Printing device for personal medical monitors
First Claim
1. A printing device for use with a body fluid chemistry analyzer, comprising:
- a communication port adapted for communication with a body fluid chemistry analyzer; and
a printing device adapted to be controlled by a processor, wherein said processor is adapted to, in response to a single action by a user, retrieve body fluid chemistry data from said body fluid chemistry analyzer, format said data, and print said formatted data.
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Abstract
A printing device is provided to increase the benefit to patients and healthcare professionals of personal medical monitoring devices, such as blood glucose meters. The printing device receives and analyzes data from a personal medical monitoring device, such as a blood glucose meter, and generates an output based on analysis of the data. The output may include a log of the data entries, or graphical representations of the data, such as pie charts, line charts, histograms, and the like. Furthermore, the data analysis performed by the device can comprise applying therapy rules to the data. In this manner, the device is capable of and providing therapy recommendations in the output based on the analysis of data and application of therapy rules, and to thereby provide therapy guidance for a patient and their respective health care professional.
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35 Claims
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1. A printing device for use with a body fluid chemistry analyzer, comprising:
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a communication port adapted for communication with a body fluid chemistry analyzer; and
a printing device adapted to be controlled by a processor, wherein said processor is adapted to, in response to a single action by a user, retrieve body fluid chemistry data from said body fluid chemistry analyzer, format said data, and print said formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of retrieving and printing stored blood chemistry data comprising the steps of:
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in response to a single action by a user, retrieving body fluid chemistry analyzer data from a body fluid chemistry analyzer through a communication port of a printing device, formatting said data, and printing said formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium of instructions adapted to control a printing device to retrieve and print body fluid chemistry data from a body fluid chemistry analyzer, comprising:
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a first set of instructions adapted to control said printing device to receive a single action from a user; and
a second set of instructions adapted to control said printing device in response to said single action to retrieve body fluid chemistry analyzer data from a body fluid chemistry analyzer through a communication port of said printing device, to format said data, and to print said formatted data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of providing therapy guidance comprising the step of:
- providing a printer adapted for communication with a body fluid chemistry analyzer, wherein said printer is pre-configured such that upon establishing a communication link with said body fluid chemistry analyzer, said printer downloads data from said body fluid chemistry analyzer, analyzes said data, and prints a report based on said analysis of said data.
- View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
- 32. A printer adapted for communication with a body fluid chemistry analyzer, wherein said printer is pre-configured such that upon establishing a communication link with said body fluid chemistry analyzer, said printer downloads data from said body fluid chemistry analyzer, analyzes said data, and prints a report based on said analysis of said data.
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