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- the present application relates generally to the non-invasive measurement of various substances in a body, such as the measurement of the concentration of glucose in the human body and, more specifically, to a method employing an electro-optical system to non-invasively analyze the concentration of a substance in a body.
- Spectroscopic techniques using infrared (“IR”) radiation are known in the prior art and have been widely used for non-invasive measurement of the concentration of substances of interest in a body.
- IR infrared
- One area of particular interest is the use of these techniques for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of glucose and other constituents of the human bloodstream.
- the infrared spectra includes the near infrared (approximately 1 to 3 microns), the middle infrared (approximately 3 to 6 microns), the far infrared (approximately 6 to 15 microns), and the extreme infrared (approximately 15 to 100 microns).
- Typical prior art glucose and other non-invasive blood constituent measuring devices operate in the near infrared regions where the absorption of infrared energy by glucose and other blood constituents is relatively low.
- glucose and other blood constituents have strong and distinguishable absorption spectra in both the middle and far infrared regions.
- the present application discloses a method to analyze and determine, non-invasively, the concentration of a substance in a body.
- the method comprises the steps of changing the temperature of the surface of a body from a first temperature to a second temperature, then changing the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature back to the first temperature. Measuring the infrared radiation absorbed or emitted from the body in a first wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the change of the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature back to the first temperature. Measuring the infrared radiation absorbed or emitted from the body in a second wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the change of the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature.
- the method further comprises measuring the temperature at the surface of the body, and measuring the ambient temperature.
- the method further comprises the steps of calculating a normalized ratio parameter based on the IR radiation measured for the first wavelength band, the IR radiation measured for the second wavelength band, the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature, and determining the concentration of the substance in the body by correlating the normalized ratio parameter with the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature.
- An empirically deprived lookup table may be used to correlate the normalized ratio parameter with the concentration of the substance in the body.
- FIG. 1 is a plot of infrared radiation emitted from and absorbed by a hypothetical body across a given spectrum
- FIG. 2 is a plot of far infrared radiation emitted from and absorbed by a hypothetical body and a blackbody across a given spectrum
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a system for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of a substance in a body
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the optical and detector apparatus of FIG. 3 illustrating the path of travel for electromagnetic rays between the body and the detector;
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of a system for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of a substance in a body
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the control electronics for the systems illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating the temperature recovery function of the human skin as measured with the optical and detector system of FIGS. 3 , 4 and 5 ;
- FIG. 8 is a process flow chart illustrating one embodiment of the present method for analyzing a concentration of a substance in a body.
- Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods to non-invasively analyze and measure the concentration of a substance in a body.
- the analyzed substance may be glucose in the human bloodstream.
- the present methods may be used to analyze and measure concentrations of other substances as well, such as cholesterol, for example.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a sample plot of the IR radiation emission spectrum for a hypothetical body, where the ambient temperature T A is equal to x and the body temperature T B is equal to y. As shown, for a given ambient temperature and body temperature, a body more readily emits and absorbs IR radiation at certain wavelengths, represented by the peaks 10 in the spectrum shown by curve 12 .
- the IR spectra includes the near infrared (approximately 1 to 3 microns), the middle infrared (approximately 3 to 6 microns), the far infrared (approximately 6 to 15 microns), and the extreme infrared (approximately 15 to 100 microns).
- IR absorption/emission is particularly distinctive in the far infrared (“FIR”) spectrum.
- FIR far infrared
- Embodiments of the present methods measure the FIR radiation absorbed or emitted by a body at different wavelength bandwidths or bands.
- the first wavelength band (or bands) is selected to be in a band (or bands) where the substance of interest is known to have significant absorption/emission characteristics.
- the second wavelength band (or bands) is selected to be in a band (or bands) where the substance is known to have no or negligible absorption/emission.
- the second wavelength band (or bands) is selected to be the entire FIR absorption/emission spectrum of the body.
- the FIR measurements are normalized against a blackbody.
- a blackbody as those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, is one that absorbs and emits radiation with a theoretical emissivity of one.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a sample plot of the FIR absorption/emission spectrum for a hypothetical body (solid curve 20 ) and for a blackbody (dashed curve 22 ).
- the ambient temperature T A is the same.
- the body temperature T B is the same for each set of measurements.
- the dashed vertical lines define a first wavelength band 24 in which the substance whose concentration is to be measured is known to have an FIR absorption/emission peak 26 .
- the selected band 24 may be between about 9.3 microns and about 9.9 microns.
- the temperature of an area of the surface of a body is changed from a first temperature to a second temperature for a period of time (i.e., as by heating or cooling), and then allowed to recover or revert from the second temperature to the first temperature over a period of time.
- the IR radiation from the surface of the body is measured both in the wavelength bandwidth for the substance of interest and in the wavelength bandwidth not including the wavelength of the substance of interest at each of a plurality of predetermined time intervals.
- the results of the measurements are plotted as a function of elapsed time versus temperature of the surface in two curves, one for the wavelength bandwidth of interest and one for the wavelength bandwidth not including the wavelength of interest.
