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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2004
Craig M. Gardner, Arlington, MA (US);
Trent D. Ridder, Sandia Park, NM (US);
William Gruner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Craig M. Gardner, Arlington, MA (US);
Trent D. Ridder, Sandia Park, NM (US);
William Gruner, Albuquerque, NM (US);
InLight Solutions, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a non-invasive method and apparatus for measuring a fluid analyte, particularly relating to glucose or alcohol contained in blood or tissue, utilizing spectroscopic methods. More particularly, the method and apparatus incorporate means for detecting and quantifying changes in the concentration of specific analytes in tissue fluid. Also, the method and apparatus can be used to predict future levels of analyte concentration either in the tissue fluid or in blood in an adjacent vascular system.