Patent ID: 9149215
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61B,G01N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A portable, patient-operable analytical device for analysis of a medically significant component of a body fluid for self-monitoring by a patient, comprising: a device housing defining an opening therein, a measuring facility arranged inside the device housing and configured to receive a test element that is inserted through the housing opening into the measuring facility, the measuring facility configured to analyze one of an optical and electrochemical change in a received test element upon which a liquid sample of the body fluid has been deposited and to generate measuring values resulting from the analysis, a processor arranged inside the device housing and including a memory having software stored therein, the processor configured to execute at least a portion of the software to process the measuring values to yield analytical measuring data taking into account calibration values, and an electrical connector carried by the housing and electrically connected to the processor, the electrical connector configured to operatively connect to an external electronic device, the electrical connector configured to transmit the analytical measuring data from the analytical device to the external electronic device, the electrical connector comprising a voltage supply input configured to transmit an external supply of electrical power to the analytical device from the external electronic device, wherein the analytical device is further configured to provide one or more portions of the software through the electrical connector to the external electronic device when the electrical connector is operatively connected to the external electronic device.