Universal diagnostic platform

Abstract

A portable medical analyzer comprising a sampling module with a sample port for receiving body fluid, an assay sensor module for analysis of the body fluid, an analytical detector module with detection of information from the assay, and a communications module for transferring the information to a remote location via a wired or wireless network.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable medical analyzer comprising:
 a medical analyzer device;   an injection module positioned in the medical analyzer device, the injection module including a lancet, electronic driving mechanism with an electronic brake and a sample port, wherein the sample port delivers a medicament to a tissue site;   a processor coupled to the electronic driving mechanism;   an injection module housed in the medical analyzer and including an interface with the port and at least one passage way to transport the medicament to the tissue site;   an injection detector positioned in the medial analyzer and including at least one detector positioned to correspond to the injection module with the injection module adapted to determine information about the injection, the injection detector configured to provide for viewing of historical injection data that includes patient trends, download past patient results and show where currently injection measurements fall within historical trends in non-graphic form; and   a communication module adapted to communicate with an information system at a remote location relative to the sampling module, the communication module configured to control local information from the injection module and at least a portion of injection information at the injection module at the remote location, the communication module including local storage for storing locally collected information, with at least a portion of the information from the local storage being transmitted to the remote location to a remote location database, with at least a portion of information from the remote location database being displayable.   
     
     
         2 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the communication module includes a transmitter adapted to transfer information to the remote location.   
     
     
         3 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the communication module includes a receiver adapted to communicate with the remote location.   
     
     
         4 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 4 , wherein:
 the analytical detector module is adapted to couple via a digital media standard interface.   
     
     
         5 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the transmitter is adapted to at least one interface chosen from radio frequency, infrared and standard ports.   
     
     
         6 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the transmitter is coupled to at least one interface chosen from radio frequency, infrared and standard ports.   
     
     
         7 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the transmitter is adapted to communicate with the remote database.   
     
     
         8 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the information management system includes a system for patient management.   
     
     
         9 . The portable medical analyzer according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the information management system includes a system for administering the portable medical analyzer.   
     
     
         10 . The portable medical analyzer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the information system includes an external database.   
     
     
         11 . The portable medical analyzer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the communication module includes a receiver adapted to receive at least one of, instructions and data from the information system, the communication module further including a transmitter for transmitting information to the information system.   
     
     
         12 . The portable medical analyzer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the communication module includes a local storage unit where collected patient information can be stored.   
     
     
         13 . The portable medical analyzer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the portable medical analyzer is coupled to a remote database.   
     
     
         14 . The portable medical analyzer of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the remote database is hosted by a computer that processes patient information.   
     
     
         15 . The portable medical analyzer of claim  22 , wherein:
 processed patient information is sent back to the patient.   
     
     
         16 . The portable medical analyzer of claim  22 , wherein:
 treatment information is sent from the remote site to the patient.