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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Stephen L. Monfre, Gilbert, AZ (US);
George M. Acosta, Menifee, CA (US);
Thomas B. Blank, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Kevin H. Hazen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Stephen L. Monfre, Gilbert, AZ (US);
George M. Acosta, Menifee, CA (US);
Thomas B. Blank, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Kevin H. Hazen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Sensys Medical, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A placement guide apparatus with an improved hydration inducing plug used in coupling a noninvasive analyzer to a sampling site to determine analyte in the human body is disclosed. The hydration inducing plug includes at least one fluoropolymer that may be used as a coupling agent. The guide apparatus may further include an automated or semi-automated coupling fluid delivery system. Use of either of these couplers mitigates issues associated with related technology and enhances noninvasive analyte measurements, such as a near-IR diffuse reflectance based noninvasive glucose concentration analyzer.