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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Thomas B. Blank, Gilbert, AZ (US);
George M. Acosta, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Timothy L. Ruchti, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mutua Mattu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Alexander D. Lorenz, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kevin H. Hazen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
James R. Henderson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Thomas B. Blank, Gilbert, AZ (US);
George M. Acosta, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Timothy L. Ruchti, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mutua Mattu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Alexander D. Lorenz, Chandler, AZ (US);
Kevin H. Hazen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
James R. Henderson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Sensys Medical, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for noninvasive sampling. More particularly, the method and apparatus relate to control of motion of an optical sample probe interface relative to a tissue sample site. A dynamic probe interface, is used to collect spectra of a targeted sample, control positioning of the sample probe relative to the tissue sample in terms of at least one of x-, y-, and z-axes, and/or control of sample tissue displacement to minimize spectral variations resulting from the sampling process and increase analyte property estimation precision and accuracy.