Bodily fluid analyzer, and system including same and method for programming same
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1. A method for programming a bodily fluid analyzer, comprising:
- selecting by a prescribing physician or a drug company at least one threshold value of at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer, the at least one threshold value of the at least one analyte being associated with a particular drug being or to be taken by the patient or course of treatment for the patientproviding a data storage unit separately from the bodily fluid analyzer and containing stored information including the at least one threshold value of at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer selected by the prescribing physician or the drug company;
reading the stored information stored on the data storage unit into a data reader associated with a bodily fluid analyzer;
setting the bodily fluid analyzer with the at least one threshold value for the at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer with the information read by the data reader from the data storage unit, wherein the at least one threshold value is a value such that a sensed analyte level beyond the value will cause the display to display an alert;
sensing the analyte level; and
displaying an alert if the sensed analyte level is beyond the threshold value.
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Abstract
A bodily fluid analyzer, system and method for programming the same includes a sensor for sensing at least one analyte in a patient; a display; a data reader unit for reading information from a data storage unit that contains stored information concerning a particular drug being taken by or course of treatment for the patient; and a processor for setting the at least one threshold value for at least one analyte to be sensed by the sensing unit based on the information read by the data reader from the data storage unit, for processing the information concerning the analyte and for sending the processed information to the display, wherein the threshold value is associated with the particular drug taken by or course of treatment for the patient, the threshold value being one beyond which the display will display an alert.
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1. A method for programming a bodily fluid analyzer, comprising:
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selecting by a prescribing physician or a drug company at least one threshold value of at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer, the at least one threshold value of the at least one analyte being associated with a particular drug being or to be taken by the patient or course of treatment for the patient providing a data storage unit separately from the bodily fluid analyzer and containing stored information including the at least one threshold value of at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer selected by the prescribing physician or the drug company; reading the stored information stored on the data storage unit into a data reader associated with a bodily fluid analyzer; setting the bodily fluid analyzer with the at least one threshold value for the at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer with the information read by the data reader from the data storage unit, wherein the at least one threshold value is a value such that a sensed analyte level beyond the value will cause the display to display an alert; sensing the analyte level; and displaying an alert if the sensed analyte level is beyond the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising a bodily fluid analyzer and a data storage unit provided seperately from the bodily fluid analyzer and containing stored information set by a prescribing physician or a drug company and including at least one threshold value of at least one analyte to be sensed by the bodily fluid analyzer, the at least one threshold value of the at least one analyte being associated with a particular drug being or to be taken by the patient or course of treatment for the patient, wherein the bodily fluid analyzer comprises:
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a sensor for sensing at least one analyte in a patient; a display for displaying processed information concerning the sensed analyte; a data reader unit for reading information from the data storage unit; and a processor configured for setting the bodily fluid analyzer with the at least one threshold value for the at least one analyte to be sensed in accordance with the information read by the data reader from the data storage unit, and configured for processing the information concerning the analyte and configured for sending the processed information to the display, wherein the at least one threshold value is a value such that a sensed analyte level beyond the value will cause the display to display an alert. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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