24Hr Blood Glucose Sensor
- Technology Benefits
- accurate type II diabetes diagnosis and monitoringeliminates blood drawsuses existing testing equipmentdetects very low concentration blood analytes
- Technology Application
- 24hr total blood glucose determinationprofile of blood analyte levels varying with time1st clinically practical magnesium level determinationblood analytes testing of needlephobes
- Detailed Technology Description
- None
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Tech ID/UC Case
23486/2014-027-0
Related Cases
2014-027-0
- *Abstract
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Type 2 diabetes is at epidemic proportions in the US and countries such as Mexico. As a result, the market for self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) now approaches $8.8B per year. These SMBG products typically require a painful finger stick to obtain blood, and give only an immediate snapshot of a patient's blood glucose levels. More sophisticated blood glucose level methods are used to regulate implanted insulin pumps. However, currently, there is no clinically practical way to determine a total 24hr blood glucose levels for patients Doctors believe a total 24hr blood glucose level sensor would vastly improve their treatment of the growing diabetic population by enabling the accurate diagnoses and monitoring of type II diabetes
Investigators at University of California at Berkeley have addressed this need by inventing a 24hr blood glucose sensor. Remarkably, this device is truly pain-free through the use of a patented microneedle interface developed by the investigators, and during testing is similar to wearing a bandage. In volume production, the cost per unit will be disruptively low as compared to current SMBG products.
Once the 24hr testing period has elapsed, glucose and other blood analytes are stably engaged, and the device is sent to a lab for analysis by standard mail. By example sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphate and other blood components can be similarly tested by the device. Current standard laboratory blood analyte systems provide the final 24hr total blood level of each analyte. In some cases, a time-sequenced level over the 24hr test period is provided.
This invention also provides the first clinically practical magnesium blood level sensor. Additionally, due the integration over 24 hrs, the device allows testing of very low concentration blood analytes which were previously unascertainable.
- *IP Issue Date
- Feb 26, 2015
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Dorian Liepmann
Department:
Name: Jacobo Paredes
Department:
Name: Gerard Marriott
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- Country/Region
- USA
