Universal diagnostic platform
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1. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
- a sampling module comprising a lancet, a driving mechanism, and a sample port, wherein said sampling port receives at least one body fluid directly from a tissue punctured with said lancet driven by said driving mechanism;
an assay sensor module housed in a cartridge, said cartridge comprising an interface with said sample port and at least one passage way to transport said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module;
an analytical detector module comprising at least one analytical detector positioned to correspond to said assay sensor, said detector is adapted to detect information from said assay sensor; and
a communication module adapted to communicate with an information management system;
wherein said sampling module is housed in said cartridge; and
wherein said analytical detector module is adapted to couple with said communication module via a PCMCIA interface.
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Abstract
A portable medical analyzer comprising a sampling module with a sample port for receiving body fluid, an assay sensor module for analysis of the body fluid, an analytical detector module with detection of information from the assay, and a communications module for transferring the information to a remote location via a wired or wireless network.
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43 Claims
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1. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
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a sampling module comprising a lancet, a driving mechanism, and a sample port, wherein said sampling port receives at least one body fluid directly from a tissue punctured with said lancet driven by said driving mechanism; an assay sensor module housed in a cartridge, said cartridge comprising an interface with said sample port and at least one passage way to transport said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module; an analytical detector module comprising at least one analytical detector positioned to correspond to said assay sensor, said detector is adapted to detect information from said assay sensor; and a communication module adapted to communicate with an information management system; wherein said sampling module is housed in said cartridge; and wherein said analytical detector module is adapted to couple with said communication module via a PCMCIA interface.
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2. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
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a sampling module comprising a lancet, a driving mechanism, and a sample port, wherein said sampling port receives at least one body fluid directly from a tissue punctured with said lancet driven by said driving mechanism; an assay sensor module housed in a cartridge, said cartridge comprising an interface with said sample port and at least one passage way to transport said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module; an analytical detector module comprising at least one analytical detector positioned to correspond to said assay sensor, said detector is adapted to detect information from said assay sensor; and a communication module adapted to communicate with an information management system; wherein said sampling module is housed in said cartridge; and wherein said cartridge is adapted to a digital media standard interface, said analytical detector module is adapted to couple with said cartridge via said digital media standard interface, said analytical detector module is adapted to a standard port, and said communication module is adapted to couple with said analytical detector module via said standard port.
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3. A method for portable medical analysis comprising:
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obtaining a body fluid from a tissue punctured with a lancet, the lancet being driven by a driving mechanism, wherein the body fluid from the tissue flows directly into a cartridge having said lancet; housing said body fluid within the cartridge comprising an assay sensor module; positioning said cartridge into an analytical detector module; obtaining information from said analytical detector module; displaying said information locally on a display within said communication module; and transferring said information to a remote location via a communication module; wherein positioning said cartridge further comprises breaking a pressure seal on said cartridge, said breaking adapted to transfer said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module.
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4. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
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a sampling module comprising a lancet, a driving mechanism, and a sample port, wherein said sampling port receives at least one body fluid from a tissue punctured with said lancet driven by said driving mechanism, said sampling module is housed in said cartridge; an assay sensor module housed in a cartridge, said cartridge comprising an interface with said sample port and at least one passage way to transport said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module; an analytical detector module comprising at least one analytical detector positioned to correspond to said assay sensor, said detector is adapted to detect information from said assay sensor, said analytical detector module is adapted to couple with a communication module via a PCMCIA interface; and said communication module adapted to communicate with an information management system.
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5. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
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a sampling module comprising a lancet, a driving mechanism, and a sample port, wherein said sampling port receives at least one body fluid from a tissue punctured with said lancet driven by said driving mechanism, said sampling module is housed in a cartridge, an assay sensor module housed in said cartridge, said cartridge comprising an interface with said sample port and at least one passage way to transport said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module; an analytical detector module comprising at least one analytical detector positioned to correspond to said assay sensor, said detector is adapted to detect information from said assay sensor; and a communication module adapted to communicate with an information management system, wherein said cartridge is adapted to a digital media standard interface, said analytical detector module is adapted to couple with said cartridge via said digital media standard interface, said analytical detector module is adapted to a standard port, and said communication module is adapted to couple with said analytical detector module via said standard port.
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6. A method for portable medical analysis comprising:
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obtaining a body fluid directly from a tissue puncture created by a lancet, wherein the lancet is driven outward from a cartridge by a lancet driver and wherein the body fluid from the tissue puncture flows into the cartridge; housing said body fluid within the cartridge, said cartridge having an assay sensor; obtaining information regarding said body fluid in the cartridge from an analytical detector in communication with the assay sensor; and transferring said information to a remote location via a communication module; wherein a pressure seal on the cartridge is broken, via interface with the analytical detector, during transfer of the body fluid to the assay sensor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for portable medical analysis comprising:
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obtaining a body fluid; housing said body fluid within a cartridge comprising art assay sensor module; positioning said cartridge into an analytical detector module, wherein positioning said cartridge comprises breaking a pressure seal on said cartridge, said breaking adapted to transfer said body fluid to at least one assay sensor in said assay sensor module; obtaining information from said analytical detector module; displaying said information locally on a display within communication module; and transferring said information to a remote location via the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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