- the difference between the two curves or functions due to the contribution of the IR wavelength emission/absorption of the substance of interest in the body can be analyzed by calculating the value of the functions for the two curves at each of the measurement times or by determining the difference between the constants for each of the two curves.
- the average ratio of the two radiation measurements after normalization for a black body reading is correlated to the concentration of the desired substance in the body, such as the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream of a human body, for example.
- the illustrated embodiment of the present system 30 comprises an infrared (“IR”) radiation detector 32 , an IR filter assembly 34 , heating and/or cooling apparatus 36 , and apparatus 38 for measuring the ambient temperature.
- the IR detector 32 measures the body surface temperature.
- the IR detector 32 may comprise a thermopile with collimating optics.
- the IR detector 32 may comprise a different type of detector, such as a bolometer, for example.
- the system 30 shown in FIG. 3 further comprises a display 42 for presenting information such as the substance concentration, the measured parameters and other information of interest.
- the display 42 may comprise a liquid crystal display (“LCD”).
- the IR filter assembly 34 is positioned between the body and the IR detector 32 .
- the IR filter assembly 34 comprises two filters 44 , 46 , although those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the IR filter assembly 34 may include any number of filters.
- a first filter, filter 44 for example, will preferably be a narrow band filter passing the wavelengths of the spectral characteristic of the substance being measured.
- a second filter, filter 46 for example, will preferably be a narrow band filter passing those wavelengths of a spectral characteristic not sensitive to the substance being measured.
- filter 46 will limit the bandwidth to that region of the spectrum where there is no emission for the substance being measured (for glucose, for example, the bandwidth may be 10.5 ⁇ -15 ⁇ ), while filter 44 would have a bandwidth characteristic of the emission of the substance being measured (for glucose, for example, the bandwidth may be 8.5 ⁇ -10.5 ⁇ .
- the second filter 46 may transmit, for example, all of the IR radiation between approximately 7 microns and approximately 15 microns.
- the system 30 includes a drive motor 52 .
- the drive motor 52 may comprise a solenoid.
- the drive motor 52 is configured to provide a motive force for changing a position of the filter assembly 34 with respect to the IR detector 32 . Activation of the drive motor 52 enables the filters 44 , 46 to be sequentially positioned between the body and the IR detector 32 as each IR radiation measurement is taken.
- FIG. 4 a schematic perspective view is shown of the configuration of an optical subsystem 13 and IR detector 32 components of the system 30 shown in FIG. 3 , illustrating the path of travel for IR radiation rays between a body 11 and the detector 32 .
- the detector 32 includes a detector element 23 , detector base 25 and detector leads 27 .
- the configuration of the optical and detector components is designed such that an image 12 of the sensitive or active area 47 of the detector 15 is created at the body 11 on the focal plane of mirror 31 .
- the area of image 12 at the surface of body 11 preferably has a diameter of approximately 6 mm.
- IR radiation emitted from or reflected by the body 11 at image 12 in beam 41 is collected and collimated by mirror 31 .
- the IR radiation is reflected by mirror 31 and propagated to mirror 29 in a collimated beam 43 of parallel rays via filter 44 or filter 46 .
- the focal plane of mirror 29 is located at the surface of a sensitive area of the IR detector 32 .
- the beam 43 reaching mirror 29 is reflected and propagated as beam 45 and focused at the focal plane of mirror 29 incident on the IR detector 32 sensitive area.
- the optical subsystem 13 is aligned such that the image 12 is positioned at the surface of body 11 and the beam 41 of IR radiation is incident on the sensitive area of IR detector 32 via mirror 31 , filter 33 or filter 35 and mirror 29 .
- mirrors 29 and 31 are preferably ninety-degree)(90°) off-axis parabolic mirrors coated with gold or other suitable reflective material.
- mirror 29 will have a focal length of about one (1) inch and mirror 31 will have a focal length of about three (3) inches.
- Other suitably designed reflective mirrors may be used for the optical subsystem 13 such as ellipsoid mirrors or a combination of ellipsoid and hyperbolic mirrors, for example.
- Filter 44 and filter 46 are mounted in frame 48 , frame 48 being positioned between mirror 29 and mirror 31 .
- the filters 44 , 46 are switched between positions intercepting the beam 43 using a suitable driving mechanism, such as a motor or pneumatic pressure, for example, coupled to frame 48 .
- motor 52 is coupled to the frame 48 and positions the frame 48 between the mirror 29 and mirror 31 such that the desired filter 44 , 46 intercepts the beam 43 .
- FIG. 5 a block diagram of an alternative embodiment of the present system 60 is shown.
- the drive motor 52 and the filter assembly 34 are replaced with a plurality of fixed position IR detectors.
- two IR detectors 62 , 64 are shown.
- each IR detector 62 , 64 includes its own IR filter 66 , 68 , respectively.
