Module for a computer interface

• US 6,780,156 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2001
• Issued: 08/24/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1998
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AG (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Disetronic Licensing Ag (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Haueter, Ulrich, Imhof, Erich
• Primary Examiner(s): Jeffery, John A.
• Application Number:
  US09/801,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20010025189A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,266 Days
• Field of Search: 600/459, 600/365, 600/347, 600/345, 600/348, 600/350, 607/62
• US Class Current: 600/459
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/15 Detection of leaks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3576 with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14566 with a replaceable reservoir for receiving a piston rod of the pump
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16831 Monitoring, detecting, signalling or eliminating infusion flow anomalies low-level float-valves causing cut-off A61M5/40; indicating or recording presence, absence or direction of flow in general G01P13/0066
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/487 : of liquid biological material
• 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 33/49 : Blood chemical methods for determining blood cell populations G01N33/5094; chemical analysis of blood groups or blood types G01N33/80
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 : delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/10 : Plug-in assemblages of components , e.g. IC sockets
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/904 : Telephone telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 : Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

The present invention provides a module for a computer interface including a transducer wherein the transducer receives a measurement value and makes this measurement value available for monitoring an individual'"'"'s health by means of the computer interface, for example, for monitoring an individual'"'"'s blood glucose level, wherein the measurement value is obtained by means of a sensor.

Claims

1. A system of remotely controlling and remotely displaying an operation of administering a fluid into a body, comprising:

an administration device operably coupled with the body for delivering the fluid to the body and taking a measurement value related to administration of the fluid, the administration device including

a transmission component for transmitting the measurement value,

a receiving component for receiving a control signal,

a housing for containing a fluid ampoule driven by a piston and a driven member that is controlled by a stepper motor,

a position sensor for measuring an angular position of the stepper motor, and

an emergency control device that is connected to the position sensor, and upon activation, moves the stepper motor to a desired position; and

a remote terminal including

a receiving component to receive the transmitted measurement value from the transmitting component of the administration device, and

a transmission component to transmit the control signal to the receiving component of the administration device,

wherein the remote terminal displays operating parameters of the administration device and remotely controls the operating parameters of the administration device via the control signal,

wherein the remote terminal determines a fluid supply rate and a fluid dose amount from the measured angular position of the stepper motor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote terminal is a hand-held device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote terminal further includes a processor for processing the transmitted measurement value and providing the control signal to the administration device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the remote terminal further includes a sensor adapted to receive and measure a bodily fluid sample and communicate a measurement to the processor.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the remote terminal further includes a module that contains the sensor and is adapted to be disconnected from the remote terminal to receive the bodily fluid and to be reconnected to the remote terminal to communicate the measurement to the processor.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote terminal comprises an acoustic alarm indicator for acoustically alerting a malfunction of the system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote terminal is a computer.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the fluid is insulin, and the measurement value includes a glucose concentration of the body.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the glucose concentration of the body is transmitted to the remote terminal, and administration of the fluid is remotely controlled by the remote terminal via the control signal.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein transmission between the transmitting components and the receiving components is a wireless transmission.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote terminal includes an evaluation device for determining characteristics of the body based on the measurement value.

12. A system of remotely controlling and remotely displaying an operation of administering a fluid into a body, comprising:

an administration device operably coupled with the body for delivering the fluid to the body and taking a measurement value related to administration of the fluid, the administration device including

a transmission component for transmitting the measurement value,

a receiving component for receiving a control signal,

a housing for containing a fluid ampoule driven by a piston and a driven member that is controlled by a stepper motor, and

a position sensor for measuring an angular position of the stepper motor; and

a remote terminal including

a receiving component to receive the transmitted measurement value from the transmitting component of the administration device,

a transmission component to transmit the control signal to the receiving component of the administration device, and

a processor for processing the measured angular position of the stepper motor and providing the control signal to the the administration device,

wherein the remote terminal displays operating parameters of the administration device and remotely controls the operating parameters of the administration device via the control signal,

wherein the remote terminal determines a fluid supply rate and a fluid dose amount from the measured angular position of the stepper motor,

wherein the processor determines a fluid supply rate, a filling state of the ampoule, a remaining residual amount, and a presumed residual feed time.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the remote terminal is a hand-held device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the remote terminal comprises an acoustic alarm indicator for acoustically alerting a malfunction of the system.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the remote terminal is a computer.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the fluid is insulin, and the measurement value includes a glucose concentration of the body.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the glucose concentration of the body is transmitted to the remote terminal, and administration of the fluid is remotely controlled by the remote terminal via the control signal.