Optical detector for enzyme activation
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- an emitting element to emit energy at a first wavelength into a bodily fluid that contains an enzyme and a substrate tagged with at least two fluorescent dyes;
a detector to detect energy emitted by a first one of the dyes at a second wavelength based on fluorescent resonant energy transfer from a second one of the dyes in response to the emitted energy at the first wavelength; and
a processor to control the emitting element to emit energy at the first wavelength, receive an indication of an intensity of energy detected by the detector, and detect enzyme activation based on the indicated energy intensity.
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Abstract
Activation of an enzyme in a bodily fluid is detected based on the amount of cleavage of a substrate for the enzyme. The substrate is tagged with two fluorescent dyes—a donor and an acceptor. The tagged substrate is presented to the bodily fluid. A device emits energy at a first wavelength into the bodily fluid, and detects energy at second and third wavelengths emitted by the dyes in response to the energy at the first wavelength. Prior to enzymatic cleavage of the substrate, the acceptor emits energy at the third wavelength in response to energy at the second wavelength received through fluorescent resonant energy transfer (FRET) from the donor. After enzymatic cleavage of the substrate, the donor emits energy at the second wavelength. The device can determine the concentration of activated enzyme within the bodily fluid based on the relative intensities of energy at the second and third wavelengths.
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20 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
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an emitting element to emit energy at a first wavelength into a bodily fluid that contains an enzyme and a substrate tagged with at least two fluorescent dyes; a detector to detect energy emitted by a first one of the dyes at a second wavelength based on fluorescent resonant energy transfer from a second one of the dyes in response to the emitted energy at the first wavelength; and a processor to control the emitting element to emit energy at the first wavelength, receive an indication of an intensity of energy detected by the detector, and detect enzyme activation based on the indicated energy intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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