Patent ID: 6602469
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A61B,G01N,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A hand-held health monitoring device, comprising:an enclosure for housing a disposable test strip for use with the health monitoring device; a holder for removably supporting a device for gathering a sample of biological fluid or tissue; a test strip reader operable for reading the test strip carrying the sample of biological fluid or tissue and obtaining test results based on the sample of biological tissue or fluid and calibration data specific to the test strip; a memory reading device functionally connected to the test strip reader and operable for reading the calibration data from a memory device; a user input device operable for receiving user input commands; a display device operable for displaying information; a processor functionally connected to the test strip reader, the user input device; and the display device, the processor containing a program module operable for obtaining the test results from the test strip reader and causing the display device to display the test results, and a diagnostic program module operable for: obtaining the test results from the test strip reader, causing the display device to prompt the user to enter diagnostic information using the user input device, performing a diagnostic analysis to produce diagnostic results including a cardiac age based on the test results and the diagnostic information, and causing the display device to display the diagnostic results; and a data drive functionally connected to the processor and operable for writing the test results to a removable memory storage device.