Device for increased compliance with diabetes monitoring tests

• US 20070179358A1
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anita Perez
• Original Assignee: Anita Perez
• Inventors: Perez, Anita
• Application Number:
  US11/639,927
• Publication Number:
  US 20070179358A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply

Abstract

A device for increasing the compliance of a patient to a diabetes monitoring protocol. The device comprises a glucose measurement device and an entertainment device. Any glucose measurement device can be used, such as a test-strip reader, a breath analyzer, or a spectrometer. The entertainment device is any audio-visual playback device. In the preferred embodiment, the glucose measurement device is a test strip reader that is integral with an MP3 player.

Claims

1. A device for increasing compliance of a patient to a disease monitoring protocol, the device comprising:

a. a bio-sensor for measuring biological data of the patient as part of a disease monitoring protocol; and

b. a portable entertainment device.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the bio-sensor is a blood glucose meter.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the entertainment device comprises entertainment content selected by the patient.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the entertainment content is audibly emitted from the device.

5. The device of claim 3 wherein the entertainment content is displayed visually on the device.

6. The device of claim 3 wherein the device cannot transmit entertainment content electronically to other devices.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the device cannot transmit data measured by the bio-sensor to other devices.

8. The device of claim 1 wherein the entertainment device is a multimedia player.

9. The device of claim 1 wherein the entertainment device is an MP3 player.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein the entertainment device is a radio.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein the bio-sensor is disposed in the same housing as the entertainment device.

12. A device for increasing compliance of a patient to a blood glucose measurement protocol, the device comprising:

a. a blood glucose meter; and

b. a portable, hand-held device for playing music.

13. The device of claim 12 further comprising a memory circuit for storing music, wherein music that is selected by the patient is stored in the memory circuit.

14. The device of claim 12 wherein the music is audibly emitted from the device.

15. The device of claim 12 wherein the device cannot transmit music electronically to other devices.

16. The device of claim 12 wherein the device cannot transmit data measured by the blood glucose meter to other devices.

17. The device of claim 12 wherein the blood glucose meter is disposed in the same housing as the hand-held device for playing music.

18. The device of claim 12 wherein the blood glucose measurement device further comprises a spectrometer.

19. The device of claim 12 wherein the blood glucose measurement device further comprises an electrochemical test strip reader.

20. The device of claim 12 wherein the entertainment device is a radio.