Apparatus for measuring concentration of light-absorbing substance in blood

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PATENT NO 7257433
APP PUB NO 20040176670A1
SERIAL NO

10768680

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An apparatus for measuring a concentration of a light-absorbing substance in blood is disclosed. A light emitter emits light beams to irradiate a living tissue, each of the light beams being associated with one wavelength which is absorbed by the blood. A first instrument measures first intensities of the light beams, which are to be incident on the living tissue. A second instrument measures second intensities of the light beams, which are transmitted through the living tissue. A first calculator calculates an attenuation variation ratio, which is a ratio of attenuation variations of the respective light beams due to variation of a volume of the blood caused by pulsation, based on the second intensities of the light beams. A second calculator calculates the concentration based on the first intensities, the second intensities, and the attenuation variation ratio.

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  • NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kobayashi, Naoki Tokyo, JP 397 4881
Takamura, Yoshiaki Tokyo, JP 2 377
Takeda, Sunao Tokyo, JP 47 960
Usuda, Takashi Tokyo, JP 11 650

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