Module for a computer interface

Abstract

The present invention provides a module for a computer interface including a transducer wherein the transducer receives a measurement value and makes this measurement value available for monitoring an individual's health by means of the computer interface, for example, for monitoring an individual's blood glucose level, wherein the measurement value is obtained by means of a sensor.

We claim: 
     
       1. A system of remotely controlling and remotely displaying an operation of administering a fluid into a body, comprising:
 an administration device operably coupled with the body for delivering the fluid to the body and taking a measurement value related to administration of the fluid, the administration device including
 a transmission component for transmitting the measurement value, 
 a receiving component for receiving a control signal, 
 a housing for containing a fluid ampoule driven by a piston and a driven member that is controlled by a stepper motor, 
 a position sensor for measuring an angular position of the stepper motor, and 
 an emergency control device that is connected to the position sensor, and upon activation, moves the stepper motor to a desired position; and 
 
 a remote terminal including
 a receiving component to receive the transmitted measurement value from the transmitting component of the administration device, and 
 a transmission component to transmit the control signal to the receiving component of the administration device, 
 wherein the remote terminal displays operating parameters of the administration device and remotely controls the operating parameters of the administration device via the control signal, 
 wherein the remote terminal determines a fluid supply rate and a fluid dose amount from the measured angular position of the stepper motor. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote terminal is a hand-held device. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote terminal further includes a processor for processing the transmitted measurement value and providing the control signal to the administration device. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the remote terminal further includes a sensor adapted to receive and measure a bodily fluid sample and communicate a measurement to the processor. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 4 , wherein the remote terminal further includes a module that contains the sensor and is adapted to be disconnected from the remote terminal to receive the bodily fluid and to be reconnected to the remote terminal to communicate the measurement to the processor. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote terminal comprises an acoustic alarm indicator for acoustically alerting a malfunction of the system. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote terminal is a computer. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the fluid is insulin, and the measurement value includes a glucose concentration of the body. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the glucose concentration of the body is transmitted to the remote terminal, and administration of the fluid is remotely controlled by the remote terminal via the control signal. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 1 , wherein transmission between the transmitting components and the receiving components is a wireless transmission. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote terminal includes an evaluation device for determining characteristics of the body based on the measurement value. 
     
     
       12. A system of remotely controlling and remotely displaying an operation of administering a fluid into a body, comprising:
 an administration device operably coupled with the body for delivering the fluid to the body and taking a measurement value related to administration of the fluid, the administration device including
 a transmission component for transmitting the measurement value, 
 a receiving component for receiving a control signal, 
 a housing for containing a fluid ampoule driven by a piston and a driven member that is controlled by a stepper motor, and 
 a position sensor for measuring an angular position of the stepper motor; and 
 
 a remote terminal including
 a receiving component to receive the transmitted measurement value from the transmitting component of the administration device, 
 a transmission component to transmit the control signal to the receiving component of the administration device, and 
 a processor for processing the measured angular position of the stepper motor and providing the control signal to the the administration device, 
 wherein the remote terminal displays operating parameters of the administration device and remotely controls the operating parameters of the administration device via the control signal, 
 
 wherein the remote terminal determines a fluid supply rate and a fluid dose amount from the measured angular position of the stepper motor, 
 wherein the processor determines a fluid supply rate, a filling state of the ampoule, a remaining residual amount, and a presumed residual feed time. 
 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 12 , wherein the remote terminal is a hand-held device. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 12 , wherein the remote terminal comprises an acoustic alarm indicator for acoustically alerting a malfunction of the system. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 12 , wherein the remote terminal is a computer. 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 12 , wherein the fluid is insulin, and the measurement value includes a glucose concentration of the body. 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 16 , wherein the glucose concentration of the body is transmitted to the remote terminal, and administration of the fluid is remotely controlled by the remote terminal via the control signal.