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Handheld personal data assistant (PDA) with a medical device and method of using the same

  • US 6,558,320 B1
  • Filed: 01/20/2000
  • Issued: 05/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical device module for use in a system with a personal data assistant (PDA), the medical device module comprising:

  • a housing adapted to couple with the PDA;

    an interface including a sensor receiver coupled to the housing for interfacing with and receiving sensor data signals at a predetermined rate from a first sensor, wherein the sensor data signals monitor a characteristic of a user over a period of time, wherein the sensor data signals are received by the sensor receiver near continuiously;

    a processor coupled to the interface to process the sensor data signals, and wherein the processor is capable of interfacing with the PDA; and

    a characteristic meter within the housing for receiving and testing a discrete sample of an analyte to determine the quantity of the analyte independently of the first sensor, wherein the processor is coupled to the sensor receiver and the characteristic meter to process the determined quantity of the analyte from the characteristic meter and the sensor data signals from the first sensor.

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