- the filters 66 , 68 may, for example, be substantially similar to the two filters 44 , 46 provided in the embodiment of FIG. 3 with respect to the wavelengths of IR radiation each filter transmits.
- the illustrated embodiments of the present system, 30 , 60 include apparatus 38 for measuring the ambient temperature.
- the ambient temperature measuring apparatus 38 may comprise a thermistor, such as a negative temperature coefficient thermistor.
- the ambient temperature measuring apparatus 38 will be referred to as thermistor 38 .
- the ambient temperature measuring apparatus 38 may be any apparatus that is suitable for measuring the ambient temperature, such as a thermocouple, for example.
- the thermistor 38 is shown attached to the IR detectors 32 and 62 , 64 , those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that it need not be.
- the thermistor 38 measures the temperature of a housing (not shown) of the IR detectors 32 and 62 , 64 which is typically equal to the ambient temperature.
- FIG. 6 a block diagram illustrating the control electronics for the systems illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5 is shown.
- Outputs 33 and 67 , 69 of the IR detector(s) 32 and 62 , 64 , the thermistor 38 output 39 , and control inputs 55 , 56 of the drive motor 52 and the heating/cooling apparatus 36 , respectively, are connected to control electronics 54 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates further details of the control electronics 54 , which include a processing unit 71 and memory 72 .
- the memory 72 may include one or more lookup tables for calculating and determining results of the measurements taken by the present system 30 , 60 .
- the memory 72 may include an empirically derived lookup table that correlates a normalized ration parameter with the concentration of the substance of interest in the body.
- the processing unit 71 may comprise a central processing unit (“CPU”) running software and/or firmware.
- the processing unit 71 may comprise one or more application-specific integrated circuits (“ASIC”).
- the processing unit 71 also drives the display 42 to display results that may include the substance concentration, the measurements taken by the IR detectors 32 and 62 , 64 and/or the thermistor 38 , and other information of interest.
- the processing unit 71 also controls a motor drive 74 , which in turn controls the drive motor 52 to change the position of the filter assembly 34 with respect to the IR detector 32 .
- the illustrated control electronics 54 include one or more switches 75 for switching between measurement channels.
- the switches 75 might change between a first channel that carries a signal from the IR detector 32 or IR detectors 62 , 64 and a second channel that carries a signal from the thermistor 38 .
- the processing unit 71 controls the switches 75 .
- the illustrated control electronics 54 further include an integrating amplifier 77 .
- the integrating amplifier 77 amplifies a voltage generated by the IR detector 32 or IR detectors 62 , 64 to a measurable value.
- the voltage generated by the IR detector 32 or IR detectors 62 , 64 is proportional to the detected body IR radiation, and may be very small.
- the illustrated control electronics 54 further includes a comparator 79 .
- the comparator 79 together with the integrating amplifier 77 , converts the voltage from the IR detector 32 or IR detectors 62 , 64 into a time interval that is inversely proportional to the input voltage and is measured by the processing unit 71 .
- the heating/cooling apparatus 36 comprises a Peltier element 82 configured to provide a desired amount of heat or cold, a fan 84 to drive the heated or cooled air, and a funnel 86 to direct the heated or cooled air onto the body surface.
- a Peltier element 82 configured to provide a desired amount of heat or cold
- a fan 84 to drive the heated or cooled air
- a funnel 86 to direct the heated or cooled air onto the body surface.
- the heat/cooling apparatus 36 may be any apparatus that is suitable for this purpose.
- Applying heat or cold to the body (skin) surface stimulates the absorption or emission of IR radiation by the substance whose concentration is to be measured.
- IR radiation In the case of glucose, for example, cooling the skin stimulates the absorption of IR radiation while heating the skin stimulates the emission of IR radiation.
- the heating/cooling apparatus 36 heats or cools the surface area of the body from a first temperature to a second temperature and maintains the surface area at the second temperature for a predetermined amount of time.
- the heating/cooling apparatus 36 may also be utilized to heat or cool the surface area to change the temperature of the surface from the second temperature to the first temperature, or an intermediate temperature, at a controlled rate.
- FIG. 7 a graph illustrating the temperature recovery function of the surface of a body as measured with the optical and detector system of FIGS. 3 , 4 and 5 is shown.
- the graph 70 shown in FIG. 7 illustrates the temperature recovery function of the human skin as measured with an electro-optical system employing two IR filters.
- the upper curve 73 describes the function of the recovery of the skin's temperature from a second temperature to a first temperature as measured with a filter for a first wavelength band where the substance of interest has a strong absorption/emission characteristic.
- the lower curve 76 describes the function of the recovery of the skin's temperature from a second temperature to a first temperature as measured with a filter for a second wavelength band where the substance of interest has no or a negligible absorption/emission characteristic.
- the lower curve 76 could describe the function of the recovery of the skin's temperature from a second temperature to a first temperature as measured with a filter for the entire FIR wavelength band including both a wavelength band where the substance of interest has a strong absorption/emission characteristic as well as the remaining wavelength band where the substance of interest has no or a negligible absorption/emission characteristic.
