Abstract:
In a medical pulse oximetry sensor (10) at least two light emitting diodes (16, 18) are disposed to emit red light and infrared light through a portion of a subject's anatomy with a typically high oxygenated blood throughput. Typically, this area is also relatively narrow, to allow the light to pass through the area with acceptable attenuation, such as a finger or an earlobe. Light emitted from the LEDs (16, 18) is incumbent upon an integrated circuit (22) printed from a single CMOS substrate (21). The integrated circuit (22) includes all preprocessing and post-processing elements needed to convert the detected light signals into a pulse oximetry measurement. These elements include a photodetector (20), a photo pre- amplifier (40), a sampler/holder (42), an analog to digital converter (44), a microprocessor (46) a rangefinder (48), a timing control circuit (50) and an LED control circuit (52). By integrating all pre and post processing functions into the carriage housing (12), the system becomes more efficient, less expensive to manufacture, and more robust to ambient light and x-ray radiation.
Abstract:
Bei einem nach dem Abdunklungsverfahren arbeitenden Partikelzähler mit einer Lichtschranke, deren Lichtstrahl einen Meßkanal für ein Fluid quer zur Kanallängsrichtung durchdringt, und einer dem Empfänger der Lichtschranke nachgeschalteten Auswerteelektronik ist die Lichtaustrittsfläche der Lichtschranke durch die Endfläche einer Beleuchtungsfaser (17) und die Lichteintrittsfläche durch die Endfläche einer Empfängerfaser (19) gebildet. Die Endfläche der Beleuchtungsfaser (17) liegt in einer ersten Begrenzungsfläche des Meßkanals (12) und die konzentrisch zu dieser Endfläche angeordnete Endfläche der Empfängerfaser (19) in einer zur ersten Begrenzungsfläche parallelen zweiten Begrenzungsfläche des Meßkanales (12).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to especially microfluidic analysis systems where the emitted light of a emitting source is measured by optic detection, and where a transparent body separates the emitting source from the optic detector. The invention especially relates to optic calibration of the device, the calibration being related to changes in the transparency of the transparent body and/or changes in the temperature of the emitting source.
Abstract:
A disposable electronic assay device (2) comprises a card-like housing (8) containing a sample receptor (4) for receiving a sample of body fluid containing an analyte to be determined, a sample treatment means (10) for reaction with sample fluid components to yield a physically detectable change for producing an electrical signal which correlates with the amount of analyte in the sample, a detector (20, 22) responsive to the signal, a signal processor (32) connected to the detector (20, 22) for converting the electrical signal to a digital test result output, and visually readable output means (6) connected to the signal processor means (32) for receiving and presenting the test result output.
Abstract:
L'invention permet de déterminer la couleur à donner en particulier à une prothèse dentaire à partir de la mesure de la couleur des dents adjacentes dans la bouche du patient. Un instrument (44) à fibre optique permet de capter la lumière réfléchie par une dent (50) et de la transmettre à l'entrée d'un spectrocolorimètre (12, 14) associé à un microprocesseur (10), pour déterminer la réflectance spectrale diffuse de la dent et calculer les composantes trichromatiques de ses couleurs apparentes pour divers types d'éclairage. L'invention s'applique notamment à la détermination des couleurs des prothèses dentaires.
Abstract:
An optical measuring instrument includes: a flow channel for allowing a specimen to be circulated therein; a first light source including a light emitting diode for emitting light to be used for optical adjustment and/or image confirmation in the flow channel; a second light source for irradiating light upon the specimen circulated in the flow channel; and a light detector for detecting the spectrum intensity of the light emitted from the first and second light sources.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact instrument used for an optical system measuring method using a flow path, and a novel technology for easily calibrating a wavelength of a used optical detector. SOLUTION: The optical measuring instrument 1 used for the method for optically measuring a sample S flowing through the channel 11 includes the channel 11 for flowing the sample S, a first light source 12, having a light emitting diode (LED: Light Emitting Diode) for implementing an optical adjustment and/or an image confirmation within the channel, a second light source 13 for irradiating the sample flowing through the channel with a light, and the optical detector 14 for detecting spectrums emitted from the first and second light sources. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT