The company might use the system as a wearable as a hand-held device to draw blood from a fingertip or other parts of the body without sticking a needle into the skin. Blood that seeps out would then be sucked up into the negative pressure barrel.
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It has been suggested that the device could be particularly useful for diabetics or those in need of quick, remote blood testing – and if this is the case, it could certainly be revolutionary in terms of the advancement of wearable tech. Just thinking about needles at all turns most people’s stomachs upside down.
“This is small enough to be imperceptible, but large enough to carry out a wide variety of medical tests and/or monitoring”, says Google. Even for those of us that do not purchase or take advantage of the services, it will still be fascinating to see what the future holds.
Under Life Sciences’ project, Google is already working on two devices created to help diabetics monitor their glucose levels: smart contact lenses and a bandage-sized, cloud-connected sensor. If Google succeeds in its projects about diabetes and gets clearance from FDA, it could boost the business for Google as about 29 million people in the U.S. have diabetes.
One can hardly tell if Google, which changed to Alphabet owing to some changes in administration, is now doing anything that is a guarantee the product will be launched soon. “Prospective product announcements should not necessarily be inferred from our patents”, it said further.
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The mechanism outlined by Google in its patent uses a gas-powered microparticle that’s blasted into your skin, quickly drawing a small vial of blood into a pressurised container.
