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Publication Number
US-10718751-B2
Publication Date
2020-07-21
Expiration Date
Abstract
A customizable diagnostic meter is provided. The diagnostic meter includes a meter for performing a diagnostic test, wherein the meter includes a housing having a slot, and a module having one or more functions. The slot is configured to receive and removably secure at least a portion of the module. A customizable diagnostic meter kit including two or more modules configured to be inserted in a meter is also provided.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a customizable diagnostic meter for performing a diagnostic test of an analyte in a sample applied to a test strip. The meter comprises a housing with at least one slot and a test strip port configured to receive the test strip, and the housing slot is configured to receive and removably secure at least a portion of a module, enabling user changeable modular configurations.
The meter includes a multi-function module having two or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte, and the meter or a module comprises a wireless connection. A module extender is connected to the multi-function module and is configured to act as an adapter to removably couple one or more additional modules to the meter, where the additional modules have one or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte.
The disclosed modular system supports different module types and combinations, including passive modules and active modules, and includes examples such as a portable vial, a lancing device, a carbohydrate counter, an insulin bolus calculator, a scanner, and audio and illumination modules. The disclosed meter system further contemplates a customizable diagnostic meter kit and multi-module configurations in which modules are inserted and removably secured in the housing slot(s) and are coupled through a module extender that can include flashlight or backlight functionality.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes four independent claims, each focused on a customizable diagnostic meter or meter kit that uses removably secured modular functions with an extender/adaptor and optionally wireless connection and illumination.
Removably secure multi-function diagnostic module in a slotted housing
A customizable diagnostic meter includes a housing having at least one slot and a test strip port configured to receive the test strip, where the at least one slot is configured to receive and removably secure at least a portion of a module, and the meter includes a multi-function module having two or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte.
Module extender adapter for removably coupling additional diagnostic modules
A module extender connected to the multi-function module and configured to act as an adapter removably couples one or more additional modules to the meter, where the additional modules have one or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte.
Wireless connection for the meter or a module
The meter or a module comprises a wireless connection, with modular coupling enabled by the multi-function module and module extender arrangement.
Removably attach a first module to a second module with extender coupling
A customizable diagnostic meter includes a first module with one or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte, where the at least one slot is configured to receive and removably secure at least a portion of the first module, a second module with one or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte configured for removable attachment to at least a portion of the first module, and a module extender connected to a first module or a second module configured to act as an adapter removably coupling one or more additional modules to the meter.
Selectable module types for portable vial/lancing/carbohydrate counter/calculator/scanner
At least one of the first module or the second module is selected from the group consisting of a portable vial, a lancing device, carbohydrate counter, insulin bolus calculator, and a scanner.
Kit configuration with two or more insertable modules and extender adapter
A customizable diagnostic meter kit includes a meter with a housing having at least one slot and a test strip port configured to receive the test strip, two or more modules where each module has one or more functions and a portion configured to be inserted and removably secured in the at least one slot, and a module extender connectable to one of the two or more modules and configured to act as an adapter to removably couple one or more additional modules to the meter.
Wireless connection in a customizable diagnostic meter kit
The meter or the two or more modules comprises a wireless connection in the kit configuration with insertable, removable modules and extender adapter coupling.
Module extender adapter with specific selectable functions in kit modules
At least one of the functions of the two or more modules relates to the diagnostic test of the analyte, and at least one of the two or more modules is selected from the group consisting of a portable vial, a lancing device, carbohydrate counter, insulin bolus calculator, and a scanner.
Module as portable vial/lancing/carbohydrate counter/insulin bolus calculator/scanner with extender coupling
A customizable diagnostic meter includes a housing with at least one slot and a test strip port configured to receive the test strip, a module having one or more functions relating to the diagnostic test of the analyte where the module is a portable vial, a lancing device, a carbohydrate counter, an insulin bolus calculator, a scanner, or a combination thereof, and a module extender connected to the module configured to act as an adapter removably coupling one or more additional modules to the meter.
Across the independent claims, the core coverage is a customizable diagnostic meter or kit that uses a housing with at least one slot and a test strip port, removably secured diagnostic-function modules, and a module extender that acts as an adapter to removably couple additional modules. The independent claims also define module type selection and include wireless connection and illumination as recurring configurable aspects via the meter or modules and the module extender.
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