Non-invasive spectrophotometer
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1. A device for use in non-invasive monitoring of a human or animal subject'"'"'s bodily functions in vivo, comprising:
- a first optical system for identifying the centre of a pupil of an eye of the subject, said first system comprising;
a first light source for directing light towards the eye,first receiving means for receiving light reflected from the iris of the eye, andfirst processing means for determining the position of the centre of the pupil from the light reflected from the iris;
a second optical system comprising;
a second light source for directing light to a focussing means for focussing light substantially in the centre of the plane of the pupil and directing the focussed light onto the retina of the eye and providing a Maxwellian view of the eye,second receiving means for receiving light reflected from the retina and back through the pupil and for monitoring intensity of at least one selected wavelength of said reflected light, andsecond processor means for analysing the light reflected from the structures and determining an absorbance/reflectance characteristic of said retina; and
alignment means for aligning the second system with the centre of the pupil as determined by the first optical system.
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Abstract
A device for use in non-invasive monitoring of a human or animal subject'"'"'s bodily functions in vivo, comprises:
- a first optical system for identifying the center (1) of a pupil (13) of an eye of the subject, said first system comprising a first light source (2) for directing light towards the eye, first receiving means for receiving light reflected from the iris (4) of the eye, and first processing means for determining the position of the center (1) of the pupil (13) from the light reflected (3) from the iris;
- a second optical system comprising a second light source (14) directing light to a focussing means (15) for focussing light in the plane of the pupil (13) and for directing the focussed light onto the retina (10) of the eye, a second receiving means for receiving light reflected (17) from the retina and back through the pupil (13), and second processing means for analyzing the light reflected from the retina (10); and
- alignment means for aligning the second system with the center (1) of the pupil (13) as determined by the first system.
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1. A device for use in non-invasive monitoring of a human or animal subject'"'"'s bodily functions in vivo, comprising:
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a first optical system for identifying the centre of a pupil of an eye of the subject, said first system comprising; a first light source for directing light towards the eye, first receiving means for receiving light reflected from the iris of the eye, and first processing means for determining the position of the centre of the pupil from the light reflected from the iris; a second optical system comprising; a second light source for directing light to a focussing means for focussing light substantially in the centre of the plane of the pupil and directing the focussed light onto the retina of the eye and providing a Maxwellian view of the eye, second receiving means for receiving light reflected from the retina and back through the pupil and for monitoring intensity of at least one selected wavelength of said reflected light, and second processor means for analysing the light reflected from the structures and determining an absorbance/reflectance characteristic of said retina; and alignment means for aligning the second system with the centre of the pupil as determined by the first optical system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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