- the IR radiation measurements taken by the IR detector 32 or the detectors 62 , 64 are plotted as a function of the temperature of the surface of the body versus the elapsed time when the temperature of the surface begins to change back to a first temperature from a second temperature.
- the process flowchart 80 illustrates one embodiment of a method for measuring the concentration of a substance within a body.
- the IR radiation detector(s) 32 or 62 , 64 and the heating/cooling apparatus 36 are positioned with respect to the body surface.
- the heating/cooling apparatus 36 is activated to heat (or cool) the temperature of the body surface area, such as image area 12 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), for example, to change the surface area from a first temperature to a second temperature. The temperature of the body surface area is then held at the second temperature for a predetermined period of time.
- the heating/cooling apparatus 36 is activated to cool (or heat) the body surface area to change the surface area from the second temperature back to the first temperature at a predetermined rate.
- air at an ambient temperature may be used to cool (or heat) the body surface area to change the temperature of the body surface area from the second temperature back to the first temperature.
- the absorption/emission of IR radiation over each of the first and second wavelength bands, the ambient temperature and the body surface temperature are measured at predetermined time intervals as the temperature of the body surface area changes back to the first temperature from the second temperature.
- measurement of the IR radiation in both the first and second wavelengths is accomplished by switching between the two filters 44 , 46 at each of the predetermined time intervals.
- all of the measured parameters including the IR radiation in both the first and second wavelength bands can be measured simultaneously.
- the normalized ratio parameter is calculated from the IR radiation measurements.
- the normalized ratio parameter is correlated with the ambient temperature and the body surface temperature using a lookup table.
- the substance concentration is displayed.
- an alternative method of measuring the absorption/emission of IR radiation, the ambient temperature and the body surface temperature is to first scan the body surface while taking multiple measurements at various points on the body surface to determine the most desirable location on the surface of the body to measure the concentration of the substance.
- Software for example, may be used to identify the most desirable location on the surface of the body from the plurality of measurements taken during the body scan. Parameters for selecting the most desirable location may be, for example, repeatability, maximum signal strength, and the like.
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Embodiments of the present methods measure a concentration of a substance, such as glucose, in a body. The described embodiments change the temperature of the surface of a body from a first temperature to a second temperature, then change the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature back to the first temperature, and measure a first amount of infrared (“IR”) radiation absorbed or emitted from the surface of the body in a first wavelength band, and a second amount of IR radiation absorbed or emitted from the surface of the body in a second wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the time period that the temperature of the surface of the body changes from the second temperature back to the first temperature. The described embodiments also measure a temperature at the surface of the body and an ambient temperature. A normalized ratio parameter is calculated from the four measurements, and the concentration of the substance in the body is determined by correlating the normalized ration parameter with the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature.
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- This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/607,903, entitled “Apparatus and Method for Non-Invasive Measurement of a Substance Within a Body” and filed on Oct. 28, 2009, and Ser. No. 12/101,859, entitled “Apparatus and Methods for Non-Invasive Measurement of a Substance Within a Body” and filed on Apr. 11, 2008. Each of these applications is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
- The present application relates generally to the non-invasive measurement of various substances in a body, such as the measurement of the concentration of glucose in the human body and, more specifically, to a method employing an electro-optical system to non-invasively analyze the concentration of a substance in a body.
- Spectroscopic techniques using infrared (“IR”) radiation are known in the prior art and have been widely used for non-invasive measurement of the concentration of substances of interest in a body. One area of particular interest is the use of these techniques for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of glucose and other constituents of the human bloodstream.
- The infrared spectra includes the near infrared (approximately 1 to 3 microns), the middle infrared (approximately 3 to 6 microns), the far infrared (approximately 6 to 15 microns), and the extreme infrared (approximately 15 to 100 microns). Typical prior art glucose and other non-invasive blood constituent measuring devices operate in the near infrared regions where the absorption of infrared energy by glucose and other blood constituents is relatively low. However, it is known that glucose and other blood constituents have strong and distinguishable absorption spectra in both the middle and far infrared regions.
- Several patents disclose methods to non-invasively measure the concentration of a substance, such as glucose, for example, in the bloodstream using infrared detection systems and methods. However, none of the disclosed methods consider a method of analysis of the concentration of a substance in a body wherein infrared emissions from a surface of the body are measured in a plurality of time intervals while the temperature of the surface changes from a first temperature to a second temperature.
- The present application discloses a method to analyze and determine, non-invasively, the concentration of a substance in a body. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of changing the temperature of the surface of a body from a first temperature to a second temperature, then changing the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature back to the first temperature. Measuring the infrared radiation absorbed or emitted from the body in a first wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the change of the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature back to the first temperature. Measuring the infrared radiation absorbed or emitted from the body in a second wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the change of the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature. The method further comprises measuring the temperature at the surface of the body, and measuring the ambient temperature. The method further comprises the steps of calculating a normalized ratio parameter based on the IR radiation measured for the first wavelength band, the IR radiation measured for the second wavelength band, the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature, and determining the concentration of the substance in the body by correlating the normalized ratio parameter with the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature. An empirically deprived lookup table may be used to correlate the normalized ratio parameter with the concentration of the substance in the body.
