System and method for glucose sensing using millimeter wave radar

Abstract

A glucose sensor including: a transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic waves between 1 GHz and 300 GHz; a receiver configured to receive the electromagnetic waves from the transmitter, wherein the transmitter and receiver are positioned in relation to a subject to be scanned such that the receiver receives reflected electromagnetic waves; and a control station for processing the received reflected electromagnetic waves and determining a glucose reading. A method for sensing glucose including: transmitting electromagnetic waves between 1 GHz and 300 GHz to a subject to be scanned; receiving reflected electromagnetic waves from the subject; analyzing the electromagnetic waves and reflected electromagnetic waves to determine a glucose level for the subject.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glucose sensor comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic waves between 1 GHz and 300 GHz;   a receiver configured to receive the electromagnetic waves from the transmitter, wherein the transmitter and receiver are positioned in relation to a subject to be scanned such that the receiver receives reflected electromagnetic waves; and   a control station for processing the received reflected electromagnetic waves and determining a glucose reading.   
     
     
         2 . A sensor according to  claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic waves are between 30 GHz and 90 Ghz. 
     
     
         3 . A sensor according to  claim 2 , wherein the electromagnetic waves are between 50 GHz and 70 Ghz. 
     
     
         4 . A sensor according to  claim 3 , wherein the electromagnetic waves are between 57 GHz and 64 GHz. 
     
     
         5 . A sensor according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second biometric sensor, wherein the second biometric sensor is selected from a group consisting of an optical sensor, an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, a camera sensor or an ultrasonic sensor. 
     
     
         6 . A sensor according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiver comprises a plurality of receivers. 
     
     
         7 . A sensor according to  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter comprises a plurality of transmitters. 
     
     
         8 . A sensor according to  claim 1  wherein the sensor is configured to operate at −10 dBm (0.1 mW) RF output power and use antennas with 6 dBi of gain. 
     
     
         9 . A system according to  claim 1 , wherein the control station is configured to analyze the signal using machine learning. 
     
     
         10 . A method for sensing glucose level comprising:
 transmitting electromagnetic waves between 1 GHz and 300 GHz to a subject to be scanned;   receiving reflected electromagnetic waves from the subject;   analyzing the electromagnetic waves and reflected electromagnetic waves to determine a glucose level for the subject.   
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein analyzing the electromagnetic waves and reflected electromagnetic waves comprises combining the waves to produce an analog signal result. 
     
     
         12 . A method according to  claim 11 , further comprising converting the analog signal to a digital signal to be further analyzed at a control station. 
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein the analyzing uses machine learning. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 10 , wherein the analyzing uses decision trees. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 10 , further comprising measuring the glucose level via a second biometric sensor for a two-level check. 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 10  wherein the electromagnetic waves are between 30 GHz and 90 GHz. 
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 16 , wherein the electromagnetic waves are between 50 GHz and 70 Ghz. 
     
     
         18 . A method according to  claim 17 , wherein the electromagnetic waves are between 57 GHz and 64 GHz.