Patent ID: 6788965
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A61B,G01N,G06N,G16H

Abstract:
An intelligent system for detecting errors in spectroscopic determination of blood and/or tissue analytes comprising:an apparatus for measuring a spectrum at a selected tissue site on a subject; and an error detection system (EDS), said EDS comprising any of: one or more individual modules, a module embodying at least one of a plurality of methods for detecting errors in spectral measurements; and one or more subsystems, a subsystem comprising a plurality of said individual modules having a commonality; wherein said one or more modules and said one or more subsystems are combined to form: a hierarchic system comprising at least one level, a level comprising one of: at least one subsystem, at least one module, and a combination of at least one subsystem and at least one module; said EDS further comprising an error manager; wherein said intelligent system detects conditions unsuitable for analyte determination.