Looking for prior art for US Patent No. 7,635,594 which predates May, 2005
Publication number US7635594 B2
Publication date - Dec 22, 2009
Filing date - Mar 24, 2006
Priority date - May 9, 2005
Claim 1 of US Patent No. 7,635,594:
A two-way communication system for monitoring an analyte in a bodily fluid from a subject, comprising:
- an external device configured to transmit a protocol to a reader assembly;
- a fluidic device configured to be inserted into the reader assembly, said fluidic device comprising:
- a sample collection unit configured for collecting a sample of bodily fluid that contains an analyte
- an assay assembly containing reactants that react with said sample of bodily fluid based on the protocol transmitted from said external device to yield a detectable signal indicative of the concentration of said analyte present in said bodily fluid; and
- an identifier that is configured to provide the identity of said fluidic device and is also configured to trigger the transmission of said protocol;