Analyte Testing System with Docking Station for Data Management

• US 20120330556A1
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yofimeter, LLC
• Original Assignee: Gadlight, Inc.
• Inventors: Shaanan, Gad, Goldman, Marc
• Application Number:
  US13/308,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20120330556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150267 Modular design or construction, i.e. subunits are assembled separately before being joined together or the device comprises interchangeable or detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150412 Pointed piercing elements, e.g. needles, lancets for piercing the skin blade-like piercing elements A61B5/150442
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150854 long distance, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150862 intermediate range, e.g. within room or building
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15087 short range, e.g. between console and disposable using implanted devices A61B5/150877
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15113 Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15117 comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring, e.g. a helical spring, leaf spring, or elastic strap
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1513 comprising linear sliding guides comprising tooth-shaped elements A61B5/15132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15153 Multiple piercing elements stocked in a single compartment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15174 Piercing elements stocked in the form of a stack or pile
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15182 Means for keeping track or checking of the total number of piercing elements already used or the number of piercing elements still remaining in the stocking, e.g. by check window, counter, display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/086 Docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48792 Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

An analyte testing system having an analyte testing device and a docking station is described. The analyte testing device includes a plurality of lancets, a plurality of analyte sensors, electronics for deriving test data from the analyte sensors, a visual display that displays test data, and a data recording facility that records non-test data. Examples of non-test data include text diary information, audio diary information, food eaten, minutes exercised, medication taken, and estimated calories burned. The docking station has a power interface and data interface that provide power and data connectivity to the testing device. The docking station also has a storage facility configured to automatically store the test data and non-test data.

Claims

1. An analyte testing system, comprising:

a hand-held analyte testing device capable of housing (i) a plurality of lancets, (ii) a plurality of analyte sensors usable in conjunction with the lancets, (iii) electronics for deriving test data from the analyte sensors, (iv) a visual display that displays the test data, and (v) a data recording facility that records non-test data;

a docking station having a power interface and a wired data interface that provide power and data connectivity to the device, respectively, and a storage facility that backs up both the test data and the non-test data; and

the hand-held analyte testing device further comprising electronics capable of backing up the test data and non-test data by wirelessly connecting to an external device other than the docking station.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the docking station has a communication facility configured to transmit the test data and the non-test data to an external device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronics of the testing device has a communication facility configured to transmit the test data and the non-test data to an external device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the communication facility is configured to wirelessly transmit at least one of the test data and non-test data using any of at least two alternative wireless protocols.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the communication facility is configured to communicate using a cell phone network.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the external device comprises a medical server database.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the external device comprises a network.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the power interface supplies power to the testing device using an inductive pad.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-test data comprises at least one item from the list consisting of text diary information, audio diary information, food eaten, minutes exercised, medication taken, and estimated calories burned.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-test data comprises at least one item from the list consisting of supplies used, supplies ordered, inventory of lancets and test strips, and reorder history.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the testing device and the docking station has a panic button.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the docking station holds and charges a replacement battery for the testing device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the display comprises an LCD touch screen.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the LCD touch screen displays a graph having a maximum threshold line, a minimum threshold line, and a test data line.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the data recording facility includes a microphone.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the data recording facility includes a keypad.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the testing device and the docking station has a processor programmed to test adequacy of a communication link between the testing device and the docking station.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the analyte sensors is configured to detect glucose.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the docking station further comprises a processor and executable code that automatically backs up the test data and the non-test data.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the docking station further comprises a processor and executable code that tracks supply usage, and automatically re-orders supplies.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of lancets are contained in a lancet cartridge.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of analyte sensors are contained in an analyte sensor cartridge.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of lancets are contained in a lancet cartridge, and the plurality of analyte sensors are contained in a analyte sensor cartridge that is separate from the lancet cartridge.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage facility is removable from the docking station.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage facility is configured to store data in a generic file format.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the format is selected from the group consisting of pdf, doc, xml, eps, html, jpeg, rtf, and txt.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage facility is password protected and stores the test data and non-test data using encryption.

28. The system of claim 1, further comprising an insulin pen for administering a medication, wherein the pen includes a wireless communication facility configured to exchange data with the testing device.

29. the system of claim 13, wherein the docking station has a display screen.