MODULAR DIABETES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a portable, stand-alone blood glucose meter including a display and a first connection element;
a portable, handheld docking device including a display operable to provide information related to functions performed by said blood glucose meter and a housing defining an external profile of said docking device and an internal receptacle, said internal receptacle including a second connection element engageable with said first connection element; and
wherein said blood glucose meter is positionable in said internal receptacle and a communication interface is defined between said blood glucose meter and said docking device when said blood glucose meter is positioned in said internal receptacle and said first connection element is engaged with said second connection element.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a modular diabetes management system includes a portable, stand-alone blood glucose meter and a portable docking device that includes an internal receptacle sized and structured to receive and house the blood glucose meter. The docking device is generally operable to interface with the blood glucose meter and perform various diabetes management functions. For example, the docking device may be operable to analyze blood glucose measurement data stored on the blood glucose meter, configure the blood glucose meter, and/or interact with an insulin delivery device, just to name a few possibilities. Other embodiments include unique methods, systems, kits, assemblies, equipment, and/or apparatus which are related to the management of diabetes.
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43 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a portable, stand-alone blood glucose meter including a display and a first connection element; a portable, handheld docking device including a display operable to provide information related to functions performed by said blood glucose meter and a housing defining an external profile of said docking device and an internal receptacle, said internal receptacle including a second connection element engageable with said first connection element; and wherein said blood glucose meter is positionable in said internal receptacle and a communication interface is defined between said blood glucose meter and said docking device when said blood glucose meter is positioned in said internal receptacle and said first connection element is engaged with said second connection element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a portable, stand alone blood glucose meter; a plurality of portable, handheld docking devices each including a housing defining an internal receptacle sized and structured to receive said blood glucose meter and including an interface for communicating with said blood glucose meter when said blood glucose meter is positioned in said internal receptacle; and wherein each one of said plurality of docking devices is operable to communicate with said blood glucose meter to perform a unique set of diabetes management functions relative to the other of said plurality of docking devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method, comprising:
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providing a portable, handheld docking device including a display and a housing defining an external profile of said docking device and an internal receptacle structured to house a stand-alone blood glucose meter; positioning said blood glucose meter in said internal receptacle while substantially retaining said external profile of said docking device; and in response to the positioning, transferring information from at least one of said docking device and said blood glucose meter to the other of said docking device and said blood glucose meter. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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Specification