Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1994-11-03
1996-07-16
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 500
Patent
active
055357440
ABSTRACT:
A blood chemistry analyzer for determining the concentration of various chemical compounds or analytes in a patient's blood in a non-invasive manner employs a plurality of electrodes, an isotonic bath, a spectrophotometer, and a control unit. Adhesive electrodes are attached to the patient's skin such that the patient's entire peripheral blood supply system is analyzed. The controller provides a signal to the electrodes that causes the electrodes to develop an electrical charge, or potential, having a magnitude proportional to the detected charge for the analyte of interest. This potential is transmitted to an isotonic bath where it causes a portion of the dissolved salts to separate into anions and cations. The amount of separation is proportional to the magnitude of the electrical potential. Predetermined volumes of the anion/cation saturated isotonic solution are piped into reagent wells containing a reagent corresponding to the specific blood analyte of interest. The test solution is transported to a spectrophotometer where it is analyzed by known methods. The spectrophotometer transmits digitized test data to a microprocessor located in the control unit. The microprocessor performs calculations on these digital values according to algorithms stored in the microprocessor storage unit.
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