System and method for creating a stable optical interface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8219172
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11378538

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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.

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  • MASIMO CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Apple, Howard P Winter Park, US 25 3328
Bennett, William Henry Bethlehem, US 20 6678
Schurman, Matthew J Somerset, US 31 12007
Shakespeare, Walter J Macungie, US 32 10651
Wallace, Phillip William Bernardsville, US 21 4730

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