Apparatus monitoring signal in situ

• US 9,149,217 B1
• Filed: 04/02/2015
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gin-Chung Wang
• Original Assignee: Wei-Kung Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Wei-Kung
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foreman, Jonathan M
• Application Number:
  US14/677,257
• Publication Number:
  US 20150257707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 187 Days
• Field of Search: 600/309, 600/322, 600/323, 600/324
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips

Abstract

For repeatedly measuring signals from a fixed position of a tissue to monitor the blood composition, a subject adaptor is used to secure the subject position and a position fixing device uses a remote sensing tool to detect the subject position. The subject adaptor and the position fixing device are used to guide the moving of the subject relative to a position of the last measurement of a first signal analyzer. The signals can be from an aggregate of the designated composition with the other ingredients of the blood.

Claims

1. An apparatus for monitoring an induced signal in situ comprising:

a subject adaptor configured to secure a subject in situ during repeated measurements;

a position fixing device using a remote sensing tool to detect a position of the subject, and comprising a moving component movably mounted on the subject adaptor, wherein the moving component has two terminals;

a first signal generator attached to one of the two terminals of the moving component, for generating a signal, and capable of transmitting the signal to the subject in situ; and

a first signal analyzer attached to the other terminal of the moving component, for receiving and analyzing a signal induced from the subject in situ;

wherein the remote sensing tool comprises a second signal generator and a second signal analyzer both mounted on one of the two terminals of the moving component; and

wherein the moving component automatically moves to the subject to lead the second signal generator and the second signal analyzer to a fixed position during repeated measurements.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the subject adaptor comprises a concaved slot.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the subject adaptor further comprises:

a cone-shaped guide mounted at a distal end inside the concaved slot to insure the position of the subject.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote sensing tool identifies a marker for detecting the position of the subject.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said marker is a natural one or artificial one.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said induced signal comprises a signal from blood composition.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said blood composition comprises aggregate of blood composition.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the second signal generator is capable of generating a plurality of second signals to the subject;

the second signal analyzer is capable of detecting the second signals reflected from the subject

when the moving component is moving along the finger to improve the position fixing.

9. An apparatus for monitoring an induced signal in situ comprising:

a subject adaptor configured to secure a subject in situ during repeated measurements;

a position fixing device using a remote sensing tool to detect a position of the subject, and comprising a moving component movably mounted on the subject adaptor;

a first signal generator attached to one of two terminals of the moving component, for generating a signal, and capable of transmitting the signal to the subject in situ; and

a first signal analyzer attached to the other terminal of the moving component, and for receiving and analyzing a signal induced from the subject in situ;

wherein the subject adaptor comprises a concaved slot and a cone-shaped guide mounted at a distal end inside the concaved slot to insure the position of the subject; and

wherein the remote sensing tool comprises a second signal generator and a second signal analyzer mounted on two opposite sides of the cone-shaped guide.

10. An apparatus for monitoring an induced signal in situ comprising:

a subject adaptor configured to secure a subject in situ during repeated measurements;

a position fixing device using a remote sensing tool to detect a position of the subject;

a first signal generator for generating a signal, and capable of transmitting the signal to the subject in situ; and

a first signal analyzer for receiving and analyzing a signal induced from the subject in situ;

wherein the subject adaptor is a clamp, and the remote sensing tool comprises;

a see through window with a scale mounted on an upper cover of the clamp, and the scale located on a side of the see through window; and

an opaque cover mounted on the upper cover of the clamp and near the see through window; and

wherein the position of the subject is fixed by measuring the position of the subject using the scale.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the opaque cover is a sliding lid.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first signal generator and the first signal analyzer are used as a pulsatile oxygenometer.