an analyzer coupled to the pair of nodes that analyzes the Rf signal transmitted through the sample and detected by the second node to determine the characteristic of the sample; and a pair of magnets that improves the Rf signal transmitted by the first node through the sample to the second node, one of the magnets being positioned adjacent the first node, the other of the magnets being positioned adjacent the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting a characteristic of a sample, comprising:
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(a) providing an apparatus comprising (i) a base;
(ii) a sample receiver supported by the base, (iii) a pair of nodes, including a first node and a second node, positioned at spaced apart locations in the sample receiver and operative to contact the sample when the sample is positioned in the sample receiver, (iv) a source that generates an Rf signal having a selected frequency spectrum that is coupled to said pair of nodes and transmitted from the first node through the sample for detection by the second node, (v) an analyzer coupled to the pair of nodes that analyzes the Rf signal transmitted through the sample and detected by the second node to determine the characteristic of the sample, and (vi) a pair of high gauss permanent magnets that improves the Rf signal transmitted by the first node through the sample to the second node, one of the magnets being positioned adjacent the first node, the other of the magnets being positioned adjacent the second node;(b) receiving the sample in the sample receiver such that the sample is in contact with the first node and the second node; and (c) analyzing a change in the Rf signal transmitted by the first node through the sample to the second node to determine the characteristic of the sample. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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