- The following figures, in which like numerals indicate like elements, form part of the present specification and are included to further demonstrate certain aspects of the present disclosure. These embodiments depict the novel and non-obvious aspects of the disclosure shown in the accompanying drawings, which are for illustrative purpose only. The disclosure may be better understood by reference to one or more of these figures in combination with the detailed written description of specific embodiments presented herein.
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FIG. 1 is a plot of infrared radiation emitted from and absorbed by a hypothetical body across a given spectrum; -
FIG. 2 is a plot of far infrared radiation emitted from and absorbed by a hypothetical body and a blackbody across a given spectrum; -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a system for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of a substance in a body; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the optical and detector apparatus ofFIG. 3 illustrating the path of travel for electromagnetic rays between the body and the detector; -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of a system for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of a substance in a body; -
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the control electronics for the systems illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 5 ; -
FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating the temperature recovery function of the human skin as measured with the optical and detector system ofFIGS. 3 , 4 and 5; and -
FIG. 8 is a process flow chart illustrating one embodiment of the present method for analyzing a concentration of a substance in a body. - These and other embodiments of the present application will be discussed more fully in the description. The features, functions, and advantages can be achieved independently in various embodiments of the present disclosure, or may be combined in yet other embodiments.
- Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods to non-invasively analyze and measure the concentration of a substance in a body. In certain embodiments, the analyzed substance may be glucose in the human bloodstream. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the present methods may be used to analyze and measure concentrations of other substances as well, such as cholesterol, for example.
- All bodies and all substances absorb and emit infrared (“IR”) radiation. The magnitude of IR radiation absorbed or emitted at a given wavelength varies as a function of the body's temperature and the ambient temperature.
FIG. 1 illustrates a sample plot of the IR radiation emission spectrum for a hypothetical body, where the ambient temperature TA is equal to x and the body temperature TB is equal to y. As shown, for a given ambient temperature and body temperature, a body more readily emits and absorbs IR radiation at certain wavelengths, represented by thepeaks 10 in the spectrum shown bycurve 12. - The IR spectra includes the near infrared (approximately 1 to 3 microns), the middle infrared (approximately 3 to 6 microns), the far infrared (approximately 6 to 15 microns), and the extreme infrared (approximately 15 to 100 microns). In certain substances IR absorption/emission is particularly distinctive in the far infrared (“FIR”) spectrum. For example, it is known that glucose and other blood constituents have strong and distinguishable absorption spectra in both the middle and far infrared regions. Thus, to measure the concentration of substances such as glucose, for example, in a body, it is advantageous to measure the FIR radiation emitted by the body.
- Embodiments of the present methods measure the FIR radiation absorbed or emitted by a body at different wavelength bandwidths or bands. The first wavelength band (or bands) is selected to be in a band (or bands) where the substance of interest is known to have significant absorption/emission characteristics. The second wavelength band (or bands) is selected to be in a band (or bands) where the substance is known to have no or negligible absorption/emission. In an alternate embodiment, the second wavelength band (or bands) is selected to be the entire FIR absorption/emission spectrum of the body.
- In some embodiments, the FIR measurements are normalized against a blackbody. A blackbody, as those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, is one that absorbs and emits radiation with a theoretical emissivity of one.
FIG. 2 illustrates a sample plot of the FIR absorption/emission spectrum for a hypothetical body (solid curve 20) and for a blackbody (dashed curve 22). For both the body and the blackbody the ambient temperature TA is the same. Similarly, for both the body and the blackbody the body temperature TB is the same for each set of measurements. The dashed vertical lines define afirst wavelength band 24 in which the substance whose concentration is to be measured is known to have an FIR absorption/emission peak 26. For example, for glucose, theselected band 24 may be between about 9.3 microns and about 9.9 microns. - In one embodiment of the present disclosure, to analyze and measure a substance concentration, the temperature of an area of the surface of a body, an area of skin on a human body, for example, is changed from a first temperature to a second temperature for a period of time (i.e., as by heating or cooling), and then allowed to recover or revert from the second temperature to the first temperature over a period of time. During the recovery of the surface temperature of the body, the IR radiation from the surface of the body is measured both in the wavelength bandwidth for the substance of interest and in the wavelength bandwidth not including the wavelength of the substance of interest at each of a plurality of predetermined time intervals. The results of the measurements are plotted as a function of elapsed time versus temperature of the surface in two curves, one for the wavelength bandwidth of interest and one for the wavelength bandwidth not including the wavelength of interest.
- The difference between the two curves or functions due to the contribution of the IR wavelength emission/absorption of the substance of interest in the body can be analyzed by calculating the value of the functions for the two curves at each of the measurement times or by determining the difference between the constants for each of the two curves. The average ratio of the two radiation measurements after normalization for a black body reading is correlated to the concentration of the desired substance in the body, such as the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream of a human body, for example.
