Analyte testing device

Abstract

The present invention is a testing device for testing analyte levels in bodily fluids. The testing device comprises memory ( 202 ) for storing data, said data being analyte data related to analyte measurements carried out by the meter and lifestyle data; initiation means ( 102 ) for initiating immediate entry of data related to a specific category of lifestyle data; navigation means ( 104 ) for entry and navigation of said data; and transfer means ( 258 ) for transferring said data to said memory. Preferably, the testing device is a glucose meter and one of the analytes being tested is glucose.

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         38 . A testing device for testing an analyte in a sample of bodily fluid, comprising: 
 memory storing data, said data being analyte data related to analyte measurements carried out by the testing device and lifestyle data, and the analyte data includes:    a pointer to a bodily location from which an analyte sample was taken by an individual using the testing device, wherein the testing device utilizes a plurality of data pointers, each of said data pointers indicating a separate bodily location; and    at least one flag indicating that control solution was used as the analyte to tested and    initiation means for initiating immediate entry of data related to a specific category of lifestyle data;    navigation means for entry and navigation of said data; and    transfer means for transferring said data to said memory.    
     
     
         39 . A testing device according to  claim 38 , further comprising a display screen, wherein the transfer means is a processor, the processor being adapted to access the data stored in the memory and display said data on the display screen.  
     
     
         40 . A testing device according to  claim 39 , wherein the processor is further adapted to perform an analysis on the data and display results of said analysis on the display screen, said analysis including using said control solution flags to identify data wherein control solution was used as the analyte to be tested.  
     
     
         41 . A testing device according to  claim 40 , wherein said analysis includes determining whether data lies outside a predetermined range, such that if said data lies outside that predetermined range, the analysis means displays a prompt on the display screen requesting input of one or more comments from a user of the testing device.  
     
     
         42 . A testing device according to  claim 41 , wherein said analysis comprises averaging data stored in the memory over a predetermined time period.  
     
     
         43 . A testing device according to  claim 41 , wherein said navigation means is adapted to select data for analysis or the display on the display screen.  
     
     
         44 . A testing device according to  claim 38 , wherein said lifestyle data is stored in the memory as lifestyle records, each lifestyle record comprising: 
 a data and time-stamp;    a pointer to a lifestyle event; and    a lifestyle value.    
     
     
         45 . A testing device according to  claim 38 , wherein said analyte data is stored in the memory as analyte records, each analyte record comprising: 
 a data and time-stamp; and    an analyte value.    
     
     
         46 . A testing device according to  claim 38 , wherein each analyte record further comprises: 
 a pointer to a bodily location from which an analyte sample was taken by an individual using the testing device;    a pointer to a lifestyle event; and    a lifestyle value.    
     
     
         47 . A testing device according to  claim 38 , wherein said initiation means is a plurality of function-specific buttons, each function-specific button corresponding to a specific category of lifestyle data.