Measurement device, and measured data transmitting method

• US 20030158707A1
• Filed: 04/14/2003
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Original Assignee: ARKRAY, Inc
• Inventors: Doi, Shigeru
• Application Number:
  US10/297,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20030158707A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/187
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

It is an object to provide a measuring device capable of collectively transmitting the measured data of a plurality of measuring devices to a data gathering device without requiring complex operations. A compact blood glucose measuring device (1) stores its measured data (data measured by the measuring device) and measured data (data measured by other measuring devices) that are transmitted from other measuring devices, such as a sphygmomanometer (6) and a urine analysis device (7), and when sending the measured data to a data gathering device (5), correlates the device ID and/or patient ID stored in an ID storage portion with the measured data obtained by the device and the measured data obtained by other devices and transmits.

Claims

1. A measuring device comprising:

a storage portion for storing measured results;

a reception portion for receiving data from another measuring device;

a transmission portion for transmitting data to a data gathering device; and

an identifier storage portion for storing an identifier for identifying attributes of measured data;

wherein the storage portion has regions for respectively storing measured data obtained by the measuring device and measured data of the same measured person obtained by another measuring device, and which are received by the reception portion; and

wherein at least one of the measured data obtained by the measuring device and the measured data obtained by another measuring device stored in the storage portion are correlated with at least one identifier stored in the identifier storage portion and are transmitted to the data gathering device from the transmission portion.

2. The measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising a clock portion indicating date and time;

wherein, when the measured data obtained by another device received by the reception portion do not include measured date and time information, information on date and time obtained from the clock portion are correlated with the measured data obtained by the other device, and the measured data are stored in the storage portion.

3. The measuring device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identifier stored in the identifier storage portion is at least one of a device identifier, which is uniquely assigned to each measuring device, and a measured person identifier, which is uniquely assigned to each measured person.

4. The measuring device according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the measuring device is a blood glucose measuring device.

5. A measured data transmission method, comprising:

gathering, in a main measuring device in which an identifier for identifying a measured person is stored, measured data obtained by another measuring device for that measured person and storing the measured data in a storage portion of the main measuring device; and

correlating the identifier with at least one of measured data obtained by the main measuring device and measured data of the same measured person obtained by another measuring device, and transmitting the measured data from the main measuring device to a data gathering device.

6. The measured data transmission method according to claim 5, wherein, when measured data obtained by the other measuring device do not include information on the measurement date and time, information on date and time is obtained from a clock and correlated with the measured data in question, and the measured data are stored in the storage portion.

7. The measured data transmission method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the identifier is at least one of a device identifier, which is uniquely assigned to each measuring device, and a measured person identifier, which is uniquely assigned to each measured person.

8. The measured data transmission method according to any of claims 5 to 7, wherein the main measuring device is a blood glucose measuring device.

9. A program that executes, on a computer, a process of:

storing the received measured data, when measured data from another measuring device are received, in a storage portion;

storing the measured data obtained by the measurement, when measurement is performed by a corresponding device, in the storage portion; and

correlating an identifier stored in the corresponding device to at least one of measured data received from the other measuring device and measured data obtained by a measurement of the corresponding device, and transmitting the measured data to a data gathering device.