Blood sugar measured level management system and blood sugar level measurement apparatus

• US 8,423,386 B2
• Filed: 12/16/2008
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Asama, Koichiro, Sugawara, Yoshihisa, Myoujou, Hiroyuki, Yoshinari, Ryouichi, Horiguchi, Hiroko
• Primary Examiner(s): PAULS, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US12/745,811
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,582 Days
• Field of Search: 705/3, 705/187, 375/316, 455/566, 713/300
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/8483 Investigating reagent band test-element handling not specific to a test method G01N33/4875; analytical elements specific to chemical analysis of biological material G01N33/52; autometer with reagent band G01N35/04

Abstract

The present invention is made to prevent accident of mistaking blood glucose meter among a plurality of blood glucose meters used in a hospital ward.

The blood glucose meter is provided with a nickname area in a nonvolatile storage thereof, and the nickname area can be written from outside. Further, when the blood glucose meter is powered on, a nickname is displayed on a display thereof. A measurement data managing device is provided with a blood glucose meter individual setting table in which the serial number and the nickname of the blood glucose meter are is register in association with each other. When the measurement data managing device is connected with the blood glucose meter and communication is started, the serial number of the blood glucose meter is automatically read out, and the nickname obtained from the blood glucose meter individual setting table is displayed on the display.

Claims

1. A blood glucose level managing system comprising:

a blood glucose measuring device; and

a measurement data managing device,

wherein the blood glucose measuring device comprises;

a nonvolatile storage having a serial number area in a predetermined area therein for storing a serial number and a nickname area in a predetermined area therein for storing a nickname;

a read control section adapted to read out the serial number from the serial number area upon receiving a predetermined instruction; and

a first communication section connected to the read control section and adapted to perform data communication with an external device, and

wherein the measurement data managing device comprises;

a second communication section adapted to perform communication with the first communication section;

a blood glucose measuring device individual setting table having a serial number field for storing the serial number and a nickname field for storing the nickname for identifying the blood glucose measuring device;

a blood glucose measuring device detecting section connected to the second communication section and adapted to detect the establishment of the communication between the first communication section and the second communication section;

a blood glucose measuring device operating section adapted to acquire the serial number and the nickname by transmitting, in response to the fact that the blood glucose measuring device detecting section has detected the establishment of the communication between the first communication section and the second communication section, the predetermined instruction to the read control section to instruct it to read out the serial number from the serial number area, and searching the blood glucose measuring device individual setting table using the serial number received from the read control section; and

a first display adapted to display the nickname acquired by the blood glucose measuring device operating section;

wherein the blood glucose measuring device further comprises a write control section adapted to record the nickname in the nickname area when the first communication section and the second communication section are connected with each and the nickname is received from the measurement data managing device through the first communication section.

2. The blood glucose level managing system according to claim 1,

wherein the write control section is connected to the first communication section

wherein the measurement data managing device further includes a measurement data managing device operating section adapted to receive operation conducted by a user;

wherein the blood glucose measuring device operating section transfers the nickname set by the measurement data managing device operating section to the second communication section; and

wherein the second communication section transmits the predetermined instruction and the nickname to the first communication section.

3. The blood glucose level managing system according to claim 2,

wherein the blood glucose measuring device further includes:

a power switch;

a power control section adapted to receive the operation of the power switch and control power on/off; and

a second display adapted to display a predetermined character string and the like, and

wherein the read control section reads out the nickname from the nickname area in response to a power-on state notification issued from the power control section, and controls the second display to display the nickname.

4. The blood glucose level managing system according to claim 3,

wherein the blood glucose measuring device further includes:

a power terminal; and

a voltage detecting section adapted to detect the voltage applied to the power terminal, and

wherein the power control section performs power-off control in response to the fact that the voltage detecting section no longer detects the voltage after detecting the voltage.

5. The blood glucose level managing system according to claim 3,

wherein the blood glucose measuring device operating section is connected to the read control section;

and

wherein the read control section reads out the nickname from the nickname area in response to a predetermined operation performed from the blood glucose measuring device operating section, and controls the second display to display the nickname.

6. A blood glucose measuring device comprising:

a power switch;

a power control section adapted to receive the operation of the power switch and control power on/off;

a nonvolatile storage having a serial number area in a predetermined area therein for storing a non-rewritable serial number and a nickname area in a predetermined area therein for storing a writable nickname;

a display adapted to display a predetermined character string;

a read control section adapted read out the serial number from the serial number area upon receiving a predetermined instruction;

a communication section connected to the read control section and adapted to transmit the serial number to an external device;

wherein the external device is adapted to receive the serial number and determine a nickname associated with the received serial number; and

wherein the external device is adapted to transmit the determined nickname to the measuring device over the communication section; and

a write control section adapted to record the transmitted nickname in the nickname area only when the transmitted nickname is received from the external device connected through the communication section;

wherein the read control section is further adapted to read out the recorded nickname from the nickname area in response to a power-on state notification issued from the power control section and control the display to display the recorded nickname.

7. The blood glucose measuring device according to claim 6, further comprising:

a power terminal; and

a voltage detecting section adapted to detect the voltage applied to the power terminal,

wherein the power control section performs power-off control in response to the fact that the voltage detecting section no longer detects the voltage after detecting the voltage.

8. The blood glucose measuring device according to claim 6, further comprising:

an operating section connected to the read control section,

wherein the read control section reads out the nickname from the nickname area in response to a predetermined operation performed from the operating section, and controls the display to display the nickname.