Patent ID: 8867027

Claim:
A bilirubin measuring apparatus comprising: a sample holding portion for holding at least a sample to be analyzed; a light source for directing light toward the sample holding portion; and a bilirubin measurement unit configured to determine a concentration of bilirubin in the sample based on an amount which the light is refracted while passing through the sample holding portion when at least the sample is held at the sample holding portion, wherein the bilirubin measurement unit includes a photo detector array having a plurality of photo detectors, and a controller coupled to the photo detector array, the controller being configured to (i) identify at least one of the elements of the photodetector that detects a peak intensity in response to the light after it has been refracted while passing through the sample holding portion, and (ii) determine the concentration of bilirubin in the sample based on the identified one or more of the photo detectors.