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FIG. 3 , a block diagram of asystem 30 for the non-invasive measurement of the concentration of a substance in a body is shown. Broadly, the illustrated embodiment of thepresent system 30 comprises an infrared (“IR”)radiation detector 32, anIR filter assembly 34, heating and/or coolingapparatus 36, andapparatus 38 for measuring the ambient temperature. In some embodiments, theIR detector 32 measures the body surface temperature. - In one embodiment, the
IR detector 32 may comprise a thermopile with collimating optics. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that theIR detector 32 may comprise a different type of detector, such as a bolometer, for example. Thesystem 30 shown inFIG. 3 further comprises adisplay 42 for presenting information such as the substance concentration, the measured parameters and other information of interest. In certain embodiments, thedisplay 42 may comprise a liquid crystal display (“LCD”). - With continued reference to
FIG. 3 , theIR filter assembly 34 is positioned between the body and theIR detector 32. In the illustrated embodiment, theIR filter assembly 34 comprises twofilters IR filter assembly 34 may include any number of filters. A first filter,filter 44, for example, will preferably be a narrow band filter passing the wavelengths of the spectral characteristic of the substance being measured. A second filter,filter 46, for example, will preferably be a narrow band filter passing those wavelengths of a spectral characteristic not sensitive to the substance being measured. For example, in some embodiments, filter 46 will limit the bandwidth to that region of the spectrum where there is no emission for the substance being measured (for glucose, for example, the bandwidth may be 10.5μ-15μ), whilefilter 44 would have a bandwidth characteristic of the emission of the substance being measured (for glucose, for example, the bandwidth may be 8.5μ-10.5μ. In some embodiments, thesecond filter 46 may transmit, for example, all of the IR radiation between approximately 7 microns and approximately 15 microns. - In the illustrated embodiment, the
system 30 includes adrive motor 52. In certain embodiments, thedrive motor 52 may comprise a solenoid. Thedrive motor 52 is configured to provide a motive force for changing a position of thefilter assembly 34 with respect to theIR detector 32. Activation of thedrive motor 52 enables thefilters IR detector 32 as each IR radiation measurement is taken. - Referring now also now also to
FIG. 4 , a schematic perspective view is shown of the configuration of an optical subsystem 13 andIR detector 32 components of thesystem 30 shown inFIG. 3 , illustrating the path of travel for IR radiation rays between abody 11 and thedetector 32. Thedetector 32 includes adetector element 23,detector base 25 and detector leads 27. The configuration of the optical and detector components is designed such that animage 12 of the sensitive or active area 47 of the detector 15 is created at thebody 11 on the focal plane ofmirror 31. - In some embodiments, the area of
image 12 at the surface ofbody 11 preferably has a diameter of approximately 6 mm. IR radiation emitted from or reflected by thebody 11 atimage 12 inbeam 41 is collected and collimated bymirror 31. The IR radiation is reflected bymirror 31 and propagated to mirror 29 in a collimatedbeam 43 of parallel rays viafilter 44 orfilter 46. The focal plane ofmirror 29 is located at the surface of a sensitive area of theIR detector 32. Thebeam 43 reachingmirror 29 is reflected and propagated asbeam 45 and focused at the focal plane ofmirror 29 incident on theIR detector 32 sensitive area. - Thus, the optical subsystem 13 is aligned such that the
image 12 is positioned at the surface ofbody 11 and thebeam 41 of IR radiation is incident on the sensitive area ofIR detector 32 viamirror 31,filter 33 or filter 35 andmirror 29. - In one embodiment, mirrors 29 and 31 are preferably ninety-degree)(90°) off-axis parabolic mirrors coated with gold or other suitable reflective material. Preferably
mirror 29 will have a focal length of about one (1) inch andmirror 31 will have a focal length of about three (3) inches. Other suitably designed reflective mirrors may be used for the optical subsystem 13 such as ellipsoid mirrors or a combination of ellipsoid and hyperbolic mirrors, for example. -
Filter 44 andfilter 46 are mounted inframe 48,frame 48 being positioned betweenmirror 29 andmirror 31. Thefilters beam 43 using a suitable driving mechanism, such as a motor or pneumatic pressure, for example, coupled toframe 48. In one embodiment,motor 52 is coupled to theframe 48 and positions theframe 48 between themirror 29 andmirror 31 such that the desiredfilter beam 43. - Referring now also to
FIG. 5 , a block diagram of an alternative embodiment of thepresent system 60 is shown. In thesystem 60, thedrive motor 52 and thefilter assembly 34 are replaced with a plurality of fixed position IR detectors. In the illustrated embodiment, twoIR detectors FIG. 5 , eachIR detector own IR filter filters filters FIG. 3 with respect to the wavelengths of IR radiation each filter transmits. In the embodiment ofFIG. 5 , there are advantageously no moving parts in the detector/filter assembly, and all measurements may be taken simultaneously. - With continuing reference to
FIGS. 3 and 5 , the illustrated embodiments of the present system, 30, 60 includeapparatus 38 for measuring the ambient temperature. In certain embodiments, the ambienttemperature measuring apparatus 38 may comprise a thermistor, such as a negative temperature coefficient thermistor. For simplicity, the ambienttemperature measuring apparatus 38 will be referred to asthermistor 38. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the ambienttemperature measuring apparatus 38 may be any apparatus that is suitable for measuring the ambient temperature, such as a thermocouple, for example. While in the illustrated embodiments, thethermistor 38 is shown attached to theIR detectors thermistor 38 measures the temperature of a housing (not shown) of theIR detectors - Referring now also to
