Sensing system with auxiliary display
First Claim
1. A system for sensing blood glucose concentration of a person, the system comprising:
- a real-time sensor to sense blood glucose data in real-time;
a user interface;
a wire having a first end coupled to the sensor and a second end coupled to the user interface so as to couple the sensor to the user interface through the wire, wherein the user interface is adapted to communicate with the sensor over the wire and the wire is detachable from at least one of the sensor or the user interface so as to decouple the sensor from the user interface;
sensor electronics in electrical communication with the sensor, wherein the sensor includes a connector and the sensor electronics are coupled to the sensor using the connector, and wherein the sensor electronics include a power source which supplies power to the sensor and is activated when the sensor is coupled to the sensor electronics.
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Abstract
A system is provided for sensing blood glucose data of a patient. The system includes a sensor, user interface, and an optional auxiliary device. If the connection between the sensor and user interface is by a wire, the sensor remains powered when the wire is disconnected. The communication between the sensor and the user interface may be wireless. The auxiliary device can be a patient monitor or other display or signal device, which displays information about the blood glucose data collected by the sensor. The sensor is connected to sensor electronics, which include a sensor power supply, a voltage regulator, and optionally a memory and processor.
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1. A system for sensing blood glucose concentration of a person, the system comprising:
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a real-time sensor to sense blood glucose data in real-time; a user interface; a wire having a first end coupled to the sensor and a second end coupled to the user interface so as to couple the sensor to the user interface through the wire, wherein the user interface is adapted to communicate with the sensor over the wire and the wire is detachable from at least one of the sensor or the user interface so as to decouple the sensor from the user interface; sensor electronics in electrical communication with the sensor, wherein the sensor includes a connector and the sensor electronics are coupled to the sensor using the connector, and wherein the sensor electronics include a power source which supplies power to the sensor and is activated when the sensor is coupled to the sensor electronics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for sensing blood glucose data of a patient, the system comprising:
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a sensor to sense blood glucose data; sensor electronics coupled to the sensor and adapted to communicate with the sensor, the sensor electronics including a sensor power supply to supply power to the sensor, and memory to store information representative of the blood glucose data sensed by the sensor and to store reference values for calibration of the blood glucose data received from the sensor, wherein the sensor electronics include a connector for wired communication and the sensor power supply is activated whenever the sensor is connected to a device by the connector; and a user interface adapted to communicate with the sensor electronics, the user interface including an input for inputting information into the memory of the sensor electronics. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An apparatus for use in sensing blood glucose concentration of a person, the apparatus comprising:
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a real-time sensor to sense blood glucose data in real-time; sensor electronics including a rechargeable power supply coupled to the sensor for providing operational power to the sensor and a connector for wired contact with the sensor, wherein the rechargeable power supply is activated whenever the sensor is connected to the sensor electronics by the connector; wherein the sensor electronics are adapted to;
(a) be coupled to and subsequently decoupled from a user interface;
(b) supply power to the sensor when the user interface is coupled to the sensor electronics and when the sensor electronics is not coupled to the user interface; and
(c) be recharged by the user interface when the user interface is coupled to the sensor electronics. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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