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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
Lester John Lloyd, Orinda, CA (US);
Melissa Ann Prince, Winchester, KY (US);
Alere Medical, Inc., Concord, CA (US);
Abstract
A patient interface system for collecting and transferring data from a patient to a remote monitoring system, as well as methods for its use, are provided. The subject system comprises: (a) a data collection means comprising an edema sensing means and an interrogation means; (b) a processing means for processing the collected data; and (c) a communication means for transferring said collected data from said interface means to a remote monitoring system and receiving instructional data from a remote monitoring system. The subject system finds use in the remote monitoring of a variety of conditions, particularly in the remote monitoring of cardiac associated diseases.