ANALYTICAL METER WITH DISPLAY-BASED TUTORIAL MODULE

• US 20080058626A1
• Filed: 10/30/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Kabushiki Kaisha (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Kabushiki Kaisha (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Anderson, Gretchen, Sutton, Thomas Rangi, Arndt, Carrie, Miyata, Shinichi
• Application Number:
  US11/554,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20080058626A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150198 Depth adjustment mechanism at the proximal end of the carrier of the piercing element
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150259 Improved gripping, e.g. with high friction pattern or projections on the housing surface or an ergonometric shape
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150412 Pointed piercing elements, e.g. needles, lancets for piercing the skin blade-like piercing elements A61B5/150442
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150549 Protectors removed by rotational movement, e.g. torsion or screwing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150618 Integrally moulded protectors, e.g. protectors simultaneously moulded together with a further component, e.g. a hub, of the piercing element
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150717 manually removed
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150824 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15113 Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1519 comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for propelling the piercing unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick

Abstract

An analytical meter for determining an analyte (e.g., glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example a whole blood sample) includes a display-based tutorial module. In addition, the display-based tutorial module includes a user interface (with a visual display), a memory unit and a microprocessor unit. The memory unit is configured for storing a tutorial, with the tutorial having a plurality of chapters, each containing one or more tutorial images depicting use of the analytical meter. The microprocessor is unit configured for controlling and coordinating at least the user interface and the memory unit. Moreover, the user interface, microprocessor unit and memory unit are operatively linked and configured for event-driven chapter-based display of the tutorial images to a user on the visual display.

Claims

1. An analytical meter for determining an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the analytical meter comprising:

a display-based tutorial module with;

a user interface that includes a visual display;

a memory unit storing a tutorial, the tutorial having a plurality of chapters with each of the plurality of chapters containing at least one tutorial image depicting use of the analytical meter; and

a microprocessor unit configured for controlling and coordinating at least the user interface and the memory unit,

wherein the user interface, microprocessor unit and memory unit are operatively linked and configured for event-driven chapter-based display of the tutorial images to a user on the visual display.

2. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the analytical meter is configured for determination of glucose in a whole blood sample.

3. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein display-based tutorial module includes a user-operable tutorial button and the event-driven chapter-based display of the tutorial images includes at least one event-driven chapter-based display driven by an event of the user depressing the user operable tutorial button.

4. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the event-driven chapter-based display of the tutorial images includes a sequence of animated tutorial images.

5. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the visual display is configured to display an analyte concentration.

6. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the event-driven chapter-based display of tutorial images is based on an analytical strip insertion into the analytical meter event.

7. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the event-driven chapter-based display of tutorial images is based on a bodily fluid dosing event.

8. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the event-driven chapter-based display includes a chapter depicting bodily fluid dosing.

9. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the event-driven chapter-based display includes a chapter depicting analytical test strip insertion into the analytical meter.

10. The analytical meter of claim 1 wherein the event-driven chapter-based display includes a chapter depicting a simulated determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample by the analytical meter.