Apparatus and method for measuring blood glucose level
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for measuring a blood glucose level. In the blood glucose level measurement apparatus and method, the apparatus coupled to a patch with a microneedle formed in at least one area and configured to calculate a blood glucose level of a body fluid extracted from a user may calculate the blood glucose level by analyzing a reflected light beam reflected from the patch with a microneedle formed in a second area and correct the calculated blood glucose level of the user by analyzing data obtained by measuring a reflected light beam from a first area from which the body fluid is not extracted so as to measure a precise blood glucose level with an error being reduced in consideration of environmental factors influencing measurement.
1 . A blood glucose level measurement apparatus for measuring a blood glucose level in a human body, the apparatus comprising:
a patch comprising a first region and continuous second region on one surface, wherein the second region is integrally formed and continuously defined in a predetermined portion of the one surface, and a plurality of microneedles comprising at least one enzyme configured to react with a body fluid of a user and said plurality of microneedles being collectively arranged within the second region, wherein no microneedle is formed on the first region; and
a light source control module coupled to the patch and configured to calculate a blood glucose level of the body fluid that is extracted from the user,
wherein the light source control module comprises:
a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward an opposite surface to the one surface, the plurality of light sources emitting light toward the first region and the second region of the one surface;
a photodetector configured to detect a first light reflected from the first region and a second light reflected from the second region; and
a case configured to accommodate the light sources and the photodetector,
wherein at least one fixing protrusion is formed on one of the opposite surface of the patch and one surface of the case, and at least one fixing groove is formed on the other one of the opposite surface of the patch and the one surface of the case, and
wherein the light source control module is attached to the patch via a concave-convex structure formed by the at least one fixing protrusion and the at least one fixing groove.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a height of the at least one fixing protrusion corresponds to a depth of the at least one fixing groove.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one fixing protrusion is formed on the opposite surface of the patch, and
wherein the at least one fixing groove is formed on the one surface of the case.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the fixing protrusion is provided to have a cylindrical shape having a certain diameter,
wherein the fixing groove has a width corresponding to the diameter of the fixing protrusion.
5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the fixing protrusion and the fixing groove have quadrangular frame shapes with certain widths.
6 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the at least one fixing protrusion is provided in the form of a bar with a predetermined width, and
wherein the at least one fixing groove has a rectangular frame shape with a width corresponding to the width of the fixing protrusion.
7 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein when a plurality of fixing protrusions are arranged on the opposite surface of the patch, the at least one fixing groove is configured to engage with the plurality of fixing protrusions.
8 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one fixing groove is formed on the opposite surface of the patch, and the at least one fixing protrusion is formed on the one surface of the case.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one fixing groove is provided in the form of a linearly extended portion with a predetermined width, and
wherein the at least one fixing protrusion has in the form of a bar with a width corresponding to the width of the at least one fixing groove.
10 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein when a plurality of fixing grooves are arranged on the opposite surface of the patch, the at least one fixing protrusion is configured to engage with any one of the plurality of fixing grooves.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the photodetector measures wavelengths and intensity changes of the first reflected light and the second reflected light.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the photodetector calculates a blood glucose level by analyzing data obtained by measuring the second reflected light and corrects the calculated blood glucose level on the basis of a result of analyzing data obtained by measuring the first reflected light.
13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of light sources comprise a first light source and a second light source,
wherein the first light source is positioned such that a path of the first reflected light leads to the photodetector, and
wherein the second light source is positioned such that a path of the second reflected light leads to the photodetector.