Method and apparatus for improving performance of noninvasive analyte property estimation
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1. A method for enhancing performance of a noninvasive spectroscopy based analyzer, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one condition, wherein said condition comprises a glucose concentration of less than about ninety milligrams per deciliter;
collecting at least one noninvasive spectrum using said noninvasive spectroscopy based analyzer;
determining a first estimated analyte property using said at least one noninvasive spectrum;
if said at least one condition is met, collecting at least one additional spectrum; and
using said at least one additional spectrum with either of said at least one noninvasive spectrum, or with said first estimated analyte property to enhance precision of said analyzer when said glucose concentration is hypoglycemic.
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Abstract
The invention relates to noninvasive analyte property determination. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing conditional additional acquisition of noninvasive spectra to improve analyzer performance. Conditional additional data acquisition is used to confirm, update, and/or supplement spectral data.
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1. A method for enhancing performance of a noninvasive spectroscopy based analyzer, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one condition, wherein said condition comprises a glucose concentration of less than about ninety milligrams per deciliter; collecting at least one noninvasive spectrum using said noninvasive spectroscopy based analyzer; determining a first estimated analyte property using said at least one noninvasive spectrum; if said at least one condition is met, collecting at least one additional spectrum; and using said at least one additional spectrum with either of said at least one noninvasive spectrum, or with said first estimated analyte property to enhance precision of said analyzer when said glucose concentration is hypoglycemic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for noninvasive analysis of a body part, comprising
a noninvasive analyzer; -
an algorithm operating in conjunction with said analyzer; and at least one condition in said algorithm, wherein said condition comprises a glucose concentration of less than about ninety milligrams per deciliter; wherein said analyzer operates to collect at least one noninvasive spectrum and wherein said algorithm determines an estimated analyte property of the body part using said noninvasive spectrum; and wherein if said at least one condition is met, said analyzer collects at least one additional spectrum and said at least one additional spectrum is used with either of said at least one noninvasive spectrum or said estimated analyte property to enhance precision of said analyzer when said glucose concentration is hypoglycemic. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for reducing non invasive analyte property estimation error, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one set of conditions, wherein said condition comprises an expected value generated using successive measurements, wherein said expected value indicates a potential for hypoglycemia in the next about 15 minutes; collecting a noninvasive spectrum using a noninvasive spectroscopy based analyzer; estimating an analyte property using said spectrum; recording said analyte property in a set of estimations; if said set of conditions is met repeating said steps of collecting, estimating, and recording; and generating an analyte property estimation using said set of estimations; wherein said set of estimations comprises at least two estimations of said analyte property.
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24. A method for reducing noninvasive analyte property estimation error, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one set of conditions, wherein said set of conditions comprises a number of replicates greater than ten, wherein each of said replicates comprise acquisition within about five hundred milliseconds; collecting a noninvasive spectrum using a noninvasive spectroscopy based analyzer; estimating an analyte property using said spectrum; if said set of conditions is met, recording said analyte property estimation; repeating said steps of collecting and estimating; and updating said recorded analyte property estimation using said analyte property estimation and said recorded analyte property estimation.
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