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Multi-wavelength Sensing/
Heat-resistant Technology
The ever-evolving blood glucose
measurement technology field.
Highly precise blood glucose measurement is the key to a medical platform’s success.
In the self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) field, self-treatment of diabetes and outpatient treatment are now starting to become seamlessly connected. Terumo’s high-accuracy blood glucose measurement technology contributes to reducing the risk of daily high/low blood glucose, which is a crucial matter of safety for diabetes patients. In addition, a heat-resistant technology utilized in this field was developed by Terumo, together with its partner companies, to maintain measurement performance that may otherwise deteriorate due to temperature changes during transportation and storage, realizing more precise blood glucose measurement. By sharing accurate blood glucose trends between diabetes patients and medical specialists via a digital platform, more effective management and treatment systems can be established. By combining this technology , more reliable blood glucose measurement will be able to be provided.
Precise insulin administration to prevent complications and errors Multi-wavelength sensing
In general, it is said that the higher the accuracy, the lower the possibility of developing complications.
Terumo aims for much higher accuracy for blood glucose measurement.
POINT01 5-wavelength measurement contributes to more precise measurement
Terumo has developed 5-wavelength transmitted light measurement, an advanced new blood glucose measurement technology. Since high-accuracy measurement is possible while narrowing down the measurement area, blood sampling of patients can be minimized.
POINT02 Technologies that produces color and applies on test strip were developed to improve measurement accuracy
To improve the accuracy of 5-wavelength transmitted light measurement by colorimetry, Terumo developed an original color-producing technology and technology for precisely and accurately applying blood to a test strip, enabling unprecedented high-precision measurement.
With multi-wavelength sensing and an original analysis algorithm,
Terumo's technology has attained measurement accuracy of ±8%*.
Realizing more accurate blood glucose measurement technology for
appropriate insulin administration.
* Innovative optical transmission absorbance system to realise±5% high accurate BGMS. T. Moriuchi, et al., EASD 2019, ePoster#886.
Heat-resistant technology that maintains measurement performance even at a storage temperature of around 50˚C Heat-resistant technology
Normally, it is necessary to store the device at 30˚C or lower for accurate blood glucose measurement. In hotter storage environments, the measurement performance may deteriorate, decreasing the accuracy. Terumo has developed a technology that maintains measurement performance even at a storage temperature of around 50˚C.
POINT01 Technology for stable quality control
Blood glucose measurement device is normally sensitive to heat and humidity, so usually need to be kept under 30°C. However, together with its partner companies, Terumo has developed heat resistant technology of up to 60°C*.
Since the technology does not deteriorate measurement performance even if left at temperatures of around 50°C, more accurate blood glucose measurements could be gathered, even using the same transportation and storage methods as previously.
*High accurate BGMs based on innovative optical transmission absorbance system to realize accuracy within ±5%. T. Moriuchi, et al., ATTD 2020, Oral Presentation Session 08.
Device storage without complicated temperature control,
and accurate blood glucose measurement
without performance deterioration due to hotter storage environments.
Blood glucose monitoring technologies
―Innovative Optical Transmission
Absorbance System
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OurCare-interview-
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Takayuki Sugiyama
Development & Technology Section
(Life Care Solution)
Kofu East Factory
Medical Care Solutions CompanyWhat kind of blood glucose measurement can help provide a sense of security and peace of mind to patients in their daily lives?
The engineers sought to develop a technology that would solve three issues.
