Portable handheld medical diagnostic device having a mezzanine circuit board with a universal connection interface
US9486138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable handheld medical diagnostic device capable of communicating with an external device and a method thereof are disclosed. The device has a protective enclosure, a main circuit board provided in the protective enclosure and having a wireless connectivity component and a controller facilitating a physiologic measurement and communications of results of the physiological measurement to the external device. Also provided in the protective enclosure is a mezzanine circuit board having at least one of a plurality of additional feature modules and a universal connection interface programmed to both facilitate operation of the additional feature module and operate under the control of the controller as a control interface between the controller and the additional feature module.
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