Breath acetone measurement system with portable base unit that communicates with mobile application

摘要

A portable system is provided for measuring a ketone, such as an acetone, in the breath or other bodily fluid of a user. The system includes a portable measurement device that analyzes fluid samples and generates corresponding ketone measurements. The portable measurement device communicates with an application which runs on a smartphone or other mobile device of the user. The application tracks, and generates graphs of, the ketone measurements, and may include various features for facilitating the analysis of the measurements.

主权项

1. A portable breath analysis system, comprising:
a portable base unit comprising a breath acetone sensing system, a breath container insertion port fluidly coupled to the breath acetone sensing system, a pump, a processor, a presence sensor, and a wireless transceiver, the breath container insertion port configured to mate with, and receive a breath sample from, a detachable breath container, the presence sensor configured to sense whether the detachable breath container is inserted into the breath container insertion port, the pump arranged to pump the breath sample along a flow path to the breath acetone sensing system, wherein the portable base unit, under control of program instructions executed by the processor, is configured to generate measurements corresponding to breath acetone levels by analyzing breath samples with the breath acetone sensing system, and to wirelessly transmit the measurements, with the wireless transceiver, to a mobile device associated with a user; and a mobile application that runs on the mobile device and communicates with the portable base unit over a wireless link, the mobile application configured to track, and generate graphs of, the measurements generated by the portable base unit.