Patent ID: 6484104
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: G16B,G16H

Abstract:
A network for evaluating medical data, comprising:a disposable biochip containing a patient sample with multiple biomolecular markers, said biochip also containing a biochip identifier characterizing at least a version of said biochip; a point of care test device into which said biochip is insertable, said point of care test device including a reader for said identifier to obtain data characterizing said biochip; a remote server; a data link allowing communication between said point of care test device and said remote server, said point of care test device transmitting said data characterizing said biochip via said data link to said remote server upon insertion of said biochip into said point of care test device; a data bank accessible from said remote server containing a plurality of measurement protocols, said remote server, based on said data characterizing said biochip, selecting one of said measurement protocols for use in testing said sample in said biochip and transmitting said measurement protocol back to said point of care test device via said data link; said point of care test device receiving said measurement protocol and testing said sample using said measurement protocol to obtain test data; an expert system supplied with said test data for evaluating said test data to produce a diagnostic result; and a display at said point of care test device for displaying said diagnostic result.