Biological Sensor Activity Profile Monitoring and Decommissioning
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current biological sensor technologies face challenges in effectively managing and analyzing data to detect adverse biological conditions in real-time, particularly in monitoring and mitigating behaviors that could impact patient health, and there is a need for efficient methods to decommission and reuse sensors to prevent misuse.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising biological sensors that can be placed on patients to collect data, generate activity profiles, compare them to target profiles, and alert advisors or peer groups of potentially adverse activities, along with methods for decommissioning sensors to prevent reuse, using a combination of wireless communication, adhesive technologies, and computational methods to manage sensor data and usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If biological sensors continuously monitor patient data in real-time, then detection precision of adverse conditions is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic monitoring with variable intervals rather than continuous monitoring. The processor adjusts the monitoring frequency based on patient condition, alert levels, and battery status, allowing the sensor to achieve necessary detection precision while significantly reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes operational parameters including monitoring interval, alert threshold sensitivity, and notification frequency based on patient condition and battery status. This allows the system to maintain adequate detection precision while adapting energy consumption to current needs and available power reserves.
2Reliability
If the system sends notifications to multiple advisors and peer groups, then reliability of adverse condition detection is improved, but loss of time in processing and communicating increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes notification hierarchies and contact lists before adverse events occur. When an alert is triggered, the processor quickly determines the appropriate notification sequence based on pre-configured protocols, eliminating the need for real-time decision-making about whom to contact and reducing communication time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where advisors acknowledge receipt of notifications and confirm actions taken. This allows the system to track which notifications have been received and follow up only where necessary, improving reliability while avoiding redundant communication time loss.
3Reliability
If sensors are designed for single-use and disposed of, then reliability of preventing misuse is improved, but loss of substance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a controlled decommissioning process where sensors are deactivated and data erased through authenticated commands received via wireless communication. This allows sensors to be reliably decommissioned and potentially reused or properly disposed of, preventing misuse while recovering valuable materials and reducing waste compared to single-use disposal.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical destruction or disposal mechanisms with electronic deactivation and data erasure. The sensor can be reliably decommissioned through wireless authentication protocols that disable the sensor and erase stored data, eliminating the need for physical destruction while maintaining security and reliability.
4Measurement precision
If the system stores extensive historical sensor data for analysis, then measurement precision of activity profiles is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments data storage and processing across multiple levels: the sensor stores raw data locally, the processor stores aggregated activity profiles and comparisons, and external servers or cloud systems store comprehensive historical data. This segmentation allows high measurement precision through extensive data analysis while distributing device complexity across multiple systems rather than concentrating it all in the implantable sensor.
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
The system enables real-time detection of adverse biological conditions and behaviors, improving patient health management by alerting relevant parties and ensuring proper sensor decommissioning, thus enhancing healthcare monitoring and preventing misuse.
Implementation Method 1
Battery-less sensors can utilize one or more antennas to receive radio frequency signals, and which can be converted to energy that powers components of the sensor
Implementation Method 2
The adhesive layer can be configured to adhere to a patient's skin
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving sensor data associated with a monitored individual, generating from the sensor data an activity profile of the monitored individual, generating comparison data by comparing the activity profile of the monitored individual to a target activity profile, detecting from the comparison data, an activity of the one or more of activities performed by the monitored individual that can adversely affect a biological condition of the monitored individual, and submitting a notification to equipment utilized by an advisor of the monitored individual. Other embodiments are disclosed.