Patent ID: 9693714
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of controlling an optical sensor, the method comprising: (a) wirelessly receiving, using an inductive element and an input/output circuit of the optical sensor, a measurement command and power, wherein the input/output circuit is fabricated in a semiconductor substrate of the optical sensor; (b) following receipt of the measurement command, using a measurement controller fabricated in the semiconductor substrate to turn a light source of the optical sensor on and off one or more times, wherein the light source is configured to, when turned on, irradiate indicator molecules having an optical characteristic responsive to a concentration of an analyte with excitation light, the indicator molecules being configured to interact with the analyte in a medium within a living animal; (c) while the light source is turned on, using the measurement controller to: (d) while the light source is turned off, using the measurement controller to: (e) while the light source is turned on or turned off, using the measurement controller to: (f) transmitting, using the input/output circuit and the inductive element, (i) the first digital temperature measurement signal, (ii) the first digital light measurement signal, (iii) the second digital light measurement signal, (iv) the digital light difference measurement signal, (v) the second digital temperature measurement signal, (vi) the first digital ambient light measurement signal and (vii) the second digital ambient light measurement signal.