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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Bruce E. Cohan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Geun Sig Cha, Seoul, KR;
Mark E. Meyerhoff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hakhyun Nam, Seoul, KR;
Donald E. Gillespie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gang Cui, Jilin, CN;
Jong Sik Kim, Seoul, KR;
Zvi Flanders, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bruce E. Cohan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Geun Sig Cha, Seoul, KR;
Mark E. Meyerhoff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hakhyun Nam, Seoul, KR;
Donald E. Gillespie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gang Cui, Jilin, CN;
Jong Sik Kim, Seoul, KR;
Zvi Flanders, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Eyelab Group, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for non-invasively determining the concentration of a substance in blood, such as glucose, include a sample portion arranged for contacting an eye region of a user to obtain a tear fluid sample, a sensor in communication with the sample portion for generating a signal related to the tear substance concentration, and a processor in communication with the sensor for determining a blood substance concentration corresponding to the tear substance concentration.