Memory card usage with blood glucose devices
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorSteven A. Bousamra
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Abstract
A technique and system utilizing a portable memory card in which data for an individual is stored and identified based on a personal identification number or key. With this system, a glucose meter and a health care provider are able to track testing data across multiple meters as well as between various individuals. Moreover, the system is configured to retrospectively collect structured testing data in which, while a structured test may have been intended but the specific questions or data input were not available at the time, the individual is allowed to update the data after the structured testing window. By having the data stored on a portable memory card, the individual is able to keep the data in their possession and also helps with patient confidentiality.
Claims48
A method, comprising:
- detecting a portable memory card with a glucose meter;
- and
- configuring a function for the glucose meter in response to said detecting the portable memory card.
A method, comprising:
- measuring a blood glucose reading with a glucose meter;
- and
- storing the blood glucose reading on a portable memory card.
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A system, comprising:
- a portable memory card;
- and
- a glucose meter programmed to perform a structured test upon detecting presence of the portable memory card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.