Patent ID: 7767149

Claim:
A system for remotely producing health reports, comprising: a health monitoring device including: a test strip reader operable for reading a test strip carrying a 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, wherein the test strip reader is operable for reading a second type of test strip carrying a second sample of biological fluid or tissue and obtaining health-related test results based on the second sample of biological tissue or fluid and calibration data specific to the second type of test strip, further comprising: a second memory reading device functionally connected to the test strip reader and operable for reading calibration data from a second memory device corresponding to the second type of test strip, a memory reading device functionally connected to the test strip reader and operable for reading the calibration data from a memory device, and a data drive functionally connected to the test strip reader and operable for writing the test results to a memory storage device; a health report server operable for: receiving the test results and additional diagnostic information, compiling a health report based on the test results and the additional diagnostic information, said health report including one or more of the following data items: a five-year risk of heart attack, a ten-year risk of heart attack, a cardiac age, an extended age, or a risk of stroke, and transmitting the health report; and a computer station operable for: reading the test results from the memory storage device, establishing a network connection with the health report server, receiving the additional diagnostic information, transmitting the test results and the additional diagnostic information to the health report server, receiving the health report from the health report server, and printing the health report.