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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Tsunenori Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunobu Oka, Kanagawa, JP;
Narushi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Tsunenori Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunobu Oka, Kanagawa, JP;
Narushi Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Keio University, Tokyo, JP;
Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device and method for optically measuring a substance in blood using the nail as an optical window are provided. A device for optically measuring a test substance in blood by using the nail as an optical window and correcting or eliminating fluctuation of a measurement value based on optical characteristics of the nail plate, comprising irradiation means applying light within a wavelength range for measuring absorption by the test substance to the nail of a subject, detection means detecting light diffused/reflected from or transmitted through the body of the subject, and processing means processing a signal obtained by the detection means to convert the signal into a concentration of the test substance.
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