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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Apparatus and method to administer and manage an intelligent base unit for a handheld medical device
Friedrich Ackermann, Heidelberg, DE;
Blaine Edward Ramey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Robert P. Sabo, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Manfred Augstein, Mannheim, DE;
Friedrich Ackermann, Heidelberg, DE;
Blaine Edward Ramey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Robert P. Sabo, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Manfred Augstein, Mannheim, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
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.