Abstract:
A calibration device for use in connection with a spectrophotometric instrument having an optical probe of the type emitting send measurement light signals and calibration recognition light signals and receiving receive measurement signals, including: a housing including an opening for receiving the optical probe; spectrally flat light-scattering material within the housing; a filter between the probe opening and light-scattering material, the material relatively transparent to the send measurement light signals and the receive measurement light signal, and relatively opaque to the calibration recognition light signals.
Abstract:
A calibration device for use in connection with a spectrophotometric instrument having an optical probe of the type emitting send measurement light signals and calibration recognition light signals and receiving receive measurement signals, including:
a housing including an opening for receiving the optical probe; spectrally flat light-scattering material within the housing; a filter between the probe opening and light-scattering material, the material relatively transparent to the send measurement light signals and the receive measurement light signal, and relatively opaque to the calibration recognition light signals.
Abstract:
An individualized modeling equation for predicting a patient's blood glucose values is generated as a function of non-invasive spectral scans of a body part and an analysis of blood samples from the patient, and is stored on a central computer. The central computer predicts a blood glucose value for the patient as a function of the individualized modeling equation and a non-invasive spectral scan generated by a remote spectral device. If the spectral scan falls within the range of the modeling equation, the predicted blood glucose level is output to the patient. If the spectral scan falls outside the range of the modeling equation, regeneration of the model is required, and the patient takes a number of noninvasive scans and an invasive blood glucose level determination. The computer regenerates the individualized modeling equation as a function of the set of spectral scans and corresponding blood glucose values.
Abstract:
An optical structure for combining light from a plurality of individual optical fibers into a single optical transmission device. The structure can be incorporated into the optical probe of a spectrophotometric instrument and includes a plurality of optical send fibers (116) having input and output ends and an optical light mixer having input and output ends. The light mixer assembly (110) effectively splices the send fibers (116) to the mixer fiber (152) and includes a connector formed by outer shell (160), inner shell (162), send fiber ferrule (164), mixer fiber ferrule (166) and alignment pin (168). The send fibers (116) extend through the connector outer shell (160) and into send fiber ferrule (164). The ends of the send fibers (116) are secured (e.g., by an optical grade adhesive) in an aperture (170) in the send fiber ferrule (164), cleaved, and polished to provide an optical-quality mating surface. Similarly, the end of the mixer fiber (152) extends through the connector inner shell (162) and into mixer fiber ferrule (166). The end of the mixer fiber (152) is located within an aperture (172) in the mixer fiber ferrule (166).
Abstract:
An optical connector latch to optically couple at least one optical fiber ferrule on an interface housing with an optics receptacle mount on an instrument and a method of using the same. The optical connector latch comprises one or more shell pegs adapted to advance the interface housing into engagement with the optics receptacle mount. One or more ferrule pins are adapted to extend through latch holes in the interface housing and latch holes in the optics receptacle mount to engage with the optical fiber ferrule. A drive mechanism is provided to drive the shell pegs and the ferrule pins toward the optics receptacle mount.
Abstract:
An optical device is described, such as a shutter or a mirror with variable reflectance, whose operative state is controlled by an electrostatic petal (6). The device comprises a first fixed support (2) with a substrate (3), and a first electrode (4) covered by an insulating layer (5). The electrostatic petal (6) has one end connected to the fixed support and is adapted to lay down over the latter following application of voltage between the electrode (4) and the petal, which is constituted by a fully metal film or an insulating film with a metal coating on one side.
Abstract:
A shutter mechanism (100) having a slide element (170) coupled to a support base (110) by a plurality of roller bearings (200) journaled between opposing pairs of guide rods (150,155) is disclosed. The slide element (170) and support base (110) have corresponding beam apertures (120,215) in alignment when the shutter (170) is in its open position. Angularly mounted on the slide, adjacent to the slide's beam aperture (215), is a UV reflective mirror (240). when the shutter (170) is commended to close, an actuator (270) forces the slide (215) and support base apertures (120) out of alignment, while simultaneously positioning the UV reflective mirror (240) into the position previously occupied by the slide's aperture (215). A laser beam (250), previously being transmitted through the aligned apertures (120,215), will be reflected by the mirror (240) to a beam stop as a diagnostic instrument (340) mounted on the support base (110).
Abstract:
Procédé d'exploration électronique d'une rangée de photodiodes (23) qui est éclairée en séquence par des faisceaux lumineux (6) individuels grâce à un mécanisme obturateur (17) possédant des durées d'ouverture et de fermeture pendant lesquelles chaque faisceau lumineux n'est que partiellement projeté sur la rangée. Une lumière d'intégration est projetée sur les photodiodes respectives de la rangée de photodiodes (23) par chaque faisceau lumineux pendant un laps de temps prédéterminé qui commence après la durée d'ouverture lorsque le mécanisme obturateur (17) est complètement ouvert et se termine avant le début de la durée de fermeture lorsque le mécanisme obturateur (17) est encore complètement ouvert, ce qui permet ensuite de produire des signaux électriques correspondant à la lumière intégrée par les photodiodes respectives pendant le laps de temps prédéterminé et de stocker les signaux électriques pour utilisation ultérieure.