HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGEMENT DEVICE HAVING A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A handheld diabetes management device having a database management system comprising:
- a blood glucose reader that receives a fluid sample from a patient and that outputs a blood glucose measurement that is used to generate a first record having a first record type;
a user interface that receives input from the patient via an input device associated with the handheld diabetes management device and that outputs patient data that is used to generate a second record having a second record type;
a communication interface that receives data from an external device and that outputs device data that is used to generate a third record having a third record type, wherein the first record type, the second record type, and the third record type are ones of a plurality of different record types, wherein each record type of the plurality of different record types has a corresponding frequency, wherein the frequency of a record type indicates an average amount of records having the record type received during a predetermined period of time;
N databases each having a different frequency range associated thereto, wherein a new record of a particular record type based on data received from one of the blood glucose reader, the user interface, and the communication interface is stored in a particular database of the N databases based on the frequency range of the particular database and the frequency of the particular record type, and wherein N is an integer greater than 1; and
a database operation module that performs database operations on the N databases.
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Abstract
A handheld diabetes management device having a database management system is disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of input modules, including a blood glucose reader, a user interface, a communications interface, and a continuous blood glucose input module. The input modules output data used to generate data records of different record types. The device further comprises N databases, each database having a different frequency range associated thereto, wherein the new record is stored in a particular database of the N databases based on the frequency range of the particular database and the frequency of the particular record type, and N is an integer greater than 1. The device further includes a database operation module that performs database operations on the N databases. The database management system provides increased reliability in the keeping of records on which medically important decisions are made.
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15 Claims
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1. A handheld diabetes management device having a database management system comprising:
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a blood glucose reader that receives a fluid sample from a patient and that outputs a blood glucose measurement that is used to generate a first record having a first record type; a user interface that receives input from the patient via an input device associated with the handheld diabetes management device and that outputs patient data that is used to generate a second record having a second record type; a communication interface that receives data from an external device and that outputs device data that is used to generate a third record having a third record type, wherein the first record type, the second record type, and the third record type are ones of a plurality of different record types, wherein each record type of the plurality of different record types has a corresponding frequency, wherein the frequency of a record type indicates an average amount of records having the record type received during a predetermined period of time; N databases each having a different frequency range associated thereto, wherein a new record of a particular record type based on data received from one of the blood glucose reader, the user interface, and the communication interface is stored in a particular database of the N databases based on the frequency range of the particular database and the frequency of the particular record type, and wherein N is an integer greater than 1; and a database operation module that performs database operations on the N databases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A handheld diabetes management device having a database management system comprising:
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a plurality of input modules, the plurality of modules including i) a blood glucose reader that receives a fluid sample from a patient and that outputs a blood glucose measurement that is used to generate a first record having a first record type; ii) a user interface that receives input from the patient via an input device associated with the handheld diabetes management device and that outputs patient data that is used to generate a second record having a second record type; iii) a communication interface that receives data from an external device and that outputs device data that is used to generate a third record having a third record type; and iv) a continuous blood glucose input module that receives a blood glucose reading from a continuous blood glucose meter and that outputs a continuous blood glucose measurements used to generate a fourth record of a fourth record type; wherein the first record type, the second record type, the third record type, and the fourth record type are ones of a plurality of different record types, wherein each record type of the plurality of different record types has a corresponding frequency, wherein the frequency of a record type indicates an average amount of records having the record type received during a predetermined period of time; a record generation module that receives data from one or more of the input modules and that generates a new record of a particular record type based on the received data; N databases each having a different frequency range associated thereto, wherein a new record is stored in a particular database of the N databases based on the frequency range of the particular database and the frequency of the particular record type, where N is an integer greater than 1; and a database operation module that performs database operations on the N databases. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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