METHOD FOR COLLECTING MEDICAL DATA AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM

• US 20140127729A1
• Filed: 11/05/2013
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Glucome Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Glucome Ltd.
• Inventors: MORAN, DOV, TUVAL, ROEE, BEN AHARON, YIFTAH
• Granted Patent: US 9,759,712 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 435/14
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/54 involving glucose or galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2033/0068 using a computer specifically programmed
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0062 concerning the measuring method, e.g. intermittent, or the display, e.g. digital
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48771 Coding of information, e.g. calibration data, lot number
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/559 through a gel, e.g. Ouchterlony technique
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

A glucometer is provided, comprising a reader configured to analyze a blood sample, a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit data, encoded within an audio signal, regarding results of the analysis, and a controller configured to facilitate the encoding.

Claims

1. A glucometer comprising:

a reader configured to analyze a blood sample;

a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit data, encoded within an audio signal, regarding results of the analysis; and

a controller configured to facilitate the encoding.

2. The glucometer according to claim 1, wherein said audio signal is outside the range of human audible frequencies.

3. The glucometer according to claim 1, wherein said audio signal is within the range of human audible frequencies.

4. The glucometer according to claim 1, wherein said audio signal is transmitted at a frequency detectable by at least one microphone associated with a remote computing device.

5. The glucometer according to claim 4, wherein said at least one microphone is selected from at least one of a group consisting of:

an electromagnetic induction microphone, a dynamic microphone, a capacitance change microphone, a piezoelectric generation microphone, a light modulation microphone, a MEMS microphone, and combinations thereof.

6. The glucometer according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter is configured to transmit sounds of different frequencies to indicate different values of the encoded data, wherein for each of the encoded data values said audio signal comprises at least one of a set of frequencies.

7. The glucometer according to claim 6, wherein each member of said set corresponds to an associated value of the encoded data.

8. The glucometer according to claim 6, wherein said values are coded as at least one of binary data and non-binary data.

9. The glucometer according to claim 1, said transmitter being configured to transmit a synchronization string before transmitting said data.

10. The glucometer according to claim 1, said transmitter being configured to transmit one or more of an error-detection code and an error-correction code with said data.

11. The glucometer according to claim 1, said transmitter being configured to retransmit said data until a predefined event occurs.

12. The glucometer according to claim 11, wherein the reader is configured to analyze said glucose level when the blood sample is disposed on a test medium, said predefined event being the removal of said test medium from the glucometer.

13. The glucometer according to claim 1, wherein the reader is configured to analyze said glucose level when the blood sample is disposed on a test medium.

14. The glucometer according to claim 1, said transmitter being further configured to transmit data regarding the status of one or more aspects of the glucometer.

15. The glucometer according to claim 14, said reader being configured to analyze said blood sample when disposed on a test medium, wherein said data regarding the status of one or more aspects of the glucometer comprises information regarding the test medium.

16. The glucometer according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to direct operation of the reader and the transmitter.

17. A method of measuring a glucose level in a blood sample, the method comprising:

providing a glucometer comprising a reader configured to analyze a blood sample, and a transmitter configured to transmit data, encoded within an audio signal, regarding results of the analysis;

analyzing of the blood sample by said reader; and

transmitting, by said transmitter, data regarding results of the analysis as a wireless audio signal.

18. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

receiving and decoding, by a remote computing device, said audio signal; and

displaying, by said remote computing device, the data.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising calculating, by said remote computing device and based on the data, said glucose level.

20. The method according to claim 17, further comprising calculating, by said glucometer, said glucose level, said data comprising said glucose level.