FIG. 6 , a block diagram illustrating the control electronics for the systems illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 5 is shown.Outputs thermistor 38output 39, andcontrol inputs drive motor 52 and the heating/cooling apparatus 36, respectively, are connected to controlelectronics 54.FIG. 6 illustrates further details of thecontrol electronics 54, which include aprocessing unit 71 andmemory 72. Thememory 72 may include one or more lookup tables for calculating and determining results of the measurements taken by thepresent system memory 72 may include an empirically derived lookup table that correlates a normalized ration parameter with the concentration of the substance of interest in the body. One example of an empirically derived lookup table is described in pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/101,859, incorporated by reference in its entirety herein. Theprocessing unit 71 may comprise a central processing unit (“CPU”) running software and/or firmware. Alternatively, theprocessing unit 71 may comprise one or more application-specific integrated circuits (“ASIC”). Theprocessing unit 71 also drives thedisplay 42 to display results that may include the substance concentration, the measurements taken by theIR detectors thermistor 38, and other information of interest. In the embodiment ofFIG. 6 , theprocessing unit 71 also controls amotor drive 74, which in turn controls thedrive motor 52 to change the position of thefilter assembly 34 with respect to theIR detector 32. - With continuing reference to
FIG. 6 , the illustratedcontrol electronics 54 include one ormore switches 75 for switching between measurement channels. For example, theswitches 75 might change between a first channel that carries a signal from theIR detector 32 orIR detectors thermistor 38. Theprocessing unit 71 controls theswitches 75. - The illustrated
control electronics 54 further include an integratingamplifier 77. The integratingamplifier 77 amplifies a voltage generated by theIR detector 32 orIR detectors IR detector 32 orIR detectors control electronics 54 further includes acomparator 79. Thecomparator 79, together with the integratingamplifier 77, converts the voltage from theIR detector 32 orIR detectors processing unit 71. - With continuing reference to
FIGS. 4 and 5 , in certain embodiments the heating/cooling apparatus 36 comprises aPeltier element 82 configured to provide a desired amount of heat or cold, afan 84 to drive the heated or cooled air, and afunnel 86 to direct the heated or cooled air onto the body surface. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the heat/cooling apparatus 36 may be any apparatus that is suitable for this purpose. - Applying heat or cold to the body (skin) surface stimulates the absorption or emission of IR radiation by the substance whose concentration is to be measured. In the case of glucose, for example, cooling the skin stimulates the absorption of IR radiation while heating the skin stimulates the emission of IR radiation. The heating/
cooling apparatus 36 heats or cools the surface area of the body from a first temperature to a second temperature and maintains the surface area at the second temperature for a predetermined amount of time. The heating/cooling apparatus 36 may also be utilized to heat or cool the surface area to change the temperature of the surface from the second temperature to the first temperature, or an intermediate temperature, at a controlled rate. - Referring now also to
FIG. 7 , a graph illustrating the temperature recovery function of the surface of a body as measured with the optical and detector system ofFIGS. 3 , 4 and 5 is shown. Thegraph 70 shown inFIG. 7 illustrates the temperature recovery function of the human skin as measured with an electro-optical system employing two IR filters. Theupper curve 73 describes the function of the recovery of the skin's temperature from a second temperature to a first temperature as measured with a filter for a first wavelength band where the substance of interest has a strong absorption/emission characteristic. Thelower curve 76 describes the function of the recovery of the skin's temperature from a second temperature to a first temperature as measured with a filter for a second wavelength band where the substance of interest has no or a negligible absorption/emission characteristic. - Alternatively, the
lower curve 76 could describe the function of the recovery of the skin's temperature from a second temperature to a first temperature as measured with a filter for the entire FIR wavelength band including both a wavelength band where the substance of interest has a strong absorption/emission characteristic as well as the remaining wavelength band where the substance of interest has no or a negligible absorption/emission characteristic. The IR radiation measurements taken by theIR detector 32 or thedetectors - Referring now also to
FIG. 8 , theprocess flowchart 80 illustrates one embodiment of a method for measuring the concentration of a substance within a body. Atstep 82, the IR radiation detector(s) 32 or 62, 64 and the heating/cooling apparatus 36 are positioned with respect to the body surface. Atstep 84, the heating/cooling apparatus 36 is activated to heat (or cool) the temperature of the body surface area, such as image area 12 (as shown inFIG. 4 ), for example, to change the surface area from a first temperature to a second temperature. The temperature of the body surface area is then held at the second temperature for a predetermined period of time. Atstep 86, the heating/cooling apparatus 36 is activated to cool (or heat) the body surface area to change the surface area from the second temperature back to the first temperature at a predetermined rate. Alternatively, air at an ambient temperature may be used to cool (or heat) the body surface area to change the temperature of the body surface area from the second temperature back to the first temperature. - At
step 88, the absorption/emission of IR radiation over each of the first and second wavelength bands, the ambient temperature and the body surface temperature are measured at predetermined time intervals as the temperature of the body surface area changes back to the first temperature from the second temperature. In the embodiment of the present system illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 4 , measurement of the IR radiation in both the first and second wavelengths is accomplished by switching between the twofilters FIG. 5 , all of the measured parameters including the IR radiation in both the first and second wavelength bands can be measured simultaneously. Atstep 92, the normalized ratio parameter is calculated from the IR radiation measurements. Atstep 94, the normalized ratio parameter is correlated with the ambient temperature and the body surface temperature using a lookup table. Atstep 96, the substance concentration is displayed. - With either embodiment of the
