Analyte meter communication module

• US 9,320,432 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2011
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Fern, Jonathan, Jesser, Mark P., Carreon, Ronaldo F., Evans, William J., Halbert, Phillip, Presta, Matthew P.
• Primary Examiner(s): JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN
• Application Number:
  US13/985,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20140051958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,588 Days
• Field of Search: 600/345, 600/347, 600/365
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0026 characterised by the transmission medium
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48792 Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C

Abstract

Presented herein is a modular analyte measurement system. The analyte measurement system includes an analyte meter and at least one modular attachment. In one embodiment, a modular attachment is provided to communicate with, and transmit/receive data to, one or more external devices. Embodiments of the present invention relate to modular components of the analyte measurement system.

Claims

1. An analyte measurement system, comprising:

an analyte meter having a meter housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a side surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces and a display on the top surface of the meter housing;

a modular attachment comprising a housing comprising a first and a second modular piece, the first modular piece comprising a bottom portion, a top portion, and a side portion connecting the top and bottom portions,

the bottom portion comprising a first and a second surface, the top portion comprising a first and a second surface, the bottom and top portions of the first modular piece defining a space therebetween, wherein the bottom portion of the first modular piece encases at least a portion of the bottom surface of the meter housing and the top portion of the first modular piece encases a first perimeter region of the top surface of the meter housing,

the second modular piece encasing a second perimeter region of the top surface of the meter housing,

wherein the first and second modular pieces fit together to form the modular attachment encasing the bottom surface, the side surface, and the first and second perimeter regions of the top surface of the meter housing; and

a communication module coupled to the bottom portion of the first modular piece and in electrical communication with the analyte meter, wherein the communication module is configured to wirelessly transmit data between the analyte meter and an external device.

2. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the external device is selected from the group consisting of:

a medication deliver device, a cellular phone, a laptop computer, a mobile device, a desktop computer, another analyte meter, and another analyte measurement system.

3. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the communication module wirelessly transmits the data by radio frequency (RF) communication, Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared, wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB), Ultra Wide Band (UWB), or cellular communication.

4. The analyte measurement system of claim 3, wherein the cellular communication comprises code division multiple access (CDMA).

5. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the first and second modular pieces are coupled together via a snap-fit engagement.

6. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the communication module is configured to provide software updates to the analyte meter.

7. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the analyte meter is provided with a hardware upgrade by integration with the modular attachment.

8. The analyte measurement system of claim 1, wherein the analyte meter is configured to perform a blood glucose or ketone test.