Analyte Meter Module for Medication Delivery Device

• US 20140039382A1
• Filed: 12/21/2011
• Published: 02/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories)
• Inventors: Fern, Jonathan, Jesser, Mark P., Goldsmith, Joel, Carreon, Ronaldo F., Evans, William J., Presta, Matthew P., Wilson, Christopher A.
• Application Number:
  US13/985,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20140039382A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/65
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7495 using a reader or scanner device, e.g. barcode scanner
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31546 Electrically operated dose setting, e.g. input via touch screen or plus/minus buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0021 Side-by-side or stacked arrangements

Abstract

Presented herein is a modular analyte measurement system. The analyte measurement system includes an analyte meter and at least one modular attachment. In one embodiment, a modular attachment is provided to communicate with, and transmit/receive data from, one or more medication delivery device. Embodiments of the present invention relate to modular components of the analyte measurement system.

Claims

1. An analyte measurement system, comprising:

an analyte meter having a meter housing and a receptacle formed in the meter housing;

a modular attachment set within the receptacle formed in the meter housing, wherein the modular attachment includes an optical reader; and

a medication delivery device, wherein the medication delivery device includes a dosage display module;

wherein the optical reader is configured to read the dosage display module on the medication delivery device.

2. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the dosage display module provides a human-readable output.

3. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the dosage display module provide a machine-readable output.

4. The analyte measurement system of claim 3, wherein the machine-readable output is a barcode.

5. The analyte measurement system of claim 3, wherein the machine-readable output is a two-dimensional barcode.

6. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein dosage display module is an infrared transmitter, and the optical reader is an infrared optical reader.

7. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the modular attachment includes a coupling surface to interface with the medication delivery device.

8. The analyte measurement system of claim 7, wherein the modular attachment and the medication delivery device are removably attached via the coupling surface.

9. The analyte measurement system of claim 7, wherein the coupling surface includes at least one magnet.

10. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the dosage display module is an LED display.

11. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the analyte meter includes a display module to display dosage information received from the medication delivery device.

12. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the analyte meter includes a software module which identifies the medication delivery device.

13. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the analyte meter includes a software module which provides dosage instructions to the medication delivery device.

14. An analyte measurement system, comprising:

an analyte meter having a meter housing and a receptacle formed in the meter housing;

a modular attachment set within the receptacle formed in the meter housing, wherein the modular attachment includes an electrical input interface and a coupling surface; and

a medication delivery device, wherein the medication delivery device includes an electrical output interface and a coupling surface;

wherein the coupling surface on the medication delivery device is configured to removably attach to the coupling surface on the modular attachment; and

wherein the electrical output interface on the medication delivery device is configured to provide dosage data to the electrical input interface on the modular attachment.

15. The analyte measurement system of claim 14, wherein each coupling surface includes at least one magnet.

16. The analyte measurement system of claim 14, wherein the analyte meter includes a display module to display dosage information received from the medication delivery device.

17. The analyte measurement system of claim 14, wherein the analyte meter includes a software module which identifies the medication delivery device.

18. The analyte measurement system of claim 14, wherein the analyte meter includes a software module which provides dosage instructions to the medication delivery device.

19. A modular attachment for an analyte meter in an analyte measurement system, comprising:

a housing configured to fit within a receptacle formed in the analyte meter; and

an optical reader configured to read a dosage display module on a medication delivery device.

20. The modular attachment of claim 19, wherein the optical reader is configured to read a human-readable output from the dosage display module on the medication delivery device.

21. The modular attachment of claim 19, wherein the optical reader is configured to read a machine-readable output from the dosage display module on the medication delivery device.

22. The modular attachment of claim 21, wherein the machine-readable output is a barcode.

23. The modular attachment of claim 21, wherein the machine-readable output is a two-dimensional barcode.

24. The modular attachment of claim 19, wherein the optical reader is an infrared optical reader.

25. The modular attachment of claim 19, further comprising a coupling surface to interface with the medication delivery device.

26. The modular attachment of claim 25, wherein the modular attachment and the medication delivery device are removably attached via the coupling surface.

27. The modular attachment of claim 25, wherein the coupling surface includes at least one magnet.

28. The modular attachment of claim 19, wherein the dosage display module is an LED display.