SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING RAPID RESPONSE MONITORING OF BLOOD CONCENTRATION OF A METABOLITE

摘要

Systems and methods for monitoring the concentration of glucose or other metabolites by way of a low-volume microdialysis-probe (10) operative in accordance with a pulsed mode of flow through a flow path (12) defined by a layered structure. Also described are a system and a method for deployment of the microdialysis probe (10) within the body and a technique for deriving a metabolite concentration of the basis of a rate of change of an optical parameter.