Optical Analysis Housing With Precision Mounting for Reproducible Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing optical analysis systems face challenges in ensuring high measurement accuracy and reproducibility when integrated into process environments due to complex validation procedures requiring removal and reinstallation, and lack of a universal housing that supports various measuring arrangements and environments.
Innovation Solution
A universal housing with a mechanical interface for precise, detachable mounting of optical analysis devices, allowing easy transfer between process and laboratory environments, and featuring a component carrier for interchangeable components to adapt to different measurement tasks, along with a cooling/heating system for temperature stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a probe is inserted into the patient's body for optical measurement, then measurement precision can be improved, but patient comfort deteriorates and health risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the optical measurement function from the patient's body by using an external probe positioned on the skin surface. The probe captures optical signals (reflected, transmitted, or emitted light) from the tissue without requiring insertion, thereby maintaining measurement precision while eliminating the harmful effects of invasive procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The probe acts as an intermediary device between the external measurement system and the patient's tissue. It facilitates optical signal interaction with the tissue (through reflection, transmission, or fluorescence) without direct insertion, serving as a non-invasive mediator that preserves both measurement accuracy and patient comfort.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple optical fibers are bundled together in a rigid structure, then manufacturing precision is improved, but flexibility deteriorates making patient adaptation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The probe incorporates flexible fiber optic bundles that can dynamically adapt to the contours of the patient's body surface. The flexibility allows the probe to conform to various anatomical shapes while maintaining the manufacturing precision of fiber alignment through controlled flexibility and proper bundle construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The probe uses flexible fiber optic cables and thin-film structures that can bend and conform to the patient's body surface. This flexibility enables the probe to adapt to different patient anatomies while maintaining optical signal integrity through proper fiber bundle design and protection layers.
3Ease of operation
If optical signals are transmitted through tissue, then measurement capability is improved, but signal attenuation and scattering increase reducing measurement accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The probe employs local quality optimization by using specific fiber types (single-mode or multi-mode) optimized for particular wavelength ranges and tissue depths. Different fibers within the bundle can have different properties tailored to specific measurement requirements, improving signal accuracy while maintaining measurement capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes parameter changes by operating at multiple wavelengths and adjusting optical parameters (intensity, pulse duration, wavelength) to optimize signal penetration and reduce attenuation effects. This allows compensation for tissue scattering and absorption while maintaining measurement capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables reliable, reproducible measurements across various environments by ensuring stable component alignment, easy validation, and quick reconfiguration for different tasks, while protecting against environmental influences.
Implementation Method 1
an optical fiber or a bundle of optical fibers (3) arranged to form a probe head (2)
Implementation Method 2
interacting an optical signal with a medium (5)
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to an optical analysis device (10) for determining at least one parameter of a medium in a process situation (5) or a laboratory environment. The optical analysis device (10) comprises an optical measuring assembly (80) having a plurality of components (81, 82, 83, 84) which are arranged in an interior space (21) of a housing (20). The housing (20) has at least one inlet/outlet region (40) for the entry and/or exit of optical radiation and also a mechanical interface (50) for precisely positioned releasable fastening of the optical analysis device (10) at a location where it is to be used, in particular in a process situation (5). The mechanical interface (50) advantageously spatially overlaps the inlet/outlet region (40) for optical radiation. This enables fast installation and removal of the optical analysis device (10) in different locations where it is to be used.