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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Sang Kyu Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Jun Ho Lee, Incheon, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0064 (2013.01); A61B 5/1455 (2013.01); A61B 5/14521 (2013.01); G01N 21/8483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for estimating blood concentration of an analyte may include a sweat collector configured to collect sweat from a skin surface of a user. The apparatus may include an optical sensor configured to emit light rays of different wavelengths towards the collected sweat, and detect an optical signal reflected by the collected sweat. The apparatus may include a processor configured to estimate the blood concentration of the analyte based on the detected optical signal.