Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for creating a stable optical interface
- Patent Title (中): 用于创建稳定光接口的装置和方法
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Application No.: US13544788Application Date: 2012-07-09
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Publication No.: US08831700B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Matthew J. Schurman , Phillip William Wallace , Walter J. Shakespeare , Howard P. Apple , William Henry Bennett
- Applicant: Matthew J. Schurman , Phillip William Wallace , Walter J. Shakespeare , Howard P. Apple , William Henry Bennett
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: GLT Acquisition Corp.
- Current Assignee: GLT Acquisition Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/1455
- IPC: A61B5/1455 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/145

Abstract:
A system and a method for creating a stable and reproducible interface of an optical sensor system for measuring blood glucose levels in biological tissue include a dual wedge prism sensor attached to a disposable optic that comprises a focusing lens and an optical window. The disposable optic adheres to the skin to allow a patient to take multiple readings or scans at the same location. The disposable optic includes a Petzval surface placed flush against the skin to maintain the focal point of the optical beam on the surface of the skin. Additionally, the integrity of the sensor signal is maximized by varying the rotation rates of the dual wedge prisms over time in relation to the depth scan rate of the sensor. Optimally, a medium may be injected between the disposable and the skin to match the respective refractive indices and optimize the signal collection of the sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120277554A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING A STABLE OPTICAL INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2012-11-01
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