GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICE IN A PROTECTIVE SMARTPHONE CASE

• US 20170231574A1
• Filed: 05/04/2017
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crawford Capital Investments, LLC
• Original Assignee: Crawford Capital Investments, LLC
• Inventors: Landis, Michael, Crawford, Spencer
• Granted Patent: US 11,039,790 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1411 by percutaneous method, e.g. by lancet
• 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 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• 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 5/15105 Purely manual piercing, i.e. the user pierces the skin without the assistance of any driving means or driving devices
• 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 5/15186 Devices loaded with a single lancet, i.e. a single lancet with or without a casing is loaded into a reusable drive device and then discarded after use; drive devices reloadable for multiple use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/144444 Glucose

Abstract

A smartphone protective cover that houses a glucose monitor, test strips, lancets, a lancet striker, a power source, and a biohazard debris receptacle is presented. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the protective covering is configured to include a smartphone adapted glucose monitor and also to accept a smartphone. In the preferred embodiment, the smartphone is removably placed into the protective covering with the glucose monitor connecting to a data receptacle on the smartphone. The protective further includes a lancet storage compartment adjacent to a lancet striker having a tension control member and striker release button, a test strip storage compartment, and a biohazard debris receptacle. The lancet storage compartment and test strip storage compartment can be re-fillable or disposable. A battery is also located in the cover and is electrically connected to the glucose for monitor, thus enabling the monitor to be powered independently of the phone. A method of use is also provided.

Claims

1. A blood measurable constituent monitoring device comprising:

a test strip storage compartment;

a lancet storage compartment;

a lancet striker;

a biohazard material receptacle; and

a power source,

wherein the device houses a smartphone.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a blood measurable constituent monitor.

3. The device of claim 2, the blood measurable constituent monitor further comprising a data port connector for attaching to the smartphone.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein one or more of the test strip storage compartment, lancet storage compartment, and biohazard material receptacle are reversibly coupled to the device.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the lancet striker further comprises a chamber for holding a lancet, a tension adjuster, and a striker release button.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the power source is a battery.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein the power source is the smartphone.

8. The device of claim 1 further comprising a storage container reversibly affixed to the device.

9. The device of claim 8, the storage container reversibly affixed to the device by a groove and lip attachment or a friction fitting.

10. A sample testing system for use with a smartphone for testing one or more body fluid components comprising:

a body fluid component tester housed within a system cover, and

at least one storage compartment housed within the system cover,

wherein the at least one storage compartment is selected singularly or in combination from the group consisting of a test material storage compartment, a lancet storage compartment, and a biohazard material receptacle,

wherein the system cover has a first portion and a second portion that reversibly affix to one another at a physical interface, and

wherein the system cover is configured to reversibly accept a smartphone between the first portion and the second portion when affixed to one another at the physical interface.

11. The testing system of claim 10 further comprising a lancet striker housed within the system cover.

12. The testing system of claim 11, the lancet striker further comprising a chamber for holding a lancet, a tension adjuster, and a striker release button.

13. The testing system of claim 10 further comprising a power source housed within the system cover.

14. The testing system of claim 13 wherein the power source is the smartphone.

15. The testing system of claim 10, the body fluid component tester further comprising a data port connector for attaching to the smartphone.

16. The testing system of claim 10 wherein at least one storage compartment is reversibly coupled to the system cover.

17. The testing system of claim 10 further comprising a storage container adapted to reversibly affix to the system cover.

18. The testing system of claim 17, the storage container reversibly affixed to the system cover by a groove and lip attachment or a friction fitting.

19. The testing system of claim 10 wherein the tester can measure, either singularly or in combination, body fluid components selected from the group consisting of blood sugar, cholesterol, low density lipoproteins, very low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins, triglycerides, hemoglobin a1 c, C reactive protein, insulin, human growth hormone, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, sex hormone binding protein, DHEA-S, thyroid stimulating hormone, T3, T4, thyroid peroxidase antibody, prostate stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone.

20. A body fluid monitoring system for use with a smartphone comprising:

a protective cover comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion configured to house a body fluid monitor,

wherein the first portion and second portion reversibly couple to one another at a physical interface to secure a smartphone between the first portion and second portion, and

wherein the protective cover further comprises a test strip storage compartment, a biohazard material receptacle, and a power source.