Mobile Vascular Health Assessment via Optical Waveform Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vascular health assessment methods require elaborate equipment and are typically limited to clinical settings, making it difficult to perform accurate and integrated measurements of vascular elasticity, thickness, and mechanical performance, which are essential for early disease recognition and therapy recommendations.
Innovation Solution
A mobile measurement device equipped with sensors and vascular function logic that can perform bidirectional Doppler ultrasound analysis and integrate with other physiological metrics, allowing for real-time data collection and generation of health assessments and recommendations, enabling vascular health evaluation in various settings beyond clinical environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If elaborate equipment is used for vascular measurements, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical Doppler ultrasound equipment with a mobile device using optical sensors and image processing algorithms. The system captures video of blood flow through transparent or translucent materials (like finger tips or earlobes) and uses computer vision to analyze vascular waveforms, substituting mechanical/acoustic systems with optical/electronic ones to achieve portable precision measurements
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy of blood flow patterns by capturing video images of vascular structures through the skin. Instead of directly measuring blood flow with complex probes, the system creates optical copies (video images) of the blood flow and analyzes these copies using image processing to extract vascular health metrics
2Reliability
If clinical setting equipment is used, then measurement reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the vascular assessment system universal by implementing it on a mobile device that can function in multiple settings (clinical offices, homes, remote locations). The same device performs both casual health monitoring and diagnostic vascular assessments, eliminating the need for setting-specific equipment and enabling reliable measurements across diverse environments
3Loss of information
If integrated physiological metrics are collected, then information completeness is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple physiological measurement functions into a single mobile device platform. The system combines vascular waveform analysis, pulse rate detection, oxygen saturation measurement, and other health metrics into one integrated system, allowing comprehensive health assessment while managing data processing through unified software architecture
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
This solution provides a comprehensive and portable means to assess vascular health, enabling better evaluation of diseases and personalized health recommendations, improving the ability to recognize vascular issues and respond to changes in health status through integrated data analysis.
Implementation Method 1
A mobile measurement device equipped with sensors and vascular function logic that can perform bidirectional Doppler ultrasound analysis
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are provided for performing actions based on sensor data from a mobile measurement device. The techniques involve obtaining sensor data from a mobile measurement device configured to process information from the environment, physiology of a human wearer, and anatomy of the human wearer. The sensor data is obtained from a plurality of sensors that include a blood glucose sensor. Based on the sensor data, any of the following may be generated: a protocol for exercise, a protocol for sports performance, a protocol for patient lifestyle, a protocol for patient stress management, or a report of expected effects of several aspects of treatment.