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US 7,004,901 B2Granted
Method and kit for the transdermal determination of analyte concentration in blood
OwnerFalk Fishinventor
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Abstract
A method is provided for determining the level of an analyte in the blood of an individual by measuring the level of the analyte in an interstitial fluid or in any other non blood fluid which does not contain red blood cells and adjusting the measurement value by the concentration of at least one reference analyte.
Claims10
A method for determining the level of an analyte in the blood of an individual, comprising the steps of:
- (i) measuring the level of said analyte in an interstitial fluid or in any other non blood fluid obtained non-invasively from the skin of a tested individual, wherein said interstitial fluid or any other non blood fluid does not contain red blood cells, and
- (ii) adjusting the measurement value by the concentration of at least one reference analyte measured in said interstitial fluid or in said any other non blood fluid of step (i), thereby determining the level of said analyte.
A method for determining the level of an analyte in the blood of an individual comprising:
- (i) contacting the skin of said individual with water to obtain a water specimen;
- (ii) determining the level of said analyte in the water specimen of step (i);
- (iii) determining the level of one or more reference analytes in the water specimen of step (i);
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- (iv) calculating the level of said analyte in the blood of the tested individual based on the measurement in (ii) and (iii).
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