Interface for a health measurement and monitoring system

• US 10,548,537 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2015
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG (PHC Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Brauer, Jacob, Brown, Darren, Chen, Jun, Kates, Richard, Levin, Jennifer M., Lieber, Harris, Schwartz, Amy, Yao, Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Wehrheim, Lindsey G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Baldwin, Nathan A
• Application Number:
  US14/676,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20150223763A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,769 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1459 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter A61B5/1464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14865 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter or needle or using implanted sensors
• 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: B01L 2200/08 Ergonomic or safety aspects of handling devices
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 2300/025 Displaying results or values with integrated means
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 3/50 Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes devices for taking samples of blood A61B5/15
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A testing system and method for providing a testing system includes a user interface having a display for displaying information relating to measurements of health data and an input device for receiving information from a user relating to the health data. Provided in connection with the user interface is an autologging feature adapted to provide the user with user-selectable options on the display. Also provided is a statistical operation adapted to provide the user with enhanced information relating to the measurements of health data. Also provided is at least one indicator for indicating information relating to the number of health data readings that are within a target range, the number of health data readings that are above the target range and the number of health data readings that are below the target range.

Claims

1. A testing system for measuring a concentration of analyte in a body fluid sample, comprising:

a continuous glucose monitor probe for collecting samples of body fluid; and

a meter comprising;

a port configured to receive a test sensor therein in a generally horizontal direction, the port being disposed along a horizontal axis of the meter;

a reaction-detection system for measuring the analyte concentration in the collected samples of the body fluid;

a display configured to display the measurements of the analyte concentration in the collected samples of the body fluid;

a plurality of soft keys for receiving input from the user and being disposed adjacent to the display, the plurality of soft keys being dynamically assigned to user-selectable options displayed on the display; and

at least one processor performing a statistical operation adapted to provide a statistical output based on the measurements of the analyte concentration in the collected samples of the body fluid for a specified time period,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the display to display a plurality of user-selectable statistical operations, at least one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations including an average of one or more of the measurements of the analyte concentration in the collected samples of the body fluid for the specified time period,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the display to display each of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in a single horizontal line of text in a respective segment of the display, each respective segment extending in the generally horizontal direction and being parallel to the horizontal axis of the meter, and

wherein each soft key adjacent to the display is (i) assigned to a respective one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations, (ii) aligned with the respective one of the plurality of types of user-selectable statistical operations displayed on the display, and (iii) operable to cause the display to display the statistical output associated with the respective one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations.

2. The testing system of claim 1, wherein each soft key is further operable to cause the display to display components of the statistical output associated with the respective one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations.

3. The testing system of claim 2, wherein the components of the statistical output associated with the respective one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations include a number of the measurements within a target range, a number of the measurements above the target range, and a number of the measurements below the target range.

4. The testing system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of user-selectable statistical options includes a seven-day average, a fourteen-day average, and a thirty-day average.

5. The testing system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to simultaneously display, responsive to one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations being selected, (i) the statistical output associated with the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations and (ii) a plurality of components of the statistical output associated with the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations.

6. The testing system of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of components is aligned with a respective one of the plurality of soft keys.

7. A meter for measuring a concentration of analyte in one or more body fluid sample, the meter comprising:

a port configured to receive a test sensor therein in a generally horizontal direction, the port being disposed along a horizontal axis of the meter;

a reaction-detection system for measuring the analyte concentration in the one or more body fluid samples;

one or more processors; and

a flippable user interface including

a display, at least one of the one or more processors being configured to cause the display to display the measurements of the analyte concentration in the one or more body fluid sample and further being configured to cause the display of the flippable user interface to rotate so as to correspond to different orientations of the meter; and

a plurality of soft keys for receiving input from a user of the testing system and being disposed adjacent to the display, the plurality of soft keys being dynamically assigned by at least one of the one or more processors to a plurality of user-selectable statistical operations displayed on the display, at least one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations including an average of one or more of the measurements of the analyte concentration in the one or more body fluid samples for a specified time period, at least one of the one or more processors being configured to cause each of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations to be displayed in a single horizontal line of text in a respective segment of the display, wherein each of the respective segments extends in the generally horizontal direction and is parallel to the horizontal axis of the meter such that each of the plurality of soft keys is aligned with a respective one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations.

8. The testing system of claim 7, wherein the rotation of the display allows the testing system to accommodate right hand users and left hand users.

9. The testing system of claim 7, wherein the display is a touch screen and the rotation of the display includes digitally rotating the information displayed thereon.

10. The testing system of claim 7, responsive to the display being in a first orientation, the display is configured to display a first one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in a first segment of the display and a last one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in a last segment of the display, and responsive to the display of the flippable user interface rotating from the first orientation to a second orientation, the display is configured to display the first one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in the last segment of the display and the last one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in the first segment of the display.

11. The testing system of claim 10, responsive to the display being in the first orientation, the display is configured to display a central one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in a central segment of the display, and responsive to the display of the flippable user interface rotating from the first orientation to the second orientation, the display is configured to display the central one of the plurality of user-selectable statistical operations in the central segment of the display.