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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
May. 08, 2003
Mark A. Samuels, Norcross, GA (US);
Jonathan A. Eppstein, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael R. Hatch, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Alan Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark Faupel, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Mark A. Samuels, Norcross, GA (US);
Jonathan A. Eppstein, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael R. Hatch, Sugar Hill, GA (US);
Alan Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark Faupel, Alpharetta, GA (US);
SpectRx Inc., Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for extracting a biological fluid from an organism and continuously monitoring its characteristics. The system includes a tissue interface device suitable for positioning on or about the surface of the biological membrane of the organism and a monitor and control unit coupled to the tissue interface device. The tissue interface device includes a sensor positioned in a flow path of the fluid for continuously sensing a characteristic of the biological fluid as it flows out from the one or more artificial openings formed in the biological membrane. The sensor generates a sensor signal representative thereof. The monitor and control unit electrically or optically reads the sensor to obtain a measurement of a characteristic, such as concentration of a particular analyte, of the biological fluid on a continuous basis.