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Contact lens for collecting tears and detecting analytes for determining health status, ovulation detection, and diabetes screening

  • US 7,809,417 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2006
  • Issued: 10/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A contact device system for collecting eye fluid from the eye and detecting at least one analyte, said contact device system comprisinga housing for placement on the surface of the eye,an analyte detecting element of the housing for detecting the at least one analyte in the eye fluid from the eye,said housing being less than 5.0 mm in thickness,the housing being at least one of a soft contact lens, a hard contact lens, a hydrogel contact lens and a combination thereof, anda device for analyzing said contact lens after said contact lens is removed from said eye.

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