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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Peter Kiesel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Oliver Schmidt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Bassler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Richard H. Bruce, Los Altos, CA (US);
Noble M. Johnson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Peter Kiesel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Oliver Schmidt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael Bassler, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Richard H. Bruce, Los Altos, CA (US);
Noble M. Johnson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An implantable product includes an optical cavity structure with first and second parts, each of which can operate as an optical cavity. The first part includes a container with at least one opening through which bodily fluid can transfer between the container's interior and exterior when the product is implanted in a body. The second part includes a container that is closed and contains a reference fluid. The implantable product can also include one or both of a light source component and a photosensing component. Photosensed quantities from the first part's output light can be adjusted based on photosensed quantities from the second part's output light. Both parts can have their light interface surfaces aligned so that they both receive input light from a light source component and both provide output light to a photosensing component.