Steven P Getz

US Patent:

20230069111, Mar 2, 2023

Filed:

Aug 26, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/897108

Inventors:

- Phoenixville PA, US
George Stavis - Dobbs Ferry NY, US
Robert Stavis - Bryn Mawr PA, US
Mary Elizabeth Lemma - West Chester PA, US
Steven P. Getz - Malvern PA, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
G16H 40/67
A61B 5/1455

Abstract:

A system including a computing device, a software application stored in a memory of the computing device and configured to run on a processor of the computing device, and a module in communication with the computing device, said module including a data communication capability, where the data includes light intensity or wavelength information, a light source configured to provide light capable of penetrating the patient's skin to a subcutaneous level, a light sensor configured to detect the light from the light source reflected and scattered from the patient's skin including from the subcutaneous level at a single point in time or sequentially at multiple points in time, and a power source, where the software application is configured to determine levels or concentrations of a substance in a patient's skin based on a measurement of light intensity or wavelength from the light sensor.