Wearable Analyte Sensor with Accelerometer for Wellness Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable technology for wellness and nutrition monitoring is often complex, has a steep learning curve, and provides inaccurate data, deterring individuals from using it effectively for managing chronic health issues and improving general wellness.
Innovation Solution
A compact sensor control device with an in vivo analyte sensor and accelerometer that wirelessly transmits analyte and activity data to a reader device, providing simple, customizable, and accurate wellness and nutrition insights without storing raw analyte measurements, and using graphical user interfaces to display information in a user-friendly format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If wearable technology is used for monitoring physiological data, then timely physiological information is provided without physician visits, but the data complexity and learning curve deter users from effective use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a physician as an intermediary who receives, analyzes, and interprets complex physiological data from wearable devices. The physician then communicates simplified insights and recommendations to patients, bridging the gap between complex raw data and user-friendly health guidance. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities while eliminating the burden of data complexity from the patient's experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex data analysis function from the wearable device itself and relocates it to a centralized server or cloud platform where specialized algorithms and medical expertise can process the information. The wearable device then only needs to transmit raw data and display simplified metrics, significantly reducing its operational complexity and learning curve for users while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities.
2Measurement precision
If wearable technology provides comprehensive physiological monitoring, then accurate health data is obtained, but the complexity of data presentation and device operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs physicians or medical professionals as intermediaries who receive comprehensive physiological data from wearable devices, analyze it using specialized knowledge and tools, then present simplified, actionable insights to patients. This maintains measurement precision while eliminating complexity from the user interface, as patients only see interpreted recommendations rather than raw data streams.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates simplified copies or representations of complex physiological data that are easier to understand. Instead of presenting raw sensor outputs, the system generates simplified visualizations, summary metrics, and actionable recommendations that capture the essential health information in an intuitive format, maintaining accuracy while reducing complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing wearable devices measure multiple physiological parameters, then comprehensive wellness information is provided, but measurement accuracy is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the monitoring system into specialized components: wearable devices that excel at measuring specific physiological parameters with high accuracy, and a centralized server that integrates data from multiple devices measuring different parameters. This allows each wearable component to be optimized for its specific measurement function rather than compromising accuracy to measure everything, while the system as a whole provides comprehensive wellness information.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user adherence to wellness and nutrition monitoring by offering accurate, easy-to-understand data, improving the accuracy of analyte level measurements, and presenting information in a simple, intuitive manner, thereby promoting better health management.
Implementation Method 1
an in vivo analyte sensor for measuring an analyte level (or multiple analyte levels) in a subject
Implementation Method 2
an accelerometer for measuring the activity level of the subject
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, devices and methods are provided for the monitoring and management of an individual's wellness and nutrition using analyte data from an in vivo analyte sensor. Generally, a sensor control device is provided for wear on the body. The sensor control device can include an in vivo analyte sensor for measuring an analyte level in a bodily fluid, an accelerometer for measuring the physical activity level of the subject, as well as communications circuitry for wirelessly transmitting data to a reader device. Furthermore, disclosed herein are embodiments of various graphical user interfaces for displaying analyte metrics on a reader device, comparing the analyte response of various foods and/or meals, modifying daily nutrient recommendations based on analyte metrics and physical activity level measurements, and other features described herein. Additionally, the embodiments disclosed herein can be used to monitor various types of analytes.