Patent ID: 6540672
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical system comprising a plurality of portable apparatuses for use by a patient for medical self-treatment, the treatment including a first operation and at least a second operation, the system comprising a first apparatus for performing the first operation and a second apparatus for performing the second operation, each of said first and second apparatuses comprising a means for storing, processing and/or displaying information and a means for transmitting and receiving of information so that each apparatus is able to exchange data with said other apparatus, wherein(a) either said first or said second apparatus can function as a potential functional master module; (b) one of said potential functional master modules is dynamically designated as the functional master module, and (c) said functional master module is adapted to control an attempted data communication, initiated on request, between said apparatuses and is adapted to receive and store relevant information generated in at least one of the apparatuses, and wherein said apparatuses are selected from the group consisting of:a lancet device, a body fluid analyzer, a drug administration system for administering a predetermined dose of medication to the patient, and a sensor for obtaining body characteristics.