Optical systems and methods for ratiometric measurement of blood glucose concentration
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1. An optical device for determining blood glucose concentration, comprising:
- at least one excitation light source that emits at least one excitation light signal;
a fiber optic sensor optically coupled to the at least one excitation light source and comprising an indicator system comprising a fluorophore operably coupled to a glucose binding moiety, wherein upon absorption of at least a portion of the at least one excitation light signal, the indicator system emits at least a first emission light signal and a second emission light signal, wherein the first and second emission light signals are each related to glucose concentration, and wherein a ratio of the first and second emission light signals is glucose insensitive and the ratio is related to pH levels; and
a detector system operably coupled to at least the sensor, wherein the detector system is adapted to detect the first and second emission light signals.
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Abstract
Novel optical devices, methods and systems relating to the detection of glucose, and more particularly to real-time glucose monitoring, are disclosed herein. More particularly, various hardware and methodological means are disclosed for ratiometric correction of optical glucose measurements for artifacts of optical systems.
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1. An optical device for determining blood glucose concentration, comprising:
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at least one excitation light source that emits at least one excitation light signal; a fiber optic sensor optically coupled to the at least one excitation light source and comprising an indicator system comprising a fluorophore operably coupled to a glucose binding moiety, wherein upon absorption of at least a portion of the at least one excitation light signal, the indicator system emits at least a first emission light signal and a second emission light signal, wherein the first and second emission light signals are each related to glucose concentration, and wherein a ratio of the first and second emission light signals is glucose insensitive and the ratio is related to pH levels; and a detector system operably coupled to at least the sensor, wherein the detector system is adapted to detect the first and second emission light signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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