Health Monitor

Abstract

Methods and devices to detect analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include enhanced analyte monitoring devices and systems.

1 . An analyte monitoring device, comprising:
 a housing;   a communication unit coupled to the housing;   a data processing unit coupled to the housing, the data processing unit generating a request for data related to a monitored analyte level, the request transmitted by the communication unit, the data processing unit processing the data related to the monitored analyte level received in response to the generated request; and   a memory operatively coupled to the data processing unit and configured to store the received data associated with the monitored analyte level or the processed data related to the monitored analyte level or both.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the communication unit transmits the request or receives the data related to the monitored analyte level based on radio frequency (RF) communication. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the data processing unit generates an acknowledgement in response to the received data related to the monitored analyte level. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1  further including a strip port operatively coupled to the housing to receive an in vitro test strip. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein the data processing unit determines a blood glucose measurement based on a sample received from the in vitro test strip. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the communication unit communicates using one or more of a wired connection, a universal serial bus (USB) cable connection, a serial cable connection, an RF communication protocol, an infrared (IR) communication protocol, a Bluetooth communication protocol, or an 802.11x communication protocol. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the memory stores a blood glucose measurement based on a sample received from an in vitro test strip. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  further including an output component operatively coupled to the data processing unit to output one or more information related to the monitored analyte level or a blood glucose measurement. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the output component includes a display. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9  wherein the display includes one or more of a graphical output, a numerical output, or a text output. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the output component includes an audible output. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11  wherein the data processing unit generates the audible output when the data related to the monitored analyte level is received. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the data processing unit is configured to perform one or more of a retrospective analysis or a prospective analysis of the received data related to the monitored analyte level. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13  wherein the data processing unit performs the retrospective analysis of the received data related to the monitored analyte level based on a blood glucose measurement. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 13  wherein the data processing unit performs the prospective analysis of the received data related to the monitored analyte level in real time. 
     
     
         16 . A method, comprising:
 generating a request for data related to a monitored analyte level from an analyte sensor;   transmitting the generated request based on radio frequency (RF) communication protocol;   receiving the data related to the monitored analyte level in response to the transmitted request based on the RF communication protocol; and   storing in a memory the received data associated with the monitored analyte level.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  further including generating an acknowledgement in response to the received data related to the monitored analyte level. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16  further including determining a blood glucose level based on a blood sample from an in vitro test strip. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16  further including outputting the received data related to the monitored analyte level. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the received data related to the monitored analyte level is associated with one or more of a current monitored analyte level or a previous monitored analyte level.