Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To pursue temperature-induced glycolysis in the noninvasive measurement of glucose. SOLUTION: The change of glucose metabolism inside a skin nutrition capillary tube is induced, the change of localized reflectance optical signals in a plurality of distances between a light source and a detector and a plurality of wavelengths is measured as the function of the time of bringing a probe into contact with the skin, a time window capable of minimizing the influence of tissue and probe adaptation on signals is selected, and also the signals measured within the time window are used for the following calculation. One set of functions is calculated from a plurality of localized reflectance values in the plurality of distances between the light source and the detector and the plurality of wavelengths at a plurality of time intervals in at least two wavelengths within the time window, calibration relation between the combination of calculation functions and the glucose concentration of a living body is derived, and the calibration relation is used in order to predict the glucose concentration in body liquid in the following measurement. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a non-invasive estimation method of glucose and a non-invasive estimation device of glucose which enable the track of temperature-induced sugar decomposition in non-invasive estimation of glucose.SOLUTION: Owing to glucose metabolic change induction, glucose metabolism, and hemoglobin variant concentration change in a skin nutritional capillary, a localized reflectance optical probe which is adjusted at temperature different from skin temperature makes contact with skin. A time window for data collection which can minimize the impact of tissue-probe adaptability for a signal is selected. The change of a localized reflected light signal for various distances between a light source and a detector, various wavelengths, various degrees of contact time is measured from the skin contact of a probe for a given length of time. A function change in relation to the influence of heat stimulation for light absorption change by hemoglobin is calculated as a result of the influence of temperature for glucose metabolism. The function change in relation to the effect of heat stimulation for light attenuation change is calculated as a result of light scattering and blood flow change. The calibration relation between the combination of a function which is drawn from the signal of localized reflectance and glucose concentration is drawn. In order to predict a glucose concentration in a subject in subsequent time, measurement and the established calibration relation are used.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information system performing measurements regarding to chemical and or biological reaction, and a method using the same.SOLUTION: There are provided a method and system for determining the quantity of an analyte initially present in a chemical and or biological reaction as well as a computer implemented method and system to automate a portion of the analysis comprising mathematical or graphical analysis of an amplification reaction. The amount of the target present in the test sample can be objectively quantified without calculating variable threshold values and Ct values. The information usable in determining the degree of inhibition in the reaction can be obtained by the shape analysis of the PCR amplification curve of the data in cycles after Ct, etc., which are ignored before.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an improved system for separating a plasma or a serum from a whole blood by constituting of a matrix of a hydrophilic sintered porous substance associated with at least one type of red blood cell coagulant. SOLUTION: The system 10 comprises a housing 12 having an inlet 13 and an outlet hole 16. A device 17 is placed in the housing 12 and the device 17 contains a porous polyethylene matrix 18. The matrix contains a coagulant and is formed in a cylindrical state having a diameter of 3.5 mm and a height of 5 mm. Accurate shape and size give an influence to a retaining time and an efficiency. A paper matrix 20 is placed in the housing 12. The matrix 18 has an inlet 14 and an outlet 15 and has a liquid receiving relation to the matrix 20. The matrix 20 and the matrix 18 may contain a reagent necessary for analyzing a selected object to be analyzed for the blood.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an apparatus in which serum or plasma is separated quickly from whole blood while the serum or the plasma in a minimum amount is being held in the gap of a matrix by a method wherein the matrix has a pore diameter selected in such a way that individual red corpuscles are passed and that aggregated red corpuscles are held. SOLUTION: An apparatus is composed of a matrix for a hydrophilic sintered porous substance in which at least one kind of a red corpuscle flocculant is built. The matrix has a pore diameter selected in such a way that individual red corpuscles are passed through the matrix and that aggregated cells are held by the matrix. The apparatus quickly separates serum or plasma from whole blood while only the serum or the plasma in a minimum residual amount is being held inside the gap of the porus substance. The pore diameter of the matrix is selected in such a way that substantially all red corpuscles existing in the whole blood are aggregated so as to be held in the matrix by taking into consideration the length and the volume of the matrix, the volume of a blood sample to be treated and a cabability by which the flocculant aggregates the red corpuscles.
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A method and system for determining the quantity of an analyte initially present in a chemical and or biological reaction as well as a computer implemented method and system to automate portions of the analysis comprising mathematical or graphical analysis of an amplification reaction.
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A method for the determination of hemoglobin and hematocrit by means of an apparatus that is capable of controlling the temperature of a defined subcutaneous volume of human skin. The method involves a calculation of hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit value that takes into consideration the values of optical parameters of the sample at various pre-set temperatures. It employs steady state optical measurements of samples, such as, for example, human tissue, by means of a reflectance tissue photometer and localized control of the temperature of the sample. An optical signal from a defined subcutaneous volume of human skin is measured as the temperature of this volume is controlled. This allows determination of hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit value non-invasively in a population of subjects having different skin colors by means of steady state reflectance measurements. The determination of hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit value is useful for monitoring patients, testing at the point of care, and screening for anemia. This method has the advantage for the determination of analytes in weak cardiac pulse situations, such as, for example, in elderly patients.
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Apparatus and method for determining at least one parameter, e.g., concentration, of at least one analyte, e.g., urea, of a biological sample, e.g., urine. A biological sample particularly suitable for the apparatus and method of this invention is urine. In general, spectroscopic measurements can be used to quantify the concentrations of one or more analytes in a biological sample. In order to obtain concentration values of certain analytes, such as hemoglobin and bilirubin, visible light absorption spectroscopy can be used. In order to obtain concentration values of other analytes, such as urea, creatinine, glucose, ketones, and protein, infrared light absorption spectroscopy can be used. The apparatus and method of this invention utilize one or more mathematical techniques to improve the accuracy of measurement of parameters of analytes in a biological sample. The invention also provides an apparatus and method for measuring the refractive index of a sample of biological fluid while making spectroscopic measurements substantially simultaneously.
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A method and apparatus for the measurement of trans-cutaneous diffuse reflectance at a single sampling distance for determining the concentration of an analyte in a biological sample, such as, for example, human tissue. The determination of the concentration of the analyte has been found to depend o n the sampling distance and reaches an optimal result at a defined sampling distance for a given analyte and a given sample. The method involves measuri ng the light re-emitted from the sample at a distance from a light introduction site and correlating the intensity of the re-emitted light to the concentration of an analyte. For a given sample, the distance between the light collection site and a light introduction site (i.e., the sampling distance) corresponds to the depth from the surface into the sample at which scattering and absorption events significantly affect the intensity of re- emitted light (i.e., the sampling depth). Prior knowledge about the sample determines the optimal sampling depth for performing a measurement for a specific analyte and the corresponding sampling distance needed to reach tha t optimal sampling depth. Optimization of the sampling distance, as well as th e correlation relationship, can be established in a calibration procedure.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for determining at least one parameter, e.g., concentration, of at least one analyte, e.g., urea, of a biological sample, e.g., urine. A biological sample particularly suitable for the apparatus and method of this invention is urine. In general, spectroscopic measurements ca n be used to quantify the concentrations of one or more analytes in a biologic al sample. In order to obtain concentration values of certain analytes, such as hemoglobin and bilirubin, visible light absorption spectroscopy can be used. In order to obtain concentration values of other analytes, such as urea, creatinine, glucose, ketones, and protein, infrared light absorption spectroscopy can be used. The apparatus and method of this invention utilize one or more mathematical techniques to improve the accuracy of measurement o f parameters of analytes in a biological sample. The invention also provides a n apparatus and method for measuring the refractive index of a sample of biological fluid while making spectroscopic measurements substantially simultaneously.