{"id":41107,"key":"Global_Health_Medical_Device_Compendium/DeNovo_Meter","title":"Global Health Medical Device Compendium/DeNovo Meter","latest":{"id":1267742,"timestamp":"2026-09-10T14:21:48Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Denovo.jpg|thumb]]\n\n{{GHMDC device data\n| health-topic = Type II Diabetes\n| classification = Diagnosis\n| scope = Clinical trial\n| made = No\n| replicated = No\n| manufacturer-location = Massachusetts, United States\n}}\n\nDiabetics need to measure their blood glucose levels on a daily basis to effectively monitor their disease, however test strips and glucometers are often too expensive for people in developing world settings. There is a need for simple, cost-effective monitoring devices in these low-resource areas.\n\n== Detailed description of the solution ==\n\nThe DeNovo Meter pairs an optical reader and disposable paper strips, which allows for safe, accurate, and inexpensive measuring of blood glucose levels. The locally manufactured colorimetric paper test-strips cost only 2 cents, which is 1/50 of the market price.\n\n== Designed by ==\n\nDesigned by:\n\n* 3 juniors at MIT; Paul Hlebowitsh, Allen Lin and Deepali Ravel\n* 3 MIT alumni; Priyanka Jain, Shichao Liang and Yi Wang\n\nLocation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States\n\n== When and where it was tested/implemented ==\n\nClinical trials were conducted in two rural areas of Nicaragua.\n\n== Funding Source ==\n\nThis device was funded through the MIT IDEAS Global Challenge and private funds.\n\n== References ==\n\n=== Internally generated reports ===\n\nDeNovo Glucometer. (n.d.). D-Lab: Development through Dialogue, Design and Dissemination. Link available [http://d-lab.mit.edu/projects/150/denovo-glucometer here].\n\nDeNovo Meter. (n.d.). MIT IDEAS Global Challenge. Link available [http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/teams/view/50 here].\n\n{{Page data\n| sdg = SDG03 Good health and well-being, SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| language = en\n}}"}