| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electro-optical sensing device for detecting the presence or concentration of an analyte in vivo. <P>SOLUTION: An electro-optical sensing device comprises: a housing 112 having an outer surface; a plurality of indicator molecules 116 located on at least a portion of an outer surface of the housing; a circuit board 170 housed within the housing; a photodetector 120 having a top side and a bottom side, the photodetector being electrically connected to a circuit on the circuit board, at least the top side of the photodetector being photosensitive; a filter 134 having a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side being positioned over the top side of the photodetector; and a radiation source 118 positioned over the top side of the filter. The electro-optical sensing device is self-contained, with a smooth and rounded oblong, oval, or elliptical shape (e.g., a bean- or pharmaceutical capsule-shape) and a size which permits the device to be implanted in humans for in-vivo detection. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
