Health Management Devices and Methods

Abstract

Methods and devices and systems including a communication module operatively coupled to a data collection module for communicating the stored analyte related data after the analyte related data is stored in the data collection module over a predetermined time period, and a user interface unit configured to communicate with the communication module to receive from the communication module the stored analyte related data in the data collection module over the predetermined time period, and to output information associated with the monitored analyte level, where the user interface unit is configured to operate in a prospective analysis mode including substantially real time output of information associated with the monitored analyte level, or a retrospective analysis mode including limited output of information during the predetermined time period wherein no information related to the monitored analyte level is output during the predetermined time period, are provided.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A method comprising:
 inhibiting access to analyte sensor data indicative of measured analyte concentration levels in a host, when a command is received to place in a blind mode one or more of an interface and a sensor system configured to measure the analyte concentration level in the host;   forwarding the analyte sensor data to an analyte processing system; and deriving analyte concentration values using the analyte sensor data,   wherein the inhibiting access to the analyte sensor data prevents one or more of the interface and the sensor system from displaying a numerical representation of the analyte concentration values derived using the analyte sensor data stored in memory therein.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the interface comprises a processor and a display for displaying the analyte sensor data, and wherein the interface couples to the sensor system via a first encrypted connection and further couples through a second encrypted connection to the analyte processing system. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the analyte processing system, the command to place in the blind mode at least one of the interface and the sensor system.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising accessing a remote processing system using the interface, the remote processing system having computer instructions configured to cause the inhibiting access to the analyte sensor data. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising registering the sensor system for a particular use, the registering comprising associating the sensor system with a file pertaining the particular use. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the registering further comprises one or more of clearing data from persistent memory of the sensor system, setting a clock of the sensor system or placing the sensor system in the blind or an unblind mode. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the inhibiting is performed when the sensor system is set to the blind mode, and wherein the inhibiting access to the analyte sensor data is not performed when the sensor is in the unblind mode. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus comprising:
 at least one processor; and   at least one memory including code which when executed by the at least one processor provides operations comprising:
 inhibiting access to analyte sensor data indicative of measured analyte concentration levels in a host, when a command is received to place in a blind mode one or more of an interface and a sensor system configured to measure the analyte concentration level in the host; 
 forwarding the analyte sensor data to an analyte processing system; and 
 deriving analyte concentration values using the analyte sensor data, 
   wherein the inhibiting access to the analyte sensor data prevents one or more of the interface and the sensor system from displaying a numerical representation of the analyte concentration values derived using the analyte sensor data stored in memory therein.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the interface comprises a processor and a display for displaying the analyte sensor data, and wherein the interface is configured to couple to the sensor system via a first encrypted connection and is further configured to couple through a second encrypted connection to the analyte processing system. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , further configured to receive, from the analyte processing system, the command to place in the blind mode at least one of the interface and the sensor system. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise accessing a remote processing system using the interface, the remote processing system having computer instructions configured to cause the inhibiting access to the analyte sensor data. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise registering the sensor system for a particular use, the registering comprising associating the sensor system with a file pertaining the particular use. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the registering further comprises one or more of clearing data from persistent memory of the sensor system, setting a clock of the sensor system or placing the sensor system in the blind or an unblind mode. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the inhibiting is performed when the sensor system is set to the blind mode, and wherein the inhibiting access to the analyte sensor data is not performed when the sensor is in the unblind mode.