system FIGS. 3 and 5 , an alternative method of measuring the absorption/emission of IR radiation, the ambient temperature and the body surface temperature is to first scan the body surface while taking multiple measurements at various points on the body surface to determine the most desirable location on the surface of the body to measure the concentration of the substance. Software, for example, may be used to identify the most desirable location on the surface of the body from the plurality of measurements taken during the body scan. Parameters for selecting the most desirable location may be, for example, repeatability, maximum signal strength, and the like. - The above description presents the best mode contemplated for carrying out the present methods for non-invasive analysis of a substance concentration within a body, and of the manner and process of practicing them, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which they pertain to practice these methods. These methods are, however, susceptible to modifications and alternate constructions from those described above that are fully equivalent. Consequently, these methods are not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, these methods cover all modifications and alternate constructions coming within the spirit and scope of the methods as generally expressed by the following claims, which particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter of the methods.
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1. A method for non-invasive measurement of a concentration of a substance in a body, comprising the steps of:
changing a temperature of a surface of a body from a first temperature to a second temperature;
changing the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature;
measuring a first amount of infrared radiation absorbed or emitted from a body in a first wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the change of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature;
measuring a second amount of infrared radiation absorbed or emitted from a body in a second wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the change of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature;
measuring a temperature at the surface of the body;
measuring an ambient temperature;
calculating a normalized ratio parameter based on the first amount, the second amount, the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature; and
determining the concentration of the substance in the body by correlating the normalized ratio parameter with the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength band is a wavelength band or bands in which the substance emits and absorbs infrared radiation, and the second wavelength band is the entire spectrum in which the body emits and absorbs infrared radiation in the far infrared spectrum.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength band is a wavelength band or bands in which the substance emits and absorbs infrared radiation, and the second wavelength band is the entire spectrum in which the substance has no or negligible emission and absorption of infrared radiation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the normalized ratio parameter is the average ratio selected from the group consisting of at least one of the ratio of the first amount normalized against a black body to the second amount normalized against a black body at each time interval, and a logarithm of the ratio of the first amount normalized against a black body to the second amount normalized against a black body at each time interval.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substance is glucose.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the body is a human body.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the concentration of the substance in the body is determined using an empirically deprived lookup table.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first wavelength range comprises about 8.5μ to about 10.0μ and the second wavelength range comprises about 10.5μ to about 15.0μ.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the second wavelength range comprises about 7.0μ to about 15.0μ.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of changing the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature is at a predetermined rate.
11. A method of noninvasively measuring a concentration of a substance in a body using an apparatus including a detector and an optical system, the method comprising the steps of:
changing a temperature of a surface of a body from a first temperature to a second temperature;
changing the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature;
detecting an infrared radiation value emitted by the body in a wavelength band including at least one wavelength characteristic of the substance at predetermined time intervals during the change of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature; and
detecting an infrared radiation value emitted by the body in a wavelength band including at least one wavelength characteristic of the substance at predetermined time intervals during the change of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of measuring the ambient temperature.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of measuring the temperature of the body.
14. The method of claim 11 , furthering comprising the step of limiting the wavelength band of the detected infrared radiation value.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the step of limiting the wavelength range of the detected infrared radiation value to a first wavelength band including at least one wavelength characteristic of the substance to provide a first detected radiation value, and limiting the wavelength range of the detected infrared radiation value to a second wavelength band wherein wavelengths characteristic of the substance are minimized to provide a second detected radiation value.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first wavelength band comprises about 8.5μ to about 10.0μ and the second wavelength band comprises about 10.5μ to about 15.0μ.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the second wavelength range comprises about 7.0μ to about 15.0μ.
18. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of changing the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature to the first temperature is at a predetermined rate.
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