Google Got Patents Enabling Taking blood samples withoutneedles
So far, Google is known to the public as a famous internet giant through its search engine. And now the company is going to expand the technology into the field of health. Their recently released a patent Taking Blood Without Needles. This technology is certainly beneficial to those diabetics who are afraid of needles, but must test their blood glucose levels regularly.
So far, Google is known to the public as a famous internet giant through its search engine. And now the company is going to expand the technology into the field of health. Their recently released a patent Taking Blood Without Needles. This technology is certainly beneficial to those diabetics who are afraid of needles, but must test their blood glucose levels regularly.
let’s take a blood sample without needles (Credit: Digitaltrend)
This patent describes the presence of a new device that has a way of working pressure shock or pressure suddenly, by providing micro-particles of size that can penetrate human skin. Then can bring micro blood is drawn into a barrel.
In these patents also displays an image that contains two illustrations, the conventional blood sample by placing the tool on the fingertips. While the second picture shows a device which is placed on the wrist. Google also notes that these devices can be used manually, or it can be configured to automatically take blood samples.
Unfortunately, the Internet giant has not provided a detailed explanation related to the new patent. "We hold patents on a variety of ideas that later grow into real products or services, and some do not. Prospective product announcements should not necessarily be inferred from our patent, "said a spokesman in an interview with The Verge quoted from the Legal, Monday (12/07/2015).
This patent is not a new patent from Google, because these patents have previously been registered in advance in May 2014 and, prior to the parent company Alphabet Inc. announced as parent company Google in August 2015. At that time CEO, Larry Page was also announced that the company will developing further and not only limited to the digital world alone.