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Apparatus and method to administer and manage an intelligent base unit for a handheld medical device

US8770482B2 · kind B2 · utility

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81Claims

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Assignee

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · US

Inventors

Friedrich Ackermann · Heidelberg, DE
Blaine Edward Ramey · Indianapolis, US
Robert P. Sabo · Indianapolis, US
Manfred Augstein · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2006
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/40
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods thereof to administer and manage a base unit for a handheld medical device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base unit of the invention is in communication with a handheld medical device. The base unit is configured to provide an electrical connection to a power source to charge a battery of the handheld medical device. The base unit is also configured to perform an update to the operation of the base unit, wherein the update is initiated by the base unit upon receiving from the handheld medical device a data stream with information indicating that an update is contained in the data stream.

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