BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR WITH AN INTEGRATED DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20070282186A1
• Filed: 05/02/2007
• Published: 12/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Terumo Medical Corporation (Terumo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Terumo Medical Corporation (Terumo Corporation)
• Inventors: Gilmore, Adrian
• Application Number:
  US11/743,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20070282186A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• 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 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement

Abstract

A method and apparatus of blood glucose monitoring is provided including the steps of acquiring results of a test of a patient'"'"'s blood glucose level at a first location, converting the results of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level to glucose data, automatically transmitting the glucose data to a second location, and providing access to the glucose data from the second location for review of the glucose data. A doctor or physician can then review the blood glucose data from a remote location and provide therapy treatment from a remote location to the patient. The therapy treatment can be provided back to the patient and displayed automatically to the patient if any therapy treatment or prescription is required.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient, the method comprising:

acquiring results of a test of a patient'"'"'s blood glucose level at a first location;

converting the results of the patient'"'"'s blood glucose level to glucose data;

automatically transmitting the glucose data to a second location; and

providing access to the glucose data from the second location for review of the glucose data.

2. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 1, further comprising:

providing therapy treatment to the patient based on the review of the glucose data.

3. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 2, further comprising:

automatically transmitting the therapy treatment to the patient at the first location.

4. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 3, further comprising:

automatically displaying the therapy treatment to the patient at the first location.

5. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 2, wherein the therapy treatment comprises a prescription.

6. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 2, wherein the therapy treatment comprises treatment techniques.

7. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the glucose data electronically at the first location.

8. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the glucose data electronically at the second location.

9. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 1, wherein the glucose data is stored in a central server at the second location.

10. The method of monitoring a blood glucose level of a patient of claim 1, wherein the access is provided to the glucose data at a location different than the first or second location.

11. A blood glucose monitoring system, the system comprising:

a blood glucose monitoring unit for administering a blood glucose test on a patient at a first location and converting results of the test to glucose data;

a transmitting unit for automatically transmitting the glucose data to a second location; and

a storage unit for storing the glucose data and allowing access to the stored glucose data from the second location.

12. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 11, further comprising:

an electronic device for accessing the glucose data from the second location for review of the glucose data.

13. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 12, further comprising:

a second transmitting unit for providing therapy treatment from the electronic device to the patient at the first location.

14. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 11, further comprising:

a computer processing unit at the first location for storing the glucose data.

15. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 14, wherein the blood glucose monitoring unit further comprises a second transmitting unit for wirelessly transmitting the glucose data to the computer processing unit for storage.

16. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the transmitting unit comprises a wireless communication network.

17. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the blood glucose monitoring unit is a self blood glucose monitoring unit.

18. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the blood glucose monitoring unit comprises an audio function that talks the patient through each step and gives the patient an audible and visual test result.

19. The blood glucose monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the blood glucose monitoring unit constantly administers blood glucose tests on the patient at a predetermined frequency.

20. A blood glucose monitoring system, the system comprising:

a self blood glucose monitoring unit for constantly administering blood glucose tests on a patient at predetermined frequencies at a first location and converting results of the tests to a set of glucose data;

a central processing unit for storing each set of glucose data and automatically transmitting each set of glucose data; and

a central server at a second location for receiving each set of glucose data from the central processing unit and storing each set of glucose data;

wherein the central server allows access by a third party to each set of glucose data for review of the glucose data to provide therapy treatment for the patient based on review of the glucose data.