Handheld Medical Device Simultaneous Charging And In Vivo Analyte Sampling Systems And Methods
First Claim
1. A handheld medical device that simultaneously charges its re-chargeable battery and measures one or more characteristics of a bodily fluid, the handheld medical device comprising:
- a re-chargeable battery that is electrically connected to provide power to components of the handheld medical device;
a wireless power receiver that outputs power received wirelessly, via an antenna, from a wireless power transmitter that is external to the handheld medical device;
a battery charging module that selectively charges the re-chargeable battery based on the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmitter; and
a measurement module that, while the handheld medical device is not connected by wire to any other device, measures a characteristic of a sample of a bodily fluid simultaneously with the battery charging module charging the re-chargeable battery.
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Abstract
A handheld medical device that simultaneously charges its re-chargeable battery and measures one or more characteristics of a bodily fluid is taught. The handheld medical device includes a re-chargeable battery, a wireless power receiver, a battery charging module, and a measurement module. The re-chargeable battery is electrically connected to provide power to components of the handheld medical device. The wireless power receiver outputs power received wirelessly, via an antenna, from a wireless power transmitter that is external to the handheld medical device. The battery charging module selectively charges the re-chargeable battery based on the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmitter. While the handheld medical device is not connected by wire to any other device, the measurement module measures a characteristic of a sample of a bodily fluid simultaneously with the battery charging module charging the re-chargeable battery.
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21 Claims
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1. A handheld medical device that simultaneously charges its re-chargeable battery and measures one or more characteristics of a bodily fluid, the handheld medical device comprising:
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a re-chargeable battery that is electrically connected to provide power to components of the handheld medical device; a wireless power receiver that outputs power received wirelessly, via an antenna, from a wireless power transmitter that is external to the handheld medical device; a battery charging module that selectively charges the re-chargeable battery based on the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmitter; and a measurement module that, while the handheld medical device is not connected by wire to any other device, measures a characteristic of a sample of a bodily fluid simultaneously with the battery charging module charging the re-chargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring one or more characteristics of a bodily fluid, the system comprising:
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a wireless power transmitter that is integrated within a wireless charging device, that receives power via a wire that is connected between the wireless charging device and an external power source, and that wirelessly outputs power; and a handheld medical device comprising; a re-chargeable battery that is electrically connected to provide power to components of the handheld medical device; a wireless power receiver that outputs power received wirelessly, via an antenna, from a wireless power transmitter that is external to the handheld medical device; a battery charging module that selectively charges the re-chargeable battery based on the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmitter; and a measurement module that, while the handheld medical device is not connected by wire to any other device, measures a characteristic of a sample of a bodily fluid simultaneously with the battery charging module charging the re-chargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for simultaneously wirelessly transmitting power to a handheld medical device and operating the handheld medical device, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting power to the handheld medical device using an antenna of a wireless charging device; receiving power wirelessly, using an antenna of the handheld medical device, from the wireless charging device; and simultaneously with the wireless receipt of power from the wireless charging device, measuring, using the handheld medical device, a characteristic of a sample of a bodily fluid while the handheld medical device is not connected by wire to any other device.
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21. A system for monitoring one or more characteristics of a bodily fluid, the system comprising:
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a wireless charging device that comprises; a wireless power transmitter that receives power via a wire that is connected between the wireless charging device and an external power source and that wirelessly outputs power via an antenna; a first wireless data transceiver configured to wirelessly receive data via an antenna; and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller that transmits the data to a computer over the wire; and a handheld diabetes management device that cannot be connected to another device or an external power source by wire and that comprises; a re-chargeable battery; a test strip port for receiving a test strip including a sample of blood; a second wireless data transceiver configured to wirelessly receive data via an antenna; a wireless power receiver that outputs power received wirelessly, via an antenna, from the wireless power transmitter; a battery charging module that selectively charges the re-chargeable battery based on the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmitter; and a measurement module that measures a characteristic of the sample of blood simultaneously with the battery charging module charging the re-chargeable battery.
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Specification