DEVICE AND MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING NON-INVASIVE, NON-PIERCING MONITORING OF BLOOD GLUCOSE

• US 20160256084A1
• Filed: 06/10/2014
• Published: 09/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tech4Life Enterprises Canada, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tech4Life Enterprises Canada, Inc.
• Inventors: KHOJA, SHARIQ RAMZAN ALI, MUQEET, MUHAMMAD ABDUL, TIRMIZI, SYEDA SUHA, AHMED, HAFIZ IMTIAZ, ABDULLAH, SAAD
• Application Number:
  US14/424,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20160256084A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0223 of calibration, e.g. protocols for calibrating sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1495 Calibrating or testing of in-vivo probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7225 Details of analog processing, e.g. isolation amplifier, gain or sensitivity adjustment, filtering, baseline or drift compensation A61B5/30, A61B5/316 take precedence; transformers for specific applications H01F38/00; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A mechanism is described for facilitating non-invasive and non-skin piercing monitoring of blood glucose according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving a body part including a finger, where the body part in the placement area causes interruptions in the running of a light. The method may further include detecting initial readings corresponding to the interruptions, the initial readings including signals, where a signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part, calculating absolute values based on the initial readings, and computing a final glucose reading based on the absolute values.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a placement area to receive a body part including a finger, wherein the body part in the placement area causes interruptions in the running of a light;

observation/reading logic to detect initial readings corresponding to the interruptions, the initial readings including signals, wherein a signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part;

absolute value computation module of calibration logic to calculate absolute values based on the initial readings; and

predictive analysis logic to compute a final glucose reading based on the absolute values.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a light source to emit the light within the apparatus, wherein the light is received at a light sensor and runs in beams including an emitting beam and a receiving beam, wherein the final glucose reading is computed without having to pierce or pinch the body part.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising sampling device and presentation logic to prepare the final glucose reading for presentation at a display screen, wherein the display screen to display the glucose reading.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising detection (interruption) logic to detect the interruptions causing the signals, wherein the signals include analog signals.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising signal conversion logic to convert the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the absolute values are computed based on the initial readings including the digital signals.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the absolute value computation module is further configured to compute an average absolute value based on the absolute values, wherein the final glucose reading is computed based on the average absolute value.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising error rectification module of the calibration logic to identify and rectify one or more errors associated with the computation of the absolute values.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light source includes an emission control component in a top chamber or a bottom chamber of the apparatus to emit the light, and wherein the light sensor includes a reception control component in the top chamber or the bottom chamber of the apparatus to receive the light.

9. A method comprising:

receiving a body part including a finger, wherein the body part in the placement area causes interruptions in the running of a light;

detecting initial readings corresponding to the interruptions, the initial readings including signals, wherein a signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part;

calculating absolute values based on the initial readings; and

computing a final glucose reading based on the absolute values.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising emitting the light within a glucose monitoring device, wherein the light is received at a light sensor and runs in beams including an emitting beam and a receiving beam, wherein the final glucose reading is computed without having to pierce or pinch the body part.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

preparing the final glucose reading for presentation at a display screen; and

displaying, via the display screen, the final glucose reading.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising detecting the interruptions causing the signals, wherein the signals include analog signals.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising converting the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the absolute values are computed based on the initial readings including the digital signals.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the absolute value computation module is further configured to compute an average absolute value based on the absolute values, wherein the final glucose reading is computed based on the average absolute value.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising identifying and rectifying one or more errors associated with the computation of the absolute values.

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22. A machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a body part including a finger, wherein the body part in the placement area causes interruptions in the running of a light;

detecting initial readings corresponding to the interruptions, the initial readings including signals, wherein a signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part;

calculating absolute values based on the initial readings; and

computing a final glucose reading based on the absolute values.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise:

emitting the light within a glucose monitoring device, wherein the light is received at a light sensor and runs in beams including an emitting beam and a receiving beam, wherein the final glucose reading is computed without having to pierce or pinch the body part;

preparing the final glucose reading for presentation at a display screen; and

displaying, via the display screen, the final glucose reading.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting the interruptions causing the signals, wherein the signals include analog signals; and

converting the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the absolute values are computed based on the initial readings including the digital signals.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the absolute value computation module is further configured to compute an average absolute value based on the absolute values, wherein the final glucose reading is computed based on the average absolute value.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise identifying and rectifying one or more errors associated with the computation of the absolute values.