Patent ID: 6066243
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: G01N,G16H

Abstract:
A portable point of care medical analyzer that enables an operator to rapidly obtain results for a plurality of diverse analyses, said analyzer comprising:(a) a base unit having a main CPU and including signal processing devices and circuitry for rapid processing of electrical signals generated by electrical, electrochemical, optical or mechanical sensors of one or more associated analytical modules;(b) at least one permanent analytical module integral with said base unit which includes a disposable test device having electrochemical sensors for making a plurality of determinations characteristic of a fluid serum sample;(c) one or more types of module interface units for connecting and interfacing between one or more removable analytical module units and said base unit;(d) one or more dedicated removable analytical module units for making specific determinations and which are designed to be plugged into said base unit and connect electrically to a specific type of modular interface unit;(e) wherein the combination of said base unit signal processing devices and circuitry and said module interface units enables direct utilization of the output signals from each of said removable modules; and(f) common output devices in said base unit for providing visual or printed display of determinations from all modules.