Apparatus and method for non-invasive blood analyte measurement
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1. An apparatus for determining a concentration of an analyte in a user comprising:
- at least two stimulation electrodes adapted for applying an electrical stimulus having a predetermined strength for a predetermined duration to an endogenous tissue;
a detection electrode adapted for detecting an electrical response of an endogenous tissue to said electrical stimulus to provide an electrical response signal; and
a controller adapted for controlling the strength and duration of said electrical stimulus, and for correlating said response signal to an analyte concentration of said user, said controller producing an output which is a quantitative measure of said analyte concentration in response to said electrical response signal.
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Abstract
A non-invasive blood analyte concentration monitor. The monitor includes a stimulator applying a stimulus to an endogenous tissue responsive to the stimulus and a detector for detecting a response of an endogenous tissue to the stimulus. Also provided is a correlator which correlates the detected response of the endogenous tissue to an analyte concentration. In one embodiment, the monitored blood analyte is glucose.
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1. An apparatus for determining a concentration of an analyte in a user comprising:
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at least two stimulation electrodes adapted for applying an electrical stimulus having a predetermined strength for a predetermined duration to an endogenous tissue; a detection electrode adapted for detecting an electrical response of an endogenous tissue to said electrical stimulus to provide an electrical response signal; and a controller adapted for controlling the strength and duration of said electrical stimulus, and for correlating said response signal to an analyte concentration of said user, said controller producing an output which is a quantitative measure of said analyte concentration in response to said electrical response signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A glucose monitor comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of user actuable controls thereon; a controller disposed within said housing and responsive to actuation of said user actuable controls; a stimulator electrically connected to the controller and adapted to be in communication with a nerve of a user to stimulate said nerve with an electrical impulse in response to a stimulate command from said controller; and a detector electrically connected to said controller and adapted to be in communication with the nerve of said user to detect an electrical response of said nerve to said electrical impulse in response to a measure command from said controller and for providing said electrical response to said controller, wherein said controller produces an output which is a quantitative measure of said glucose concentration in response to said electrical response. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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