METER ADAPTED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF HIGH, LOW AND TOTAL TEST RESULTS

• US 20100041083A1
• Filed: 03/12/2007
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Culver, Jeffrey, Power, Barry D.
• Application Number:
  US12/528,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20100041083A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 435/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/144444 Glucose

Abstract

A meter adapted for evaluating, saving and simultaneously displaying the number of analyte concentration readings that are greater than a first predetermined analyte concentration level, the number of analyte concentration readings that are less than a second predetermined analyte concentration level and the total number of analyte concentration readings over a predetermined time interval.

Claims

1. A meter adapted to determine an analyte concentration, the meter comprising a display adapted to display information to a user of the meter comprising:

a first value representing the number of analyte concentration readings that are greater than a first predetermined analyte concentration level;

a second value representing the number of analyte concentration readings that are less than a second predetermined analyte concentration level; and

a third value representing the total number of analyte concentration readings taken over a predetermined time interval, wherein the first value, the second value and the third value are simultaneously displayed to a user of the meter.

2. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the display comprises an LCD display, a graphics display, a plasma display, a backlit display, or a combination segmented/graphic display.

3. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the analyte concentration reading is a glucose concentration reading.

4. The meter according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first predetermined analyte concentration level and the second predetermined analyte concentration level is pre-programmed.

5. The meter according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first predetermined analyte concentration level and the second predetermined analyte concentration level is input by the user via a user input mechanism.

6. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time interval is pre-programmed.

7. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time interval is input by the user via a user input mechanism.

8. A method for using a meter adapted to determine an analyte concentration, the meter having a display adapted to display information to a user, the method comprising the act of simultaneously displaying a first value, a second value and a third value, the first value representing the number of analyte concentration readings that are greater than a first predetermined analyte concentration level, the second value representing the number of analyte concentration readings that are less than a second predetermined analyte concentration level and the third value representing the total number of analyte concentration readings taken over a predetermined time interval.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the display for simultaneously displaying the first value, the second value and the third value includes an LCD display, a graphics display, a plasma display, a backlit display, or a combination segmented/graphic display.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the analyte concentration reading is a glucose concentration reading.

11. The method according to claim 8, the method further comprising evaluating the first value, the second value and the third value to determine if tight glycemic control is achieved.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising allowing the user to input at least one of the predetermined time interval, the first predetermined analyte concentration level and the second predetermined analyte concentration level via a user input mechanism.

13. The method according to claim 8, further comprising allowing the user to select the predetermined time interval from a plurality of pre-programmed time intervals.

14. The method according to claim 8, further comprising allowing the user to select at least one of the first predetermined analyte concentration level and the second predetermined analyte concentration level from a plurality of pre-programmed analyte concentration levels.