Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-invasive blood glucose measuring apparatus, for measuring the glucose level in an object of measurement, comprising: (a) an irradiation source, for irradiating a narrow-band wavelength light into said object of measurement containing a blood vessel; (b) an optical detector, for collecting and processing some of the light, irradiated by said irradiating source, which is back-scattered from the object of measurement, (c) sampling means, for sampling said orthogonally polarized beams, provided by said detector-amplifiers, for converting the data of said orthogonally polarized beams into digital codes; and (d) a computing unit, wherein said computing unit comprises an adaptive filter for enhancing the cardiac pulse pulsatile waveform, and wherein said computing unit computes the glucose level, in said object of measurement, by averaging of said sampled codes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for optically detecting biologically-sourced acoustic signal(s) are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, K-sounds are detected and/or blood pressure is measured. Alternatively or additionally, an optical stethoscope (e.g. diffused-light interferometer optical stethoscope) is employed.

Abstract: A method and a system for decomposition of a multiple channel signal reflecting characteristics of a blood perfused fleshy medium is provided. This technique can be utilized for determination of at least one desired blood parameter. According to the method a portion of the medium is illuminated by amplitude-modulated light of more than two different optic channels having wavelength in a range where the scattering properties of blood are sensitive to light radiation. Further, a light response of the medium sensed, and the multiple channel signal is generated. Thereafter, the multiple channel signal is analyzed that includes: filtering the multiple channel signal and separating at least a part of multiple channels from each other, and providing time evolutions of the light responses of the medium for the part of said multiple channels. According to the invention, the amplitude-modulated light is activated in a composite mode regime employing a combination of parallel and serial modes.

Abstract: A method and a system for decomposition of a multiple channel signal reflecting characteristics of a blood perfused fleshy medium is provided. This technique can be utilized for determination of at least one desired blood parameter. According to the method a portion of the medium is illuminated by amplitude-modulated light of more than two different optic channels having wavelength in a range where the scattering properties of blood are sensitive to light radiation. Further, a light response of the medium sensed, and the multiple channel signal is generated. Thereafter, the multiple channel signal is analyzed that includes: filtering the multiple channel signal and separating at least a part of multiple channels from each other, and providing time evolutions of the light responses of the medium for the part of said multiple channels. According to the invention, the amplitude-modulated light is activated in a composite mode regime employing a combination of parallel and serial modes.