Medicine injection and disease management systems, devices, and methods

• US 10,426,896 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2017
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
• Inventors: Desborough, Lane, Mazlish, Bryan, Bochenko, Andrew, Naylor, Ross, Sjolund, Per John
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Cong-Lac
• Application Number:
  US15/717,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20180085532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 715771
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3303 Using a biosensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3306 Optical measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3202 Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps A61M5/50 takes precedence; for infusion spikes A61M5/1626; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure may include an insulin delivery system that includes an insulin delivery device, a user interface that includes multiple user-selectable icons or buttons each representing different meal characteristics, memory to store one or more user-specific dosage parameter, and a processor in communication with the memory and adapted to receive blood glucose data. The processor may also be adapted to determine initial meal characteristics associated with each of the user-selectable icons or buttons based on at least one of the user-specific dosage parameters. The processor may also be adapted to update the meal characteristics associated with each of the user-selectable icons or buttons based upon the blood glucose data.

Claims

1. A pen cap for an insulin pen comprising:

one or more sensors adapted to detect a position of a plunger within the insulin pen;

a user interface comprising one or more user-selectable icons or buttons adapted to announce a meal or an intent to have a meal;

a sensor adapted to detect a characterization of the insulin pen or a type of insulin in the insulin pen;

a memory to store information about different types of insulin pens or different types of insulin; and

a processor to determine the type of insulin pen or the type of insulin, wherein the processor is configured to change the user interface dependent on the type of insulin pen or the type of insulin, wherein some types of insulin or insulin pens result in a user-interface that does not include any user-selectable icons or buttons adapted to announce a meal or an intent to have a meal.

2. The pen cap of claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to determine a time and dosage for an insulin delivery based on data from the one or more sensors and store that information in the memory.

3. The pen cap of claim 2, wherein the user interface comprises at least 2 and no more than 6 user-selectable icons or buttons adapted to announce a meal or an intent to have a meal, each representing different meal characteristics stored for each button in the memory.

4. The pen cap of claim 2, wherein the user interface further comprises a display adapted to display a recommended dosage based at least in part on a selection of the one or more user-selectable icons.

5. The pen cap of claim 4, wherein the cap further comprises a wireless communication device adapted to communicate with a blood glucose monitor or sensor, wherein the display is further adapted to display a current blood glucose level, an indication of a current rate of change, a recommended correction bolus dosage based on glucose data, or a combination thereof.

6. The pen cap of claim 5, wherein the wireless communication device is a near field communications (NFC) circuit.

7. The pen cap of claim 6, further comprising an annunciator adapted to prompt the user to obtain blood glucose data from the blood glucose monitor or sensor at a predetermined time after the selection of the one or more user-selectable icons or buttons.

8. The pen cap of claim 5, further comprising an annunciator adapted to provide an alarm when data from a blood glucose monitor or sensor indicates a need to provide therapy.

9. The pen cap of claim 2, wherein the memory is configured to store meal characterizations for each of the user-selectable icons or buttons, and the processor is adapted to receive blood glucose data and update the meal characterizations for each of the user-selectable icons or buttons based on the blood glucose data.

10. The pen cap of claim 9, wherein the memory can store multiple meal characterizations for a single user-selectable icon or button based on a time of day.

11. The pen cap of claim 1, wherein the one or more user-selectable icons or buttons of the user interface are each based on at least one user-specific dosage parameter.