Glucose detector and method
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1. A noninvasive glucose monitoring device comprising:
- a housing comprising an outer membrane, an inner membrane, and a collection means for collecting a sample of the oral fluid;
a stimulation means for stimulating salivary gland secretion of saliva into oral fluid, wherein said stimulation means is in said housing;
detection means operatively connected to said collection means for detecting an amount of glucose in the sample; and
quantitation means operatively connected to said detection means for quantitating blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected.
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Abstract
A non-invasive glucose monitoring device includes a mechanism for stimulating salivary glands secretion of saliva into oral fluid prior to collecting a sample of the oral fluid. A mechanism is provided for detecting the amount of glucose in the sample, a mechanism also being provided for quantitating blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected. A method of non-invasively monitoring glucose includes the steps of stimulating salivary glands secretion of saliva into oral fluid, collecting a sample of the oral fluid, detecting an amount of glucose in the sample, and then quantitating the blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected.
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1. A noninvasive glucose monitoring device comprising:
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a housing comprising an outer membrane, an inner membrane, and a collection means for collecting a sample of the oral fluid; a stimulation means for stimulating salivary gland secretion of saliva into oral fluid, wherein said stimulation means is in said housing; detection means operatively connected to said collection means for detecting an amount of glucose in the sample; and quantitation means operatively connected to said detection means for quantitating blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A noninvasive glucose monitoring device comprising:
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oral fluid collection means for collecting a sample of oral fluid comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane, and blood glucose determining means for determining blood glucose level from the sample of oral fluid, wherein said determining means is operatively connected to said collection means.
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11. A noninvasive fluid collection device comprising:
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oral fluid collection means for collecting a sample of oral fluid comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane; a blood glucose determining means for determining blood glucose levels from the sample of oral fluid, wherein said determining means is operatively connected to said collection means; and saliva stimulating means for stimulating salivary gland secretion of glucose.
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12. A noninvasive collection device comprising oral fluid collection means for collecting a sample of oral fluid comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane, oral fluid dilution means for diluting the oral fluid to increase the rate of uptake of the oral fluid into said collection means and a blood glucose determining means for determining blood glucose levels from the sample of oral fluid, wherein said determining means is operatively connected to said collection means.
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13. A method of monitoring blood glucose by:
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stimulating salivary gland secretion of saliva into oral fluid; collecting a sample of the oral fluid using a glucose monitoring device comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane and a blood glucose determining means for determining blood glucose levels from the sample of oral fluid, wherein said determining means is operatively connected to said collection means; determining an amount of glucose in the sample; and quantitating a blood glucose level based on the amount of glucose detected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of noninvasively monitoring blood glucose levels by collecting a sample of oral fluid using a glucose monitoring device comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane and a blood glucose determining means operatively connected to a collection means for determining blood glucose levels from the sample of oral fluid and determining a blood glucose level therefrom.
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19. A method of noninvasively collecting oral fluid by collecting a sample of oral fluid using a glucose monitoring device comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane and a blood glucose determining means operatively connected to a collection means for determining blood glucose levels from the sample of oral fluid while stimulating saliva secretion.
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20. A method of noninvasively collecting oral fluid by first diluting oral fluid to increase oral fluid uptake in a collection device and then collecting a sample of the oral fluid using a glucose monitoring device comprising an inner membrane and an outer membrane and a blood glucose determining means operatively connected to a collection means for determining blood glucose levels from the sample of oral fluid.
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