Wearable Glucose Monitoring Using Surface-Pushed Spectroscopy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for measuring glucose levels are painful, unreliable, and prone to infection, being invasive and time-consuming, and often inaccurate.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device with transceivers, electrodes, and a spectroscopic laser system that non-invasively detects glucose levels by transmitting power packets to push electrolytes and glucose molecules to the skin surface for detection using spectroscopy, monitored by a processor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional methods (chemicals, electrodes, tattoos) are used to measure glucose, then glucose detection is achieved, but the process becomes invasive, painful, and prone to infection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical/electrical invasive methods (electrodes, chemical tattoos) with optical spectroscopy. The spectroscopic laser and detector non-invasively detect glucose molecules in the body, eliminating skin insertion and chemical contact that cause pain and infection risk.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces spectroscopy as an intermediary detection mechanism between the glucose molecules and the measurement system. Instead of direct contact with electrodes or chemicals, the system uses optical fields to interact with glucose molecules through their spectral signatures, enabling remote detection.
2Measurement precision
If conventional invasive methods are used, then glucose measurement is possible, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device enables continuous glucose monitoring through uninterrupted spectroscopic detection. The system continuously scans for glucose molecular vibrations without requiring discrete sampling or preparation steps, providing real-time data without the time delays inherent in conventional methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-calibration and automatic detection without requiring user intervention for skin preparation, electrode application, or chemical application. The spectroscopic detector automatically identifies glucose molecules based on their characteristic spectral signatures, eliminating the time-consuming manual procedures of conventional methods.
3Reliability
If conventional methods are used, then glucose detection is achieved, but the system becomes complex and inaccurate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential detection function from complex multi-component systems. By focusing solely on the optical interaction between laser light and glucose molecules, the system simplifies the detection mechanism to essentially two components: the spectroscopic laser and the detector, eliminating the complexity of electrode arrays, chemical formulations, and signal processing circuits required by conventional methods.
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-invasive glucose monitoring, eliminating the need for chemicals or electrodes, reducing pain and infection risk, and providing accurate glucose level monitoring.
Implementation Method 1
a spectroscopic laser and a spectroscopic detector configured for detecting glucose molecules pushed towards surface of the body section
Data Source
AI summary
The present subject matter discloses system (100) and method (700) for detecting and monitoring glucose levels. The system (100) comprising wearable device (200) and wearable device (200) comprising a plurality of transceivers (202) configured for transmitting plurality of power packets to one or more transceivers (202) from plurality of transceivers (202) thereby pushing each of, electrolytes under skin (500) of a user, glucose transmitters and glucose molecules towards surface of the skin (500). Plurality of electrodes (204) configured for collecting ions from body section towards the plurality of electrodes (204). Spectroscopic laser (206) and a spectroscopic detector (208) configured for detecting glucose molecules pushed towards surface of the body section. Processor (210) configured for monitoring the glucose levels according to the detection of the glucose levels.