Portable handheld medical diagnostic devices with color-changing indicatior
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1. A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for a user, comprising:
- a housing forming a protective enclosure;
a main circuit board located in the protective enclosure, the main circuit board including a controller which is configured to facilitate a physiological measurement;
a single-piece frame located in the protective enclosure, the frame having a strip port formed therein;
a display device mounted on the frame and connected to the main circuit board, wherein the display device is flat and rigid and displays information related to the physiological measurement; and
an electronic skin on the housing separate from the display device, wherein the electronic skin is a color display and comprises a liquid crystal material, and is configured to display a color, wherein the controller is operatively connected to both the electronic skin and the display device, wherein the controller is configured to control the color of the electronic skin and configured to control the display of the information on the display device related to the physiological measurement, and wherein the controller is configured to permit selection by the user of the color of the electronic skin from a plurality of colors.
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Abstract
A portable handheld medical diagnostic device includes a housing forming a protective enclosure. A main circuit board is located in the protective enclosure. The main circuit board includes a controller facilitating a physiologic measurement. A display device is connected to the main circuit board that displays information related to the physiologic measurement. An electronic skin is on the housing. The electronic skin comprises a liquid crystal material and is configured to display a color.
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1. A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for a user, comprising:
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a housing forming a protective enclosure; a main circuit board located in the protective enclosure, the main circuit board including a controller which is configured to facilitate a physiological measurement; a single-piece frame located in the protective enclosure, the frame having a strip port formed therein; a display device mounted on the frame and connected to the main circuit board, wherein the display device is flat and rigid and displays information related to the physiological measurement; and an electronic skin on the housing separate from the display device, wherein the electronic skin is a color display and comprises a liquid crystal material, and is configured to display a color, wherein the controller is operatively connected to both the electronic skin and the display device, wherein the controller is configured to control the color of the electronic skin and configured to control the display of the information on the display device related to the physiological measurement, and wherein the controller is configured to permit selection by the user of the color of the electronic skin from a plurality of colors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of indicating a physiological measurement comprising:
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providing a medical diagnostic device which comprises a housing forming a protective enclosure, a main circuit board located in the protective enclosure, the main circuit board including a controller which is configured to facilitate a physiological measurement, a single-piece frame located in the protective enclosure, the frame having a strip port formed therein, a display device mounted on the frame and connected to the main circuit board, wherein the display device is flat and rigid and displays information related to the physiological measurement, and an electronic skin on the housing, wherein the electronic skin comprises a liquid crystal material and is configured to display a color, wherein the controller is operatively connected to both the electronic skin and the display device, wherein the controller is configured to control the color of the electronic skin and configured to control the display of the information on the display device related to the physiological measurement, and wherein the controller is configured to permit selection by the user of the color of the electronic skin from a plurality of colors; receiving input on the medical diagnostic device which selects a first color of the electronic skin from the plurality of colors; measuring a concentration of a biologically significant component of a bodily fluid using the portable handheld medical diagnostic device; and changing the first color of the electronic skin on the portable handheld medical diagnostic device automatically to a second, different color based on the measuring of the concentration of the biologically significant component of the bodily fluid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable handheld medical diagnostic device for use by a user, comprising:
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a housing forming a protective enclosure; a main circuit board located in the protective enclosure, the main circuit board including a controller which is configured to facilitate a physiological measurement via a measurement engine; a light source; a single-piece frame located in the protective enclosure, the frame having a strip port formed therein, wherein the strip port is accessible from outside of the protective enclosure, and at least part of the strip port is formed of a material selected for distribution of light from the light source to illuminate the at least part of the strip port with a first color; a display device mounted on the frame and connected to the main circuit board, wherein the display device is flat and rigid and displays information related to the physiological measurement; and an electronic skin on the housing and separate from the display device, wherein the electronic skin provides an opening such that the display device is visible through the opening, and wherein the electronic skin is configured to display a first color; and wherein the controller is operatively connected to the electronic skin, the display device and the light source, the controller is configured to control displaying of the first and second colors, is configured to control the display of the information related to the physiological measurement on the display device, and is configured to permit selection by the user of both the first and second colors from a plurality of colors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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