System and method for graphically plotting and displaying analyte concentration data on a calendar

• US 20080208509A1
• Filed: 02/25/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Guarino, Julianne M., Ruggiero, Joseph E., Guarino, David R.
• Application Number:
  US12/072,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20080208509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/122
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48792 Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof

Abstract

A testing device or system is adapted to determine analyte concentrations in a fluid sample and graphically plot the analyte concentrations and display them on a calendar in an easy to read and understand format.

Claims

1. A testing device adapted to determine an analyte concentration in a fluid sample comprising:

a display adapted to display one or more analyte concentrations to a user of the testing device;

a processor coupled to the display and adapted to graphically plot the one or more analyte concentrations on a calendar on the display; and

at least one user input mechanism.

2. The testing device of claim 1, further comprising a memory coupled to the processor and adapted to store the analyte concentrations.

3. The testing device of claim 1, wherein the analyte concentrations are displayed on the calendar in a trend format.

4. The testing device of claim 1, wherein the analyte concentrations graphically plotted on the calendar are color-coded to indicate a user'"'"'s target range.

5. The testing device of claim 4, wherein a first color indicates that the analyte concentration falls within the user'"'"'s target range, a second color indicates that the analyte concentration is slightly above or slightly below the user'"'"'s target range and a third color indicates that the analyte concentration is significantly above or significantly below the user'"'"'s target range.

6. The testing device of claim 1, wherein the concentrations of more than one analyte are plotted and displayed on the calendar.

7. A method for displaying a plurality of analyte concentrations to a user of a testing system, the method comprising the acts of:

determining the plurality of analyte concentrations from a respective plurality of fluid samples;

storing the plurality of analyte concentrations in a memory of the testing device; and

displaying the plurality of analyte concentrations by graphically plotting the analyte concentrations and displaying the plotted analyte concentrations on a calendar.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of analyte concentrations are plotted and displayed on a testing device.

9. The method of claim 7, further including transmitting the plurality of analyte concentrations to a personal computer or hand-held computer.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the act of displaying the plurality of analyte concentrations by graphically plotting the analyte concentrations and displaying the plotted analyte concentrations on a calendar is performed on the personal computer or hand-held computer.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the analyte concentration readings are plotted on the calendar in a trend format.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the plotted analyte concentrations are color-coded to indicate a user'"'"'s target range.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a first color indicates that the plotted analyte concentration falls within the user'"'"'s target range, a second color indicates that the plotted analyte concentration is slightly above or slightly below the user'"'"'s target range and a third color indicates that the plotted analyte concentration is significantly above or significantly below the user'"'"'s target range.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein the analyte includes blood glucose.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein the concentrations of more than one analyte are plotted and displayed on the calendar.

16. A testing system adapted to determine an analyte concentration in a fluid sample, comprising:

a testing device including a processor adapted to graphically plot one or more analyte concentrations on a calendar;

a user input mechanism; and

a printing device for providing a printout of the plotted concentrations on the calendar.