REAGENTLESS ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES

    公开(公告)号:CA2341538A1

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-09

    申请号:CA2341538

    申请日:1999-08-27

    Applicant: ABBOTT LAB

    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.

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