Portable Body Fluid Testing Device with Magnifying Lens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional body fluid testing devices are inconvenient for self-testing, as they require visits to medical institutions and cannot provide comprehensive information on fertility or sperm viability, limiting their usefulness for individuals seeking to increase pregnancy chances.
Innovation Solution
A portable body fluid testing device that is easy to use, allowing users to attach and detach it from a portable terminal, featuring a tubular design with a magnifying lens group for imaging body fluids, enabling users to identify ovulation periods and sperm viability through image analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a conventional pregnancy tester is used, then the testing process is simple and fast, but the information provided is limited only to pregnancy determination without fertility or sperm viability analysis
Solution Approach 1:
The testing device is designed to perform multiple functions: pregnancy testing, ovulation detection, and sperm viability analysis. The system uses a single body fluid sample to generate comprehensive fertility information through image analysis of cervical mucus patterns, eliminating the need for separate tests and providing complete fertility assessment in one device.
2Loss of information
If advanced testing equipment is used to provide comprehensive fertility information, then the information quality improves, but the device complexity and ease of use deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device replaces complex laboratory mechanical testing equipment with a simple optical imaging system. Instead of using sophisticated analytical instruments requiring technical expertise, the system captures images of body fluid samples and uses image processing algorithms to automatically analyze fertility parameters, making advanced testing as easy as taking a photograph.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic image analysis and generates fertility assessment results without requiring user interpretation or external expert analysis. The device autonomously processes the captured images, identifies relevant patterns, and provides comprehensive fertility information including ovulation status and sperm viability, enabling users to conduct complete fertility testing independently.
3Loss of information
If a fixed testing device is used in medical institutions, then comprehensive analysis is possible, but the loss of time for visiting and waiting increases
Solution Approach 1:
The testing functionality is extracted from fixed medical institution laboratories and ported to a compact, portable device that can be used at home. The essential analysis capabilities are packaged in a small, user-friendly format that eliminates the need for travel to medical facilities and long waiting times, while maintaining comprehensive fertility assessment functionality.
4Ease of manufacture
If a reusable testing device is used, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but hygiene and reliability for different users deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The testing device is divided into reusable and disposable components. The main housing with electronic components and camera can be reused, while the sample analysis chamber and optical components that contact body fluids are designed as disposable replaceable modules. This segmentation maintains hygiene by preventing cross-contamination between users while keeping overall device cost manageable through selective replacement of only the consumable parts.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to conduct self-testing anywhere, providing quick and accurate analysis of body fluids for fertility and sperm viability, enhancing pregnancy chances while ensuring hygiene through easy replacement and attachment.
Implementation Method 1
a magnifying lens group (13) for magnifying the body fluid applied onto the sample part (11)
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a portable body fluid testing device which is used by being easily attached to and detached from the portable terminal of a user and can be hygienically used by being easily replaceable. The portable body fluid testing device according to the present invention comprises: a test unit which has a sample part, onto which a body fluid of a user is applied, formed on one surface of a body thereof lengthily formed in one direction, is provided with a magnifying lens group, and has a contact part formed on the other surface of the body; and a user terminal which has a camera coming into contact with the contact part of the test unit, captures an image of the body fluid, applied to the sample part, by means of the camera, analyzes the image of the body fluid, and thereby determines the state of the body fluid.