Low noise finger cot probe

Apparatus for analyzing human tissue, said apparatus comprising:

• flexible carrier means for engaging the human tissue to be analyzed at one side of said carrier means, said carrier means including electromagnetic energy source means to emit electromagnetic energy towards said tissue and electromagnetic energy detector means to detect the energy emitted by said electromagnetic energy source means;
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• tissue receptacle means having a first end attached at a side of said carrier means opposite the one side thereof engaging said tissue and a flexible opposite end rolled up upon itself and adapted to be unrolled over said first end in a direction towards said carrier means so as to surround the tissue to be analyzed and simultaneously move said carrier means around said tissue such that said detector means is arranged relative to said source means to receive the electromagnetic energy emitted by said source means,
• the magnitude of the electromagnetic energy received by said detector means providing information regarding said tissue.

A method for analyzing human tissue by means of a tissue receptacle having a first closed end and an opposite open end that is rolled up upon itself such that said first closed end and said opposite rolled up end are spaced a first distance from one another, said method comprising the steps of:

• unrolling the rolled up open end of said receptacle away from said final end so as to form a tubular enclosure with said closed first end for surrounding said tissue, the length of said tubular enclosure between said unrolled open end and said closed first end being substantially greater than the first distance between said rolled up open end and said closed end;
• locating a source of electromagnetic energy at one side of said tissue to be analyzed to transmit electromagnetic energy towards said tissue;
• locating a detector of electromagnetic energy at the opposite side of the tissue to be analyzed to receive the electromagnetic energy transmitted by said source;
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• computing the magnitude of the electromagnetic energy received by said detector from said source for providing information regarding said tissue.