Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-04-19
2008-08-19
Nasser, Jr., Robert L. (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring or detecting nonradioactive constituent of body...
C600S365000, C604S004010, C210S321750
Reexamination Certificate
active
07415299
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for substance monitoring. One application is an easy to handle continuous glucose monitor using a group of hollow out-of-plane silicon microneedles to sample substances in interstitial fluid from the epidermal skin layer. The glucose of the interstitial fluid permeates a dialysis membrane and reaches a sensor. Using MEMS technology, for example, allows well-established batch fabrication at low cost.
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Liepmann Dorian
Pisano Albert
Stoeber Boris
Zimmermann Stefan
LeBlank, Esq. Stephen J.
Nasser Jr. Robert L.
Quine Intellectual Property Law Group P.C.
The Regents of the University of California
Toth Karen E
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