Patent ID: 7077328
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A61B,G01N,G06K,G16H

Abstract:
1. A hand-held analyte test instrument comprising: a housing; a barcode reader disposed in the housing for scanning a barcode associated with a test strip configured to receive an analyte; a user interface for activating said barcode reader, said user interface further comprising a numeric keypad and function buttons, said numeric keypad and function buttons for carrying out the functions of activating/deactivating power, selecting test or menu modes, editing entries, terminating entries, and activating said barcode reader as a substitute for manual numeric entry; a port disposed in the housing for receiving the test strip; electronic circuitry in electrical communication with the port for processing an analyte signal received from the test strip and generating analyte data therefrom; a display in electrical communication with the circuitry for displaying certain analyte data; and a connector in electrical communication with the circuitry and electrically connectable to a host computer via a data communications network, wherein the circuitry automatically uploads the analyte data to the host computer upon connection thereto.