BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
- a. a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
b. a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
c. digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions for signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further for signal processing of insulin dosage data and detecting a need for a change in insulin dosage and further for storing time and date tagged glucose test results and calibration information;
d. a signal interface connected in signal communication with said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and said blood glucose monitor for directly coupling said digitally encoded health signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit; and
e. a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with said program of instructions.
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Abstract
A system and method is described that enables a health care provider to monitor and manage a health condition of a patient. The system includes a health care provider apparatus operated by a health care provider and a remotely programmable patient apparatus that is operated by a patient. The health care provider develops a script program using the health care provider apparatus and then sends the script program to a remotely programmable patient apparatus through a communication network such as the World Wide Web. The script program is a computer-executable patient protocol that provides information to the patient about the patient'"'"'s health condition and that interactively monitors the patient health condition by asking the patient questions and by receiving answers to those questions. The answers to these health related questions are then forwarded as patient data from the remotely programmable patient apparatus to the health care provider apparatus through the communication network. The patient data may also include information supplied by a physiological monitoring device such as a blood glucose monitor that is connected to the remotely programmable patient apparatus. When the patient data arrives at the health care provider apparatus, the patient data is processed for further management of the patient'"'"'s health condition by the health care provider, such as forwarding another script program to the remotely programmable patient apparatus.
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27 Claims
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1. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
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a. a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
b. a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
c. digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions for signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further for signal processing of insulin dosage data and detecting a need for a change in insulin dosage and further for storing time and date tagged glucose test results and calibration information;
d. a signal interface connected in signal communication with said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and said blood glucose monitor for directly coupling said digitally encoded health signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit; and
e. a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with said program of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
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a. a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
b. a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
c. digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions for signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further for signal processing of insulin dosage data and detecting a need for a change in insulin dosage and further for monitoring food intake;
d. a signal interface connected in signal communication with said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and said blood glucose monitor for directly coupling said digitally encoded health signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit; and
e. a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with said program of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A blood glucose monitoring system, comprising:
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a. a blood glucose monitor for monitoring a blood glucose level and for producing digitally encoded blood glucose level signals representative of said blood glucose level;
b. a programmable microprocessor-based portable unit;
c. digital data storage media tangibly embodying therein processor-executable program instructions for signal processing in response to signals based upon said digitally encoded blood glucose level signals and further for signal processing of insulin dosage data and detecting a need for a change in insulin dosage and further for indicating trend information of a system user;
d. a signal interface connected in signal communication with said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit and said blood glucose monitor for directly coupling said digitally encoded health signals supplied by said blood glucose monitor to said programmable microprocessor-based portable unit; and
e. a signal processor for performing signal processing functions in accordance with said program of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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