Patent ID: 6299578
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for monitoring a physiologic analyte in a subject, comprising steps of:(a) contacting the subject with a collection reservoir such that the analyte can move from the subject into said collection reservoir, the contents of the collection reservoir being in operative relationship with a detector,(b) collecting the analyte in the collection reservoir,(c) contacting the analyte with an enzyme that reacts with the analyte to produce a detectable chemical species, wherein the reaction of the analyte and the enzyme further results in conversion of the analyte to a reaction product that is not detected by the detector,(d) using the detector to detect the detectable chemical species in the collection reservoir, and once the detectable chemical species has been detected, rendering the detectable chemical species undetectable by the detector,repeating the steps (b), (c) and (d).