BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL MEASUREMENT AND WIRELESS TRANSMISSION UNIT

• US 20090322630A1
• Filed: 05/22/2006
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LifeScan IP Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: LifeScan Scotland Limited (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Friman, Alf, Kraft, Ulrich
• Application Number:
  US12/301,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20090322630A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/720
• 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

Described and illustrated herein are various embodiments of a blood glucose level measuring unit provided with wireless communication which both is small in dimensions and has radiation characteristics which substantially direction independent especially at small distances.

Claims

1. Blood glucose level measuring unit comprising a housing,

an antenna being disposed within the housing and comprises:

a dielectric core element having a first end and a second end and defining a surface extending between the first end and the second end, and a conductor with;

a longitudinal section extending on the surface between the first end and the second end,

a first circumferential section which is connected to the end of the longitudinal section closest to the first end and extends transversely to the longitudinal section along the surface,

a second circumferential section which is connected to the longitudinal section spaced from the end closest to the second end and extends transversely to the longitudinal section along the surface,

a first connector connected to the end of the longitudinal section closest to the second end, and

a second connector connected to the second circumferential section.

2. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 1, in which a third circumferential section connected to the end of the longitudinal section which is closest to the second end and extending transversely to the longitudinal section along the surface, wherein the first connector is connected to the free end of the third circumferential section.

3. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 1, in which the surface has a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion is inclined with respect to the second portion.

4. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 3, in which the angle formed between the first portion and the second portion is between 90°

and 135°

.

5. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 3, characterized in that the longitudinal section extends along the first portion.

6. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 3, in which the first and the second circumferential sections extend along the first portion and the second portion.

7. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 3, in which the third circumferential section extends along the first portion and the second portion.

8. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 1, in which the first connector has a first intermediate section and the second connector has a second intermediate section and the intermediate sections extend parallel to the cross-sectional area of the core element perpendicular to the longitudinal section.

9. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 8, in which the intermediate sections are arranged at the second end.

10. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 8, in which a connecting section which connects the second intermediate section and the second circumferential section and which extend parallel to the longitudinal section.

11. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 8, in which the core element defines a lower surface for abutting on a circuit board and that the first and the second connectors have spring sections connected to the intermediate sections, being inclined with respect to the intermediate sections and protruding over the lower surface.

12. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 1, in which the core element is provided with a snap element which is adapted to lock the core element on a circuit board arranged in the housing.

13. Blood glucose level measuring unit according to claim 1, in which the core element is provided with fixing pins which protrude into openings in the conductor.