ANALYTE TEST DEVICE HAVING A TREND-INDICATING DISPLAY

摘要

A test device (10) for determining the analyte concentration in a currentsample. A measuring unit (28) is included in the test device and is adapted tomeasure the reaction of a reagent and the analyte and to generate a signalindicative of the measured reaction. The test device (10) also includes aprocessor (32) that is electronically coupled to the measuring unit (28) andis adapted to determine the analyte concentration in the sample in response toreceiving the signal indicative of the measured reaction from the measuringunit (28). Electronically coupled to the processor (32) is a memory (34), thememory (34) for storing the analyte concentration and including storage of acurrent sample and at least one past sample. The test device (10) furtherincludes a user display (18) that is also electronically coupled to theprocessor (32), and a display automatically displaying the concentration ofthe current sample and at least one past sample in a graph.