Blood-solute calculation with a mobile device using non-invasive spectroscopy

Abstract

This document describes techniques and devices for blood-solute calculation with a mobile device using non-invasive spectroscopy. A mobile device () includes a light source () that emits light toward an interferometer () that uses mirrors to separate and recombine the light. The interferometer directs the recombined light toward a person. Light reflected from, or transmitted through, the person is received through a reception port () to a photodetector () that outputs photodetector data that corresponds to a measured light intensity of the reflected and transmitted light as a function of a path length of the light or a mirror position of the interferometer. Based on the photodetector data, an interferogram is generated. Applying a technique such as a Fourier transform to the interferogram, a spectrum data set of the reflected and transmitted light is generated. Based on the spectrum data set, a concentration of solutes in the person's blood is calculated.