Abstract:
A device may determine a calibration value for a spectrometer using light from a first light source; deactivate the first light source after determining the calibration value; perform measurement with regard to a sample based on the calibration value, wherein the measurement of the sample is performed using light from a second light source; determine that the calibration value is to be updated; and update the calibration value using the light from the first light source.
Abstract:
A portable blood glucose monitoring meter that employs an analog circuit in conjunction with a manually rotatable dial that varies the resistance of a potentiometer to locate a null position that balances the measure taken of the blood glucose-induced changes in the chemistries of disposable test strips. The dial supports a replaceable, pre-printed, man-readable calibration disk. The calibration disk displays in man-readable format blood glucose concentrations in milligrams per milliliter calibrated to the specific batch-lot chemistries of the disposable test strips used with the meter. A patient places a replaceable batch-lot calibration disk upon the dial, and inserts a corresponding test strip bearing a drop of capillary blood into the meter. The patient then manually adjusts the dial until prompting arrows indicate a null position. If the dial has rotated past the null position, an opposing arrow will illuminate indicating a need to rotate the dial in the opposite direction. The procedure is repeated until a null position is found. At the null position, the prompting arrows illuminate simultaneously. The concentration of the patient's blood glucose in milligrams per milliliter is then read directly from the number appearing on the calibration disk at the null point.
Abstract:
An optical fluid tester device for testing a fluid sample in an ampoule includes an ampoule cradle, a radiation source, a radiation detector and an analyzer. The ampoule cradle supports the ampoule. The ampoule with the fluid sample serves as a lens whose focal properties are dependent on the index of refraction of the fluid sample. The radiation source irradiates the ampoule. The radiation detector is located opposite the radiation source so that the ampoule, when supported by the ampoule cradle, lies between the radiation source and the radiation detector. The detector serves to detect the intensity of the incident radiation. The analyzer verifies the composition of the fluid sample based on the detected intensity, which is dependent on the focal properties of the ampoule and is, therefore, indicative of the composition of the fluid sample.
Abstract:
A standard plane sample which supplies an optical characteristic measuring device with reference data. The standard plane sample including a sample portion that is measured by the optical characteristic measuring device to supply measurement data, and a recording medium that stores identification data for identifying a kind of the sample portion as well as reference data corresponding to the optical characteristic of the sample portion.
Abstract:
A device may determine a calibration value for a spectrometer using light from a first light source; deactivate the first light source after determining the calibration value; perform measurement with regard to a sample based on the calibration value, wherein the measurement of the sample is performed using light from a second light source; determine that the calibration value is to be updated; and update the calibration value using the light from the first light source.
Abstract:
An optical fluid tester device for testing a fluid sample in an ampoule includes an ampoule cradle, a radiation source, a radiation detector and an analyzer. The ampoule cradle supports the ampoule. The ampoule with the fluid sample serves as a lens whose focal properties are dependent on the index of refraction of the fluid sample. The radiation source irradiates the ampoule. The radiation detector is located opposite the radiation source so that the ampoule, when supported by the ampoule cradle, lies between the radiation source and the radiation detector. The detector serves to detect the intensity of the incident radiation. The analyzer verifies the composition of the fluid sample based on the detected intensity, which is dependent on the focal properties of the ampoule and is, therefore, indicative of the composition of the fluid sample.
Abstract:
A standard plane sample which supplies an optical characteristic measuring device with reference data. The standard plane sample including a sample portion that is measured by the optical characteristic measuring device to supply measurement data, and a recording medium that stores identification data for identifying a kind of the sample portion as well as reference data corresponding to the optical characteristic of the sample portion.
Abstract:
A device may determine a calibration value for a spectrometer using light from a first light source; deactivate the first light source after determining the calibration value; perform measurement with regard to a sample based on the calibration value, wherein the measurement of the sample is performed using light from a second light source; determine that the calibration value is to be updated; and update the calibration value using the light from the first light source.
Abstract:
A monitoring system is presented for monitoring quality of fluid in a fluid chamber. The system includes: a sensing system which comprises sensing units of different types configured to measure multiple parameters of the fluid and generate corresponding measured fluid quality data and to perform self-diagnostic of an operational condition of the sensing system and generate sensing data indicative of sensing quality, and a control system comprising a local controller configured to be responsive to data indicative of a relation between the measured fluid quality data and the sensing quality and selectively generate operational data to initiate one or more of the following: generation of alarm signal indicative of an abnormal condition of the quality of the fluid, correction of the measured fluid quality data in accordance with the sensing quality; and replacement of one or more elements of the sensing units.
Abstract:
A portable blood chemistry monitoring meter that employs an analog circuit in conjunction with a manually adjustable potentiometer to locate a null position that balances the measure taken of the blood chemistry-induced changes in the chemistries of disposable test strips. The meter displays in pre-printed, man-readable format blood chemistry concentrations that are individually calibrated to the specific batch-lot chemistries of the disposable test strips used with the meter. In a preferred embodiment, the meter is a blood glucose monitoring meter.