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US6494830B1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Handheld controller for monitoring/using medical parameters

Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
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Filing: 2001-06-21
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Granted: 2002-12-17
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Expires: 2021-06-21
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Abstract

Abstract The Invention presents a system and method of combining a medical device, a medical testing procedure, in a combination of hardware and software that provide motivation and digital rewards through a hand held video game controller or other hand held computing device.

Inventors

  • 👤 Paul Wessel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 06:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/68; A61B5/6887; A61B5/6896; A61B5/145; A61B5/14532; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/333; A61B5/335; A61B2560/00; A61B2560/04; A61B2560/0443; A61B2560/0475; A61B5/0002

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 239 words
A medical monitoring system comprising: I. A module comprising: a. said module having a single mechanical housing that combines both medical diagnostic circuitry and supplemental video game circuitry for motivating or rewarding a user; b. a display on the housing for displaying medical test results; c. an interface that provides a physical connection from the housing into a hand held computing device; d. aperture on the housing wherein the aperture is adapted to allow insertion, retention, and analysis of a medical blood test strip for performing a blood glucose analysis; e. a power supply within the housing in the medical diagnostic circuit; f. wherein the supplemental video game circuitry comprises a means for receiving an electrical input or a plurality of inputs from the hand held video game controller; g. means for electronically sending medical testing results data from medical diagnostic circuitry to the supplemental video game circuitry; h. means for temporarily storing the medical test results in a memory location of the supplemental video game circuitry for determination of reward data to motivate a user of the system; and i. wherein said interface is used to send reward data from the to the hand held video game controller; II. A hand held computing device consisting of: a. A distinct operating system, power supply, and physical interface connection that allows for insertion and extraction and execution of different software programs of a particular mechanical interface; b. An input device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 239 words
A medical monitoring system comprising: I. A module comprising: a. said module having a single mechanical housing that combines both medical diagnostic circuitry and supplemental video game circuitry for motivating or rewarding a user; b. a display on the housing for displaying medical test results; c. an interface that provides a physical connection from the housing into a hand held computing device; d. aperture on the housing wherein the aperture is adapted to allow insertion, retention, and analysis of a medical blood test strip for performing a blood glucose analysis; e. a power supply within the housing in the medical diagnostic circuit; f. wherein the supplemental video game circuitry comprises a means for receiving an electrical input or a plurality of inputs from the hand held video game controller; g. means for electronically sending medical testing results data from medical diagnostic circuitry to the supplemental video game circuitry; h. means for temporarily storing the medical test results in a memory location of the supplemental video game circuitry for determination of reward data to motivate a user of the system; and i. wherein said interface is used to send reward data from the to the hand held video game controller; II. A hand held computing device consisting of: a. A distinct operating system, power supply, and physical interface connection that allows for insertion and extraction and execution of different software programs of a particular mechanical interface; b. An input device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The system of claim 1 whereby the medical test results, is the determinant for progression, recession, completion or elimination for motivational stimuli.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The system of claim 1 whereby the stored medical test results, are the determinant for progression, recession, completion or elimination for motivational stimuli.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein an interface between the medical diagnostic circuitry and supplemental video game circuitry can be a hardwired or a wirelessly coupled interface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 55 words
The system of claim 1 wherein stored medical test results can be transmitted into a specific memory location within the supplemental video game circuitry; whereby the motivational test results can be transmitted by any external computing device the group comprising of: desktop computer, laptop computer, PDA, cellular telephone or a hand held video game controller.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 16 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the hand held computing device displays rewards and motivational information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 14 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the module display displays rewards and motivational information.

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