SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE MONITORING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract a biological fluid from an organism and continuously monitor its characteristics, as for a system and method for monitoring the characteristics of a biological fluid extracted from an organism.SOLUTION: The system for monitoring the characteristics of the biological...

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Main Authors HATCH MICHAEL R, SAMUELS MARK A, EPPSTEIN JONATHAN A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.01.2013
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract a biological fluid from an organism and continuously monitor its characteristics, as for a system and method for monitoring the characteristics of a biological fluid extracted from an organism.SOLUTION: The system for monitoring the characteristics of the biological fluid extracted from the organism includes: a tissue interface device 100 suitable for positioning on or about a surface of a biological membrane of the organism and a monitor and control unit 200 coupled to the tissue interface device 100. The tissue interface device 100 comprises a sensor 115 positioned in a flow path of the fluid for continuously sensing a characteristic of the biological fluid as it flows out from one or more artificial openings formed in the biological membrane. The sensor generates 115 a sensor signal representative thereof. The monitor and control unit 200 electrically or optically reads the sensor 115 to obtain a measurement of a characteristic, such as concentration of a particular analyte, of the biological fluid.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20120201710