METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ANALYTES USING NEAR INFRARED, ADJACENT VISIBLE SPECTRUM AND AN ARRAY OF LONGER NEAR INFRARED WAVELENGTHS - Patent 1214578

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EP 1 214 578 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/25

(21)	Application number: 00955995.6

(22)	Date of filing: 31.08.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 21/35, G01N 21/31, A61B 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA0001/003

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0116/578 (08.03.2001 Gazette 2001/10)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.08.1999 US 151685 P

(71)	Applicant: CME Telemetrix Inc.
	Waterloo,Ontario N2L 5Z4 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	PAWLUCZYK, Romuald Waterloo, Ontario N2L 5P1 (CA) SCECINA, Thomas Medfield, MA 02052 (US) CADELL, Theodore, E. Conestogo, Ontario N0B 1N0 (CA)

(74)	Representative: McNally, Roisin et al
	Murgitroyd & Company165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)

(54)	METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ANALYTES USING NEAR INFRARED, ADJACENT VISIBLE SPECTRUM AND AN ARRAY OF LONGER NEAR INFRARED WAVELENGTHS