USE OF A HANDHELD MEDICAL DEVICE AS A COMMUNICATIONS MEDIATOR BETWEEN A PERSONAL COMPUTER-BASED CONFIGURATOR AND ANOTHER NETWORKED MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A handheld diabetes managing device that provides a secure and efficient communication link between an insulin pump and an external computing device, comprising:
- a blood glucose meter configured to determine a blood glucose level of a user;
a processor coupled to the blood glucose meter and configured to generate blood glucose meter data and an insulin pump instruction based on the blood glucose level;
a first communication module coupled to the processor, the first communication module configured (i) to establish a first secure bidirectional communication link with an insulin pump and (ii) to transmit the insulin pump instruction to the insulin pump over the first secure bidirectional communication link; and
a second communication module coupled to the processor, the second communication module configured (i) to establish a second secure bidirectional communication link with an external computing device and (ii) to transmit the blood glucose meter data to the external computing device over the second secure bidirectional communication link;
wherein the handheld diabetes managing device is configured to deliver insulin pump data from the insulin pump to the external computing device over a secure communication path without a direct communication link between the insulin pump and the external computing device, the secure communication path including the first secure bidirectional communication link and the second secure bidirectional communication link.
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Abstract
A handheld diabetes managing device that provides a secure and efficient communication link between an insulin pump and an external computing device. The handheld diabetes managing device can include a blood glucose meter, a processor and first and second communication modules. The handheld diabetes managing device can be configured to deliver data between an insulin pump and an external computing device over a secure communication path without a direct communication link between the insulin pump and the external computing device. The secure communication path can include a first secure bidirectional communication link between the handheld diabetes managing device and the insulin pump and a second secure bidirectional communication link between the handheld diabetes managing device and the external computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld diabetes managing device that provides a secure and efficient communication link between an insulin pump and an external computing device, comprising:
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a blood glucose meter configured to determine a blood glucose level of a user; a processor coupled to the blood glucose meter and configured to generate blood glucose meter data and an insulin pump instruction based on the blood glucose level; a first communication module coupled to the processor, the first communication module configured (i) to establish a first secure bidirectional communication link with an insulin pump and (ii) to transmit the insulin pump instruction to the insulin pump over the first secure bidirectional communication link; and a second communication module coupled to the processor, the second communication module configured (i) to establish a second secure bidirectional communication link with an external computing device and (ii) to transmit the blood glucose meter data to the external computing device over the second secure bidirectional communication link; wherein the handheld diabetes managing device is configured to deliver insulin pump data from the insulin pump to the external computing device over a secure communication path without a direct communication link between the insulin pump and the external computing device, the secure communication path including the first secure bidirectional communication link and the second secure bidirectional communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a diabetes care system for providing diagnostics and therapy that includes a handheld diabetes managing device, a method of transmitting information between an insulin pump and an external computing device without providing a direct link between the insulin pump and external computing device, comprising:
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establishing a first secure bidirectional communication link between the handheld diabetes managing device and the insulin pump; establishing a second secure bidirectional communication link between the handheld diabetes managing device and the external computing device; and transmitting information between the insulin pump and the external computing device over a secure communication path by utilizing the first secure bidirectional communication link to transmit the information between the handheld diabetes managing device and the insulin pump and utilizing the second secure bidirectional communication link to transmit the information between the handheld diabetes managing device and the external computing device, the secure communication path including the first secure bidirectional communication link and the second secure bidirectional communication link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A diabetes care system for providing diagnostics and therapy that includes a handheld diabetes managing device and that provides a secure and efficient communication link between an insulin pump and an external computing device, comprising:
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an insulin pump; an external computing device; and a handheld diabetes managing device that provides a secure and efficient communication link between the insulin pump and the external computing device, the handheld diabetes managing device including; a blood glucose meter configured to determine a blood glucose level of a user; a processor coupled to the blood glucose meter and configured to generate blood glucose meter data and an insulin pump instruction based on the blood glucose level; a first communication module coupled to the processor, the first communication module configured (i) to establish a first secure bidirectional communication link with an insulin pump and (ii) to transmit the insulin pump instruction to the insulin pump over the first secure bidirectional communication link; and a second communication module coupled to the processor, the second communication module configured (i) to establish a second secure bidirectional communication link with an external computing device and (ii) to transmit the blood glucose meter data to the external computing device over the second secure bidirectional communication link, wherein the handheld diabetes managing device is configured to deliver insulin pump data from the insulin pump to the external computing device over a secure communication path without a direct communication link between the insulin pump and the external computing device, the secure communication path including the first secure bidirectional communication link and the second secure bidirectional communication link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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