Blood glucose meter/modem interface arrangement
First Claim
1. An arrangement for enabling information stored in a portable, battery-powered information collection device to be extracted therefrom, comprising a battery door that is adapted to close a battery compartment of said portable, battery-powered information collection device, said battery door having an electrical communication path therethrough that is adapted to be coupled to conductors of a printed circuit board housed within said battery-powered information collection device when said battery door closes said battery compartment, said electrical communication path being accessible externally of said portable, battery-powered information collection device.
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Abstract
A cradle-configured interface for a hand-held blood glucose meter has a multi-electrical contact-containing battery door that enables blood glucose analysis data stored in the meter to be automatically downloaded to a modem within a meter cradle for transmission to a monitoring facility. Electrical contacts of the battery door are connected to conductors of the meter'"'"'s printed circuit board when the battery door is closed. The cradle has spring-loaded probes connected to its internal modem and engaging the electrical contacts within the battery door when the meter is placed in the cradle. Upon sensing the meter in the cradle, the modem downloads blood sample analysis data stored in the meter into local memory and then transmits blood glucose analysis data to a downstream healthcare reporting site.
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- 1. An arrangement for enabling information stored in a portable, battery-powered information collection device to be extracted therefrom, comprising a battery door that is adapted to close a battery compartment of said portable, battery-powered information collection device, said battery door having an electrical communication path therethrough that is adapted to be coupled to conductors of a printed circuit board housed within said battery-powered information collection device when said battery door closes said battery compartment, said electrical communication path being accessible externally of said portable, battery-powered information collection device.
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7. A method for extracting information stored in a portable, battery-powered information collection device comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a battery door that is adapted to close a battery compartment of said portable, battery-powered information collection device, said battery door having an electrical communication path therethrough;
(b) coupling a first portion of said electrical communication path through said battery door to conductors of a printed circuit board housed within said battery-powered information collection device when said battery door closes said battery compartment; and
(c) providing electrical access to a second portion of said electrical communication path that is external to said information collection device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An arrangement for enabling information stored in a portable, battery-powered information collection device to be coupled to a communication link, comprising:
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a battery door that is adapted to close a battery compartment of said portable, battery-powered information collection device, and having a plurality of electrical contacts, first portions of which are arranged to electrically engage selected conductors of a printed circuit board housed within said battery-powered information collection device when said battery door closes said battery compartment, said selected conductors being adapted to provide electrical signals representative of said information, said battery door further including a protective shroud coupled to receive second portions of said electrical contacts; and
a cradle, which is sized and configured to receive and retain therein said portable, battery-powered information collection device, said cradle containing a modem that is adapted to be coupled to said communication link, and including a plurality of electrical probes that are electrically connected to said modem and are arranged to be engaged by said second portions of said electrical contacts within said protective shroud of said battery door when said portable, battery-powered information collection device is placed in said cradle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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