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

• US 20160256088A1
• 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: HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD SABIQ EIJAZ, KHOJA, SHARIQ RAMZAN ALI, MUQEET, MUHAMMAD ABDUL, TIRMIZI, SYEDA SUHA, AHMED, HAFIZ IMTIAZ
• Application Number:
  US14/424,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20160256088A1
• 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 hemoglobin 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 one or more sets of interruptions in the running of a light, where each set of interruptions includes a plurality of interruptions, and detecting initial readings corresponding to interruptions of the one or more sets of interruptions, the initial readings including signals, where an analog signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part. The method may further include calculating absolute values based on average raw values, where calculating includes computing an average absolute value based on the absolute values, and computing a final hemoglobin reading based on the average absolute value.

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 one or more sets of interruptions in the running of a light, wherein each set of interruptions includes a plurality of interruptions;

observation/reading logic to detect initial readings corresponding to interruptions of the one or more sets of interruptions, the initial readings including signals, wherein an analog signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part;

absolute value computation module of the calibration logic to calculate absolute values based on average raw values, wherein the absolute value computation module is further to compute an average absolute value based on the absolute values; and

predictive analysis logic to compute a final hemoglobin reading based on the average absolute value.

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; and

raw value computation module of calibration logic to calculate raw values based on the initial readings, wherein the raw value computation module if further to compute the average raw values based on the raw values, wherein each of the average raw value corresponds to a set of the one or more sets of interruptions, wherein the final hemoglobin 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 hemoglobin reading for presentation at a display screen, wherein the display screen to display the hemoglobin reading.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising detection (interruption) logic to detect the interruptions of the one or more sets of 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 raw values are computed based on the initial readings including the digital signals.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sample counter to facilitate and maintain a count of the one or more sets of interruptions to generate one or more reading samples corresponding to the one or more sets of interruptions, wherein the sample counter is further to initiate or continue or terminate the count when the count is greater than or equal to or less than a predetermined 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 one or more sets of interruptions in the running of a light, wherein each set of interruptions includes a plurality of interruptions;

detecting initial readings corresponding to interruptions of the one or more sets of interruptions, the initial readings including signals, wherein an analog signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part;

calculating absolute values based on average raw values, wherein calculating includes computing an average absolute value based on the absolute values; and

computing a final hemoglobin reading based on the average absolute value.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

emitting the light within a hemoglobin monitoring device, wherein the light is received at a light sensor and runs in beams including an emitting beam and a receiving beam; and

calculating raw values based on the initial readings, wherein calculating includes computing the average raw values based on the raw values, wherein each of the average raw value corresponds to a set of the one or more sets of interruptions, wherein the final hemoglobin reading is computed without having to pierce or pinch the body part.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

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

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

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising detecting the interruptions of the one or more sets of 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 raw values are computed based on the initial readings including the digital signals.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

facilitating and maintaining a count of the one or more sets of interruptions to generate one or more reading samples corresponding to the one or more sets of interruptions; and

initiating or continuing or terminating the count when the count is greater than or equal to or less than a predetermined 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 one or more sets of interruptions in the running of a light, wherein each set of interruptions includes a plurality of interruptions;

detecting initial readings corresponding to interruptions of the one or more sets of interruptions, the initial readings including signals, wherein an analog signal is generated each time the light is interrupted while passing through the body part;

calculating absolute values based on average raw values, wherein calculating includes computing an average absolute value based on the absolute values; and

computing a final hemoglobin reading based on the average absolute value.

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

emitting the light within a hemoglobin monitoring device, wherein the light is received at a light sensor and runs in beams including an emitting beam and a receiving beam;

calculating raw values based on the initial readings, wherein calculating includes computing the average raw values based on the raw values, wherein each of the average raw value corresponds to a set of the one or more sets of interruptions, wherein the final hemoglobin reading is computed without having to pierce or pinch the body part;

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

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

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise detecting the interruptions of the one or more sets of interruptions causing the signals, wherein the signals include analog signals.

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

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

facilitating and maintaining a count of the one or more sets of interruptions to generate one or more reading samples corresponding to the one or more sets of interruptions; and

initiating or continuing or terminating the count when the count is greater than or equal to or less than a predetermined 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.