Meter having multi-level user interface

• US 7,912,655 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2006
• Issued: 03/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Culver, Jeffrey A, Power, Barry D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Charioui; Mohamed
• Assistant Examiner(s): Suglo; Janet L
• Application Number:
  US11/989,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20090093972A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,692 Days
• Field of Search: 702/23, 702/19
• US Class Current: 702/23
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• 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

Abstract

A meter adapted to determine and store an analyte concentration reading, in particular a glucose concentration reading, and including an interface having a plurality of predefined levels of user features. The predefined levels may be selected by a user based on the user'"'"'s preferences, needs and abilities.

Claims

1. A meter for determining and storing at least one analyte concentration reading, the meter comprising:

a display adapted to display information to a user of the meter;

an interface adapted to control the display for the user, the interface having a plurality of predefined levels of user features selectable by the user, the plurality of predefined levels including at least three predefined levels, at least one of the three predefined levels including user features adapted to save at least 200 concentration readings, calculate a 14-day average, display a date and time, and download the concentration readings via a computer data interface; and

at least one user input mechanism adapted to allow the user to select at least one of the plurality of predefined levels of user features.

2. The meter of claim 1, wherein at least a second one of the three predefined levels includes user features adapted to save at least 400 concentration readings, calculate multi-day averages of concentration readings, display a date and time for at least two time zones, download the concentration readings via a computer data interface, display at least one high concentration reading and at least one low concentration reading, provide a test-time alarm, and mark a concentration reading.

3. The meter according to claim 1, further comprising a memory device adapted to store the selected predefined level.

4. The meter according to claim 1, wherein the analyte is glucose.

5. A method for using a meter adapted to determine and store at least one analyte concentration reading, the meter having a display adapted to display information to a user, the method comprising:

displaying information on the display via a user interface, the interface having a plurality of predefined levels of user features, the plurality of predefined levels including at least three predefined levels, at least one of the three predefined levels including user features adapted to save at least 200 concentration readings, calculate a 14-day average, display a date and time, and download the concentration readings via a computer data interface;

selecting one of the plurality of predefined levels; and

displaying the user features associated with the selected predefined level.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein at least a second one of the three predefined levels includes user features adapted to save at least 400 concentration readings, calculate multi-day averages of concentration readings, display a date and time for at least two time zones, download the concentration readings via a computer data interface, display at least one high concentration reading and at least one low concentration reading, provide a test-time alarm, and mark a concentration reading.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the analyte is glucose.