Universal glucometer/glucovial connector

• US 20080166791A1
• Filed: 01/08/2008
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seyfarth Shaw
• Original Assignee: Healthpia America
• Inventors: Kim, Steven, Kim, Tae H., Kim, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US12/007,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20080166791A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 435/287.1
• 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 universal glucometer connector system comprising: a glucometer for measuring glucose concentration of blood, and having a top, bottom and side surface; a jacket for retaining the glucometer; a first opening in the jacket for receiving a glucovial that can be one of a plurality of shapes and sizes.

Claims

1. A universal glucometer connector system comprising:

a glucometer for measuring blood glucose concentration, and having top, bottom and side surfaces;

a jacket for retaining the glucometer;

a first opening in the jacket for receiving a glucovial that can be one of a plurality of shapes and sizes.

2. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 1, wherein the jacket is attachable to the glucovial via an attachment mechanism.

3. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 1, wherein the glucometer is configured to communicate measured blood glucose concentration to a mobile phone.

4. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 1, further comprising a glucovial having a container for receiving test strips and a cap for sealing the container, wherein the first opening of the jacket encompasses an end of the container opposite to another end of the container to which the cap attaches.

5. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 3, wherein the jacket includes an elastic material.

6. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 1, wherein a portion of the side surface of the glucometer is exposed by a second opening in the jacket such that the glucometer can receive test strips.

7. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 1, wherein the jacket encompasses the top surface of the glucometer.

8. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 7, wherein the jacket encompasses the side surface of the glucometer.

9. A universal glucometer connector system comprising:

a glucometer for measuring blood glucose concentration;

a glucovial having a container for receiving test strips and a cap for sealing the container;

a jacket retaining the glucometer within the jacket;

a first opening in the jacket such that the glucometer can receive test strips; and

a second opening in the jacket that surrounds the glucovial.

10. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 9, wherein a portion of the side surface of the glucometer is exposed by the first opening of the jacket.

11. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 9, wherein the jacket includes an elastic material.

12. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 11, wherein the jacket holds the glucovial by exerting a pressure towards a central longitudinal axis of the glucovial such that the pressure creates friction between the jacket and the glucovial.

13. A universal glucometer/glucovial connector system comprising:

a glucometer for measuring glucose concentration of blood;

a mobile phone for receiving signals from the glucometer, interpreting the signals and displaying the data including the measured glucose concentration; and

a jacket for receiving a glucovial that can be one of a plurality of shapes and sizes.

14. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 13, wherein the glucometer is connected to the mobile phone using local wireless network.

15. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 13, wherein the glucometer is connected to the mobile phone through a serial connection.

16. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 13, further comprising a glucovial having a container for receiving test strips and a cap for sealing the container, wherein the second opening of the jacket encompasses an end of the container opposite to another end of the container for receiving the cap.

17. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 13, wherein a portion of the side surface of the glucometer is exposed by the first opening of the jacket.

18. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 17 wherein the jacket includes an elastic material.

19. The universal glucometer connector system of claim 18 wherein the jacket holds the glucovial and glucometer together by exerting a pressure towards a central longitudinal axis of the glucovial such that the pressure creates friction between the jacket and the glucovial.

20. A storage system for a universal glucometer connector system comprising:

a glucometer for measuring glucose concentration of blood;

a holster that has a top portion and a main-body portion, wherein the main-body portion includes;

an outward face having a recessed portion in which the glucometer can be reversibly fixed and a second portion where the mobile phone can be reversibly fixed;

an inward face opposite to the outward face and having a clip that allows the holster to be fixed to an article of clothing; and

the top portion extends above the clip to form a post on which a jacket for receiving a glucovial can be stored.