Vial and cartridge reading device providing audio feedback for a blood glucose monitoring system
First Claim
1. A device for identifying a labeled content of a medication container comprising:
- a body including a portion shaped to accommodate the medication container;
a reader arranged to read a medication identifying code on the container when the container is positioned at said body portion;
a controller within said body and circuited to said reader to receive a signal from said reader corresponding to the read code, said controller comparing said signal to stored data;
a voice synthesizer for generating a speech pattern identifying the medication in the container responsive to said controller comparing said signal and stored data; and
a speaker for broadcasting the speech pattern to provide an audible message to a user of the device.
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Abstract
A device for reading the labeled contents of an insulin container and then providing an audible message informing the user of the labeled contents. The device includes a recessed surface, such as a cylindrical well, into which an insulin container is insertable by a vision impaired person. An optical scanner or reader reads a code furnished as part of the labeling on the inserted insulin container. A microcomputer compares the read code to known code patterns and a speech output is generated as to the type of insulin within the container. The speech output is broadcast over a speaker so as to be audible to a listener. The device may be integrated into a blood glucose sensor, or furnished in a unit that may assemble to an existing blood glucose sensor.
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19 Claims
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1. A device for identifying a labeled content of a medication container comprising:
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a body including a portion shaped to accommodate the medication container; a reader arranged to read a medication identifying code on the container when the container is positioned at said body portion; a controller within said body and circuited to said reader to receive a signal from said reader corresponding to the read code, said controller comparing said signal to stored data; a voice synthesizer for generating a speech pattern identifying the medication in the container responsive to said controller comparing said signal and stored data; and a speaker for broadcasting the speech pattern to provide an audible message to a user of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An insulin label reading device comprising:
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a body, said body either configured as an adaptor into which a separate portable blood glucose sensor removably inserts or configured as a housing into which a portable blood glucose sensor is integrated;
means, within said body, for reading an insulin identifying code on an insulin container; andmeans, circuited to said code reading means, for providing an audible message to a user identifying a type of insulin labeled by the code as within the container. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a blood glucose monitoring system, a device for identifying a labeled type of insulin within a container comprising:
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a body including a portion shaped to accommodate an insulin container, said portion comprising a recessed surface; a reader arranged to read an insulin identifying code on the container when the container is positioned at said recessed surface; a controller within said body and circuited to said reader to receive a signal from said reader corresponding to the read code, said controller comparing said signal to stored data; a voice synthesizer for generating a speech pattern identifying the insulin in the container responsive to said controller comparing said signal and stored data; and a speaker for broadcasting the speech pattern to provide an audible message to a user of the device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In combination:
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a medication container including a code arranged on a portion of an exterior container surface; and a device for identifying a labeled content of the medication container, said device comprising; a body including a portion complementarily shaped to said medication container; a code reader arranged to read said code on said container when said container is positioned at said portion; a controller within said body and circuited to said code reader to receive a signal from said code reader corresponding to the read code, said controller comparing said signal to stored data; a voice synthesizer for generating a speech pattern identifying the medication in said container responsive to said controller comparing said signal and stored data; and a speaker for broadcasting the speech pattern to provide an audible message to a user of the device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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