Columbia University

Ferrosens Gmbh

Georg Hennig

Herbert Stepp

Gary M Brittenham

Michael Grossman

Christian Homann

The present invention is directed to an apparatus () for reliable quantitative measurement of a fluorescent blood analyte in tissue () comprising: at least one light source (), the light source () emitting excitation light at least at a first wavelength range between 350 nm and 450 nm to the tissue (); a detection unit (), the detection unit () measuring: a) a portion of the fluorescent light emitted by the fluorescent blood analyte excited at the first wavelength range; and b) a portion of the auto fluorescence emitted by the tissue (); and/or c1) a portion of the remitted excitation light at the first wavelength range, and c2) a portion of the remitted light at a second wavelength range; and a control unit (), the control unit () operating the light source () and detection unit (). The present invention is further directed to a method for quantitative measurement of a fluorescent blood analyte in tissue ().

Apparatus and method for fluorescence measurements on tissue for the determination of blood fluorophores

An apparatus and method for noninvasive measurement of a fluorescent analyte concentration in the blood of a patient by exciting the blood and the analyte at two wavelength ranges and measuring the emission spectrum of the fluorescent analyte when (i) the difference of emission intensities at the excitation wavelength ranges of the fluorescent analyte is greater than that of background fluorophores, and (ii) when blood absorbance at the two excitation wavelength ranges is similar. An apparatus and method for measurement of a fluorescent analyte concentration in the blood of a patient is provided.

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Ottobrunn, Germany

Georg Hennig