US 12,241,784 B2
Analyte detection apparatus and method of detecting an analyte
Stefan Ovesen Banke, Nyborg (DK)
Assigned to RSP SYSTEMS A/S, Odense S (DK)
Filed by RSP SYSTEMS A/S, Odense (DK)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/990,139.
Application 17/990,139 is a continuation of application No. 16/467,362, granted, now 11,815,398, previously published as PCT/EP2017/077150, filed on Oct. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1620708 (GB), filed on Dec. 6, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0080810 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01J 3/44 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/12 (2006.01); G01J 3/18 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01J 3/36 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01)
CPC G01J 3/44 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/1455 (2013.01); G01J 3/0256 (2013.01); G01J 3/0264 (2013.01); G01J 3/0272 (2013.01); G01J 3/1256 (2013.01); G01J 3/2803 (2013.01); G01J 3/36 (2013.01); G01N 21/65 (2013.01); G01N 21/658 (2013.01); G01J 2003/1213 (2013.01); G01J 2003/1239 (2013.01); G01J 3/18 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. An analyte detection apparatus, comprising:
a radiation source for irradiating a sample, and
a receiver, to receive an optical Raman spectrum of radiation transmitted back from the sample in response to the received radiation from the radiation source, the optical Raman spectrum including one or more parts of significance to an analyte to be detected and one or more parts not of significance to an analyte to be detected,
wherein the receiver comprises a plurality of different types of analysis device each arranged to receive a selected part of the received Raman optical spectrum transmitted back from the sample
wherein the different types of analysis device include at least one analysis device which has resolution and/or signal to noise ratio for detecting a part of the spectrum of significance to the analyte to be detected and at least one second type of analysis device which provides lower resolution and/or lower signal-to-noise ratio, for detecting a part of the spectrum not of significance to the analyte to be detected.