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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Nathaniel J. Kemp, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Castella, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Nathaniel J. Kemp, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Castella, San Antonio, TX (US);
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses for an analyte sensor. In one aspect, an analyte sensing device comprises a sensor body member including at least one nanopore and an optical conduit in optical communication with the sensor body member. The optical conduit transmits optical energy to the sensor body member and receives reflected optical energy back from the sensor body member. A photodetector is optically coupled to the optical conduit to determine an optical parameter from the reflected optical energy.