SIGNAL CONVERTING CRADLE FOR MEDICAL CONDITION MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20090002179A1
• Filed: 06/26/2008
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Jennewine, R. Curtis
• Granted Patent: US 8,085,151 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0453 worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 31/00 Predictive alarm systems characterised by extrapolation or other computation using updated historic data

Abstract

A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.

Claims

1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising,

a receiver unit which receives medical data of a patient and outputs a first alert signal based on the received data;

and

a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.

2. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the received medical data is data corresponding to the analyte level of a patient.

3. The monitoring apparatus of claim 2, wherein the receiver unit outputs the first alert signal if the analyte level of the patient reaches a predetermined threshold level.

4. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the converter unit converts the first alert signal into a second alert signal.

5. The monitoring apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first alert signal output by the receiver unit is an auditory signal, and the second alert signal generated by the converter unit is a louder auditory signal.

6. The monitoring apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first alert signal is amplified to generate the second alert signal.

7. The monitoring apparatus of claim 4, wherein the converter unit replaces the first alert signal with the second alert signal.

8. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a recording medium for recording a sound to be used as the second alert signal.

9. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the docking unit further comprises a charging unit for charging the power supply of the receiver unit when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.

10. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the docking unit further comprises a light control unit, which regulates a light source based on the first alert signal.

11. The monitoring apparatus of claim 10, wherein the light source is an external light source.

12. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:

a sensor for monitoring an analyte level of a user;

a receiver unit which receives data from the sensor and indicates the level of the analyte, wherein the receiver unit outputs a first alert signal if the analyte level reaches a predetermined threshold level; and

a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.

13. The monitoring apparatus of claim 12, wherein the converter unit converts the first alert signal into a second alert signal.

14. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first alert signal output by the receiver unit is an auditory signal, and the second alert signal generated by the converter unit is a louder auditory signal.

15. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first alert signal is amplified to generate the second alert signal.

16. The monitoring apparatus of claim 13, wherein the converting unit replaces the first alert signal with the second alert signal.

17. The monitoring apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a recording medium for recording a sound to be used as the second alert signal.

18. The monitoring apparatus of claim 12, wherein the docking unit further comprises a charging unit for charging the power supply of the receiver unit when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.

19. The monitoring apparatus of claim 12, wherein the docking unit further comprises a light control unit, which regulates a light source based on the first alert signal.

20. The monitoring apparatus of claim 19, wherein the light source is an external light source.

21. The monitoring apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sensor for monitoring the analyte level of the user is attached to the user.