Cue: medical diagnostics at home

Technology is now developing very quickly, and almost every day there are new projects that five years ago would have been considered far into the future. As an example, a medical laboratory project at home, Cue .

And such a laboratory in size only slightly more than a smartphone, which, by the way, all received and transmitted medical data. In this case, the functionality of the "laboratory" is quite decent: it can help to diagnose many, influenza virus and the level of vitamin D, before pregnancy.

as sample using different fluid from the body's own. Well, you know that usually sit in medical laboratories.

Cue - the idea of ​​belonging to a team of two people - Ayubu Khattaku (biochemistry and mathematics) and Clint North (industrial design). Five years ago, Khattak (Ayub Khattak) worked on the project "genetic barcode" for plants, and even then he had an idea about the possibility of creating miniature tester viruses in the human body.

After Ayub Khattak shared his idea with Clint North, had the idea to create a home diagnostic device. The basis was taken tester glucose in the body, which has been redesigned in a rather complicated device with replaceable cartridges, which are placed and fluids from the human body. Of course, some modules have been added, and get a device that can carry out five different tests.



The prototype is able to determine the level of testosterone, vitamin D, the presence of influenza virus, and even the presence of HIV. In addition, the device can determine the level of fertility (ability to fertilize).

After analysis, Cue sends the data to a paired smartphone application via Bluetooth 4.0. The app keeps track of the user's activity level interaction with diet and sleep parameters, and analyzes the parameters of the body at the molecular level.

The time required for addition devaysu or other analysis, typically less than the time required for conducting the same in a conventional laboratory analysis. For example, to determine the level of vitamin D is carried out in just 10 minutes. To determine the presence of influenza virus also takes a few minutes.



As for the price device, according to the plan, it will be $ 199. Cartridges every time you need to buy new ones. Set of five pieces is $ 20. If you need three of the same cartridge, for example, those who work with the flu virus, it will cost $ 30 for 3 pieces. Pre-order now you can or the manufacturer , or at Medgadgets .



Of course, this is not the first project to create a mini-diagnostic center. So, QuantuMDx - a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It is - like a mini-Cue laboratory capable of determining malaria, HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases, in just 15 minutes. It also uses ink cartridges. But QuantuMDx will not be available for sale, a device that will be available in the country where the medicine or not, or it is in a very bad state (some African countries, etc.).



As for Cue, then, unfortunately, developers provide not so much technical information (although they can understand), and while it is impossible to understand how accurate diagnosis can be carried out using such a device.



However, soon all this will be available - the first unit will be shipped to testers early next year.

Source: habrahabr.ru/company/medgadgets/blog/226449/