System for point of care diagnosis and/or analysis
First Claim
1. System for point of care diagnosis and/or analysis of a body fluid of a patient, comprising:
- at least one cartridge, having;
a sample receiving room for receiving a sample of the body fluid to be diagnosed and/or analyzed,a diagnosing and/or analyzing arrangement for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the sample,a first interface for connecting the cartridge to at least one handheld diagnosis and/or analysis device, the at least one handheld diagnosis and/or analysis device, having;
at least one second interface for connecting one of said cartridges to the handheld device,a measurement arrangement co-operating with the connected cartridge for measuring the physiological parameter and generating measurement data thereof,at least one third interface for connecting the handheld device to a data processing device, the data processing device, having;
at least one fourth interface for connecting one of said handheld devices to the data processing device,a data processing unit co-operating with the connected handheld device for further processing the measurement data; and
whereinat least one of said handheld devices comprises a memory for unambiguously storing the measurement data together with sample-specific data, andthe data processing unit of the at least one of said data processing device co-operates with the memory of the connected handheld device.
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Abstract
A system (1) for point of care diagnosis and/or analysis of a body fluid of a patient, includes at least one cartridge (2), at least one handheld diagnosis and/or analysis device (3) and at least one data processing device (4). Each cartridge (2) comprises a sample receiving room (5) for receiving a sample of the body fluid to be diagnosed and/or analyzed, a diagnosing and/or analyzing arrangement (6) for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the sample, and a first interface (7) for connecting the cartridge (2) to the handheld device (3). Each handheld device (3) comprises one second interface (8) for connecting one of said cartridges (2) to the handheld device (3), a measurement arrangement (9) co-operating with the connected cartridge (2) for measuring the parameter and generating measurement data thereof, and one third interface (13) for connecting the handheld device (3) to the data processing device (4). Each data processing device (4) comprises one fourth interface (14) for connecting one of said handheld devices (3) to the data processing device (3), and a data processing unit (15) co-operating with the connected handheld device (3) for further processing the measurement data.
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19 Claims
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1. System for point of care diagnosis and/or analysis of a body fluid of a patient, comprising:
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at least one cartridge, having; a sample receiving room for receiving a sample of the body fluid to be diagnosed and/or analyzed, a diagnosing and/or analyzing arrangement for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the sample, a first interface for connecting the cartridge to at least one handheld diagnosis and/or analysis device, the at least one handheld diagnosis and/or analysis device, having; at least one second interface for connecting one of said cartridges to the handheld device, a measurement arrangement co-operating with the connected cartridge for measuring the physiological parameter and generating measurement data thereof, at least one third interface for connecting the handheld device to a data processing device, the data processing device, having; at least one fourth interface for connecting one of said handheld devices to the data processing device, a data processing unit co-operating with the connected handheld device for further processing the measurement data; and
whereinat least one of said handheld devices comprises a memory for unambiguously storing the measurement data together with sample-specific data, and the data processing unit of the at least one of said data processing device co-operates with the memory of the connected handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. System for point of care diagnosis and/or analysis of a body fluid of a patient, comprising:
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at least one cartridge, having; a sample receiving room for receiving a sample of the body fluid to be diagnosed and/or analyzed, a diagnosing and/or analyzing arrangement for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the sample, a first interface for connecting the cartridge to each of or at least two handheld diagnosis and/or analysis devices, each of the at least two handheld diagnosis and/or analysis devices, having; at least one second interface for connecting one of said cartridges to each handheld device, a measurement arrangement co-operating with the connected cartridge for measuring the physiological parameter and generating measurement data thereof, at least one third interface for connecting each handheld device to a data processing device, the data processing device, having; at least one fourth interface for connecting one of said at least two handheld devices to the data processing device, a data processing unit co-operating with the connected handheld device for further processing the measurement data; and
whereinat least one of said handheld devices comprises a memory for unambiguously storing the measurement data together with sample-specific data, and the data processing unit of the data processing device co-operates with this memory of the connected handheld device, and wherein each of the at least two handheld devices are provided with complementary interfaces for coupling the handheld devices together, wherein the coupled handhold devices are configured for connection to the data processing device via the third interface of one of the coupled handhold devices, wherein all coupled handheld devices communicate via this one third interface with the data processing unit of the data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. Handheld device for use in connection with a system for point of care diagnosis and/or analysis of a body fluid of a patient comprising:
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at least one second interface for connecting a first interface of a cartridge having a sample receiving room for receiving a sample of a body fluid to be diagnosed and/or analyzed to the handheld device, a measurement arrangement co-operating with the connected cartridge for measuring the parameter and generating measurement data thereof, at least one third interface for connecting the handheld device to a data processing device of the system; a memory for unambiguously storing the measurement data together with sample-specific data, and the data processing unit of the data processing device co-operates with this memory of the connected handheld device.
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