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GB2613671B
GB2613671B GB2210188.5A GB202210188A GB2613671B GB 2613671 B GB2613671 B GB 2613671B GB 202210188 A GB202210188 A GB 202210188A GB 2613671 B GB2613671 B GB 2613671B
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EP22829814.7A EP4444160A1 (en) 2021-12-12 2022-12-12 An apparatus and method for capturing biometric data from a human or other animal
US18/718,089 US20250049322A1 (en) 2021-12-12 2022-12-12 An apparatus and method for capturing biometric data from a human or other animal
PCT/GB2022/053172 WO2023105246A1 (en) 2021-12-12 2022-12-12 An apparatus and method for capturing biometric data from a human or other animal
GB2313212.9A GB2619439B (en) 2021-12-12 2022-12-12 An apparatus and method for capturing biometric data from a human or other animal
CN202280089604.0A CN118574563A (en) 2021-12-12 2022-12-12 Apparatus and method for capturing biometric data from a person or other animal
GB2304207.0A GB2620662B (en) 2022-07-11 2023-03-22 Improvements in or relating to remotely capturing biometric data
PCT/GB2023/051543 WO2024013464A1 (en) 2022-07-11 2023-06-13 Improvements in or relating to remotely capturing biometric data
EP23738836.8A EP4572656A1 (en) 2022-07-11 2023-06-13 Improvements in or relating to remotely capturing biometric data

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WO1999056615A1 (en) * 1998-05-06 1999-11-11 Optix Lp Non-invasive measurement of analyte in the tympanic membrane
US20160007840A1 (en) * 2014-07-10 2016-01-14 The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois Handheld Device for Identification of Microbiological Constituents in the Middle Ear
US20170071509A1 (en) * 2015-09-15 2017-03-16 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Systems and methods for diagnosis of middle ear conditions and detection of analytes in the tympanic membrane
US20180353086A1 (en) * 2017-06-07 2018-12-13 Bragi GmbH Use of body-worn radar for biometric measurements, contextual awareness and identification
CN112790762A (en) * 2020-12-21 2021-05-14 四川大学华西医院 Wearable blood glucose meter and method for detecting blood glucose concentration

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WO1999056615A1 (en) * 1998-05-06 1999-11-11 Optix Lp Non-invasive measurement of analyte in the tympanic membrane
US20160007840A1 (en) * 2014-07-10 2016-01-14 The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois Handheld Device for Identification of Microbiological Constituents in the Middle Ear
US20170071509A1 (en) * 2015-09-15 2017-03-16 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Systems and methods for diagnosis of middle ear conditions and detection of analytes in the tympanic membrane
US20180353086A1 (en) * 2017-06-07 2018-12-13 Bragi GmbH Use of body-worn radar for biometric measurements, contextual awareness and identification
CN112790762A (en) * 2020-12-21 2021-05-14 四川大学华西医院 Wearable blood glucose meter and method for detecting blood glucose concentration

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