Inova Design Solutions Ltd: Non-Invasive Continuous Core Temperature Monitor ("NCCTM")

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This proof of concept (“PoC”) project is the next phase of development of a recently awardedfeasibility study from the Technology Strategy Board (project 131336). The proof of principleprototype of the NCCTM successfully demonstrates basic functionality of the technology andinitial tests show desired results.The technology is designed to prevent heat illness, particularly heat exhaustion and death.Individuals may suffer heat illness as a result of physical exertion in harsh environments orthe inability to control their environment. There is a major unmet need for non-invasivemonitoring during activity and inactivity. The available UK market is an estimated £95m, andEuropean market £474m (1-4).The innovation presented is a portable, medically accurate, non-invasive device tocontinuously and automatically monitor the core body temperature (“c.b.t.”) of individuals inreal-time so that heat illness can be avoided and physiological functions operate at a safe andoptimal level.There are no existing methods of measuring core body temperature that provide this combinedfunctionality and the resultant products will significantly improve current patient care andenable many new ambulatory applications of physiology monitoring to vastly increase thenumber of individuals who can benefit from temperature monitoring, in global markets fromhealthcare to defence.The key objectives of this PoC project are to (A) design and build an engineering prototype,(B) carry out validation testing of the prototype, and (C) generate new IP. With successfulvalidation the technology would be ready for pre-production development and exploitation vialicensing and direct sales.(1) Frost & Sullivan, Fitness Vital Signs Monitoring: The Race Has Just Begun!, 2008(2) Frost and Sullivan, European markets for ALT, 2010(3) European Defence Agency, Defence Data of EDA participating Member States, 2011(4) Frost & Sullivan, European Temperature Monitoring Devices Market, 2006