Portable immediate response medical analyzer having multiple testing modules
First Claim
1. A portable point of care medical analyzer that enables an operator to rapidly obtain results for a plurality of diverse analyses, said analyzer comprising:
- (a) a base unit having a main CPU and including signal processing devices and circuitry for rapid processing of electrical signals generated by electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors of one or more associated analytical modules;
(b) at least one permanent analytical module integral with said base unit which includes a disposable is adapted to receive a removable test device having electrochemical sensors for making a plurality of determinations characteristic of a fluid serum sample selected from blood or other body fluid;
(c) one or more types of module interface units for connecting and interfacing between one or more removable analytical module units and said base unit;
(d) one or more dedicated removable analytical module units for making specific determinations and which are designed to be plugged into said base unit and connect electrically to a specific type of modular interface unit;
(e) wherein the combination of said base unit signal processing devices and circuitry and said module interface units enables direct utilization of the output signals from each of said removable modules; and
(f) common output devices in said base unit for providing visual or printed display of determinations from all modules. the base unit including programming logic and circuitry for receiving signals from said permanent analytical module and one or more of said removable analytical modules and directing an analytical information output.
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Abstract
A portable device that includes a plurality of test modules for analyzing preselected concentrations of various body fluids of a patient. The portable diagnostic device interfaces and utilizes disposable cartridges and reagent diagnostic test strips and other fluid sample diagnostic devices to determine the amounts of preselected parameters in a patient'"'"'s blood through either electrochemical, electrical, optical, or mechanical analysis. The disposable fluid sample diagnostic devices may include sample chambers with inlet ports, electrical, physical, or chemical sensors, in situ calibration media, a plurality of electrical interface terminals, and temperature control elements. An electrical interface interconnects the various test modules with one or more corresponding integrated circuits which in turn are electrically coupled to a common interactive display, printer, power supply, and communication ports.
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68 Claims
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1. A portable point of care medical analyzer that enables an operator to rapidly obtain results for a plurality of diverse analyses, said analyzer comprising:
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(a) a base unit having a main CPU and including signal processing devices and circuitry for rapid processing of electrical signals generated by electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors of one or more associated analytical modules;
(b) at least one permanent analytical module integral with said base unit which includes a disposable is adapted to receive a removable test device having electrochemical sensors for making a plurality of determinations characteristic of a fluid serum sample selected from blood or other body fluid;
(c) one or more types of module interface units for connecting and interfacing between one or more removable analytical module units and said base unit;
(d) one or more dedicated removable analytical module units for making specific determinations and which are designed to be plugged into said base unit and connect electrically to a specific type of modular interface unit;
(e) wherein the combination of said base unit signal processing devices and circuitry and said module interface units enables direct utilization of the output signals from each of said removable modules; and
(f) common output devices in said base unit for providing visual or printed display of determinations from all modules. the base unit including programming logic and circuitry for receiving signals from said permanent analytical module and one or more of said removable analytical modules and directing an analytical information output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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16. A portable point of care medical analyzer that enables an operator to rapidly obtain results for a plurality of diverse analyses, said analyzer comprising:
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(a) a base unit having a main CPU and including signal processing devices and circuitry for rapid processing of electrical signals generated by electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors of one or more associated analytical modules;
(b) at least one permanent analytical module integral with said base unit including a disposable which uses a removable test cartridge having electrochemical sensors for making a plurality of determinations characteristic of a fluid serum sample selected from blood or other body fluids;
(c) one or more types of module interface units for connecting and interfacing between one or more removable analytical module units and said base unit;
(d) one or more dedicated removable analytical module units for making specific determinations and which are designed to plug into said base unit and connect electrically to a specific type of modular interface unit;
(e) wherein the combination of said base unit signal processing devices and circuitry and said module interface unit enables direct utilization of the output signals from each of said removable modules;
(f) common output devices in said base unit for providing visual or printed display of determinations from all modules; and
the base unit including programming logic and circuitry for receiving signals from said permanent analytical module and one or more of said removable analytical modules and directing an analytical information output; and
,(g) wherein at least one removable analytical module is designed to attach to another removable analytical module in a stacked arrangement in a manner such that both removable modules connect to a module interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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32. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
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(a) a base unit having a main CPU and including signal processing devices and circuitry for processing of electrical signals generated by electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors positioned in one or more associated analytical modules;
(b) one or more module interface units for connecting and interfacing between one or more analytical module units and said base unit;
(c) at least one permanent analytical module integral with said base unit which is adapted to receive a removable test device having electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors for making determinations characteristic of a fluid sample selected from blood or other body fluid;
(d) the base unit being adapted to receive at least one removable analytical module unit for making analytical determinations of blood or other body fluid; and
to connect, through a module interface unit, to the at least one removable analytical module; and
(e) the base unit including programming logic and circuitry for receiving signals from the at least one removable analytical module unit, when attached thereto, and also from the permanent analytical module, and directing an analytical output. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A portable medical analyzer comprising:
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(a) a base unit having a main CPU and circuitry to process electrical signals received from electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors of at least two associated analytical modules if and when one or more of the at least two analytical modules is operated to evaluate blood or other body fluid removed from a patient;
(b) one or more module interface units for connecting and interfacing between the base unit and at least two non-disposable analytical modules capable of making determinations characteristic of fluid selected from blood or other body fluid removed from a patient and presented to the analytical modules via one or more disposable test units;
(c) the base unit including programming logic and circuitry for receiving signals from at least two analytical modules, operated to evaluate blood or other body fluid removed from a patient in selected use, and directing an analytical information output;
(d) wherein the combination of the base unit and the module interface units enables utilization of output signals from at least two associated analytical modules, in selected operation to evaluate blood or other body fluid removed from a patient. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A method comprising a step of:
operatively connecting a removable analytical module having a receiver for a disposable test unit to a portable medical analyzer comprising;
(a) a base unit having a main CPU and circuitry to process electrical signals generated by electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors positioned in at least two analytical modules at least if and when each of the at least two analytical modules is operated to evaluate blood or other body fluid removed from a patient;
(b) one or more analytical module interface units for connecting and interfacing between one or more analytical modules and said base unit;
(c) the base unit being adapted to receive signals from at least two analytical modules, at least one of which is the removable analytical module, for making analytical determinations of blood or other body fluid removed from a patient; and
, to connect, through a module interface unit, to the at least two analytical modules; and
,(d) the base unit including programming logic and circuitry for receiving signals from the analytical modules when attached thereto, and directing an analytical output. - View Dependent Claims (68)
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