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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE GLUCOSE MONITORING

  • US 20150112170A1
  • Filed: 10/17/2014
  • Published: 04/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for non-invasively measuring analytes in a biological being, such as, but not limited to blood glucose levels in a human, the device comprising:

  • a) a miniaturized quantum cascade laser (QCL) adapted to emit a plurality of terahertz radiation pulses;

    b) an emitter unit operative connected to the QCL, the emitter unit comprising a fiber optic array comprising an array of field emission points;

    c) a sensor unit comprising a photoconductive array adapted to receive the plurality of terahertz radiation pulses generated by the QCL, wherein the photo-conductive array has a plurality of individual photo-conductive sensors each comprising a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a region of semi-conductive material sensitive to terahertz radiation between the positive and negative terminal;

    d) a display unit adapted to display at least one measurement of an analyte measured by the device; and

    ,e) a processing unit comprising or operatively connected to programmable memory, a random access memory, the QCL, the sensor unit, and display unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine the concentration of an analyte;

    wherein the emitter unit and the sensor unit are operatively connected to each other and designed to align substantially parallel with each other;

    wherein the emitter unit and the sensor unit are designed to be placed on external surfaces of a biological being.

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