Health Monitor

Abstract

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

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An analyte monitoring device, comprising:
 an analyte sensor having a portion configured for fluid contact with interstitial fluid; and   a data processing device operatively coupled to the analyte sensor, the data processing device comprising a memory configured to store a plurality of data associated with a monitored analyte level received from the analyte sensor;
 wherein the data processing device is configured to retrieve the stored plurality of data from the memory and to communicate the retrieved data to a remote device only upon receipt of a request from the remote device when the remote device is placed within a predetermined distance from the data processing device, and further, wherein the analyte sensor is factory calibrated. 
   
     
     
         2 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the retrieved stored plurality of data corresponds to analyte data collected over a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         3 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 2 , wherein the predetermined time period includes one of about several weeks or at least one month. 
     
     
         4 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the data processing device is configured to communicate with the remote device using one or more of a wired connection, a USB cable connection, a serial cable connection, an RF communication protocol, an infrared communication protocol, a short-range communication protocol, or an 802.11x communication protocol. 
     
     
         5 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the analyte sensor does not require user calibration. 
     
     
         6 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the analyte sensor is one of a glucose sensor or a lactate sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , further including a temperature sensor operatively coupled to the data processing device and configured to generate temperature data. 
     
     
         8 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 7 , wherein the data processing device is configured to communicate the temperature data received from the temperature sensor to the remote device. 
     
     
         9 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 7 , wherein the data processing device is configured to communicate the retrieved stored plurality of data and the temperature data concurrently to the remote device in response to the received request from the remote device. 
     
     
         10 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the data processing device is not configured to support real time continuous data communication. 
     
     
         11 . The analyte monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the analyte sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes including a working electrode, wherein the working electrode comprises an analyte-responsive enzyme and a mediator, wherein at least one of the analyte-responsive enzyme and the mediator is chemically bonded to a polymer disposed on the working electrode, and wherein at least one of the analyte-responsive enzyme and the mediator is crosslinked with the polymer. 
     
     
         12 . A method, comprising:
 coupling a data processing device to an analyte sensor;   transcutaneously positioning the analyte sensor in fluid contact with interstitial fluid;   storing, in a memory of the data processing device, a plurality of data associated with a monitored analyte level received from the analyte sensor;   retrieving the stored plurality of data from the memory; and   communicating, using a communication unit, the retrieved data to a remote device only upon receipt of a request from the remote device when the remote device is placed within a predetermined distance from the data processing device;
 wherein the analyte sensor is factory calibrated. 
   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the retrieved stored plurality of data corresponds to analyte data collected over a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the predetermined time period includes one of about several weeks or at least one month. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the data processing device is configured to communicate with the remote device using one or more of a wired connection, a USB cable connection, a serial cable connection, an RF communication protocol, an infrared communication protocol, a short-range communication protocol, or an 802.11x communication protocol. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the analyte sensor does not require user calibration. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the analyte sensor is one of a glucose sensor or a lactate sensor. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising communicating temperature data received from a temperature sensor to the remote device, wherein the retrieved stored plurality of data and the temperature data are communicated concurrently to the remote device in response to the received request from the remote device. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the data processing device is not configured to support real time continuous data communication. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the analyte sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes including a working electrode, wherein the working electrode comprises an analyte-responsive enzyme and a mediator, wherein at least one of the analyte-responsive enzyme and the mediator is chemically bonded to a polymer disposed on the working electrode, and wherein at least one of the analyte-responsive enzyme and the mediator is crosslinked with the polymer.