Signal Converting Cradle for Medical Condition Monitoring and Management System

Abstract

A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving a first medical data of a person and a second medical data of the person;   outputting, using a data communication system, a first processed signal corresponding to a first medical condition based on the first medical data;   outputting, using the data communication system, a second processed signal corresponding to a second medical condition based on the second medical data;   modifying, using one or more processors, stored data processing settings, one or more of the first processed signal and the second processed signal based on user input;   transmitting, using a docking unit, the first processed signal or the second processed signal when the data communication system is operatively coupled to the docking unit.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the received first or second medical data is data corresponding to an analyte level of the person. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , including outputting the first processed signal if the analyte level of the person reaches a predetermined threshold level. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first processed signal is output when the first medical data indicates a first glucose level and the second processed signal is output when the second medical data indicates a second glucose level. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first medical data and the second medical data are obtained from an analyte sensor in fluid contact with interstitial fluid of the person. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the first processed signal or the second processed signal using the docking unit includes outputting the first or second processed signals to a data network. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further including operatively coupling sensor electronics coupled to the analyte sensor to the data network. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the data network includes one of a wired data network, a wireless data network, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the data communication system is operatively coupled to the data network to communicate one or more of the first processed signal or the second processed signal. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first processed signal and the second processed signal are shared over the data network. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further including amplifying, using the docking unit, the first processed signal and the second processed signal when an alarm system is operatively coupled to the docking unit. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further including outputting, using the docking unit, one or more of a first notification corresponding to the first processed signal or a second notification corresponding to the second processed signal. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein one or more of the first or second notifications are output when the corresponding one or more of the first or second processed signals reach or cross a predetermined threshold signal level. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the predetermined threshold signal level includes one or more of a hypoglycemic level, or hyperglycemic level.