Mobile Vascular Health Evaluation Using Optical Doppler Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vascular health assessments require elaborate and expensive equipment, limiting their use to clinical settings and failing to provide a comprehensive, integrated evaluation of overall health status.
Innovation Solution
A mobile measurement system integrating sensors and computing devices to collect and analyze vascular function information, combining it with other physiological metrics to generate reports and recommendations for improved health assessments and interventions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional Doppler sonography systems are used for vascular measurements, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses optical sensors to detect vascular waveforms as a copy or alternative representation of the acoustic signals used in traditional Doppler sonography. The optical measurement system captures blood flow information through light absorption changes, providing equivalent diagnostic value without requiring complex acoustic hardware
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/acoustic Doppler sonography system with an optical measurement system. Instead of using sound waves and acoustic transducers, the system uses light-based sensors to detect vascular waveforms, substituting one physical domain (acoustic) with another (optical) to achieve the same measurement function with simpler, more portable equipment
2Measurement precision
If traditional Doppler sonography systems are used for vascular measurements, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to clinical setting requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a portable optical measurement system that copies the essential function of clinical Doppler sonography. By using optical sensors that can be integrated into mobile devices, the system brings clinical-grade vascular measurement capability to non-clinical settings, eliminating the need for specialized medical offices while maintaining measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent integrates vascular measurement functionality into a universal mobile platform that can operate in multiple settings (clinical and non-clinical). The system combines optical sensors, processors, and communication interfaces into a single device that performs vascular waveform detection, data analysis, and result transmission, making the equipment versatile and adaptable to various environments
3Measurement precision
If separate devices are used for different physiological measurements, then measurement precision for each parameter is maintained, but loss of information increases due to lack of integration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple physiological measurement functions into a single integrated system. The mobile device incorporates optical sensors for vascular waveform detection, along with capabilities to measure and analyze other physiological parameters, consolidating what would traditionally require separate devices into one unified platform that maintains precision for each measurement type
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal measurement platform that performs multiple physiological assessments simultaneously. The system integrates vascular waveform detection with other health monitoring capabilities, enabling comprehensive health assessment through a single device that preserves the measurement precision of specialized equipment while eliminating information loss from fragmented data collection
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 continuous, non-clinical monitoring of vascular health, providing comprehensive health assessments and personalized recommendations, enhancing early disease recognition and management.
Implementation Method 1
a first sensor that is configured to detect a vascular waveform indicative of vascular condition
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile measurement system comprising a computing device; one or more sensors that are coupled to the computing device using one or more corresponding compatible digital interfaces; and logic encoded with instructions which when executed perform determining and storing vascular function information and one or more of: values of metrics or parameters; physiological analysis of the parameters and the vascular function information; recommendations for actions that an individual or healthcare provider should take in response to the recommendations or parameters. Embodiments further include processes for using vascular function information collected from a mobile measurement system to generate the parameters, analysis, and recommendations.