Patent ID: 7725144
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a disease state in an individual, where “determining a disease state” comprises determining the presence or likelihood of diabetes; the degree of progression of diabetes; a change in the presence, likelihood, or progression of diabetes; a probability of having, not having, developing, or not developing diabetes; the presence, absence, progression, or likelihood of complications from diabetes, and where “determining a disease state” does not comprise measurement of glucose concentration, the method comprising: a. illuminating a portion of the tissue of the individual with excitation light; b. detecting light emitted from the tissue by Raman scattering of a chemical within the tissue; c. acquiring biologic information relating to the individual; and d. determining the disease state from the information, the detected light, and a model relating biologic information, Raman scattering and disease state.