Physiological monitoring system communicating with at least a social network

• US 10,545,132 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2013
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cilag Gmbh International (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: LifeScan IP Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Guthrie, Brian, Elder, David, Pringle, Graeme, Baskeyfield, Damian Edward Haydon
• Primary Examiner(s): Kessel, Maris R
• Application Number:
  US13/927,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20140374276A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,408 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48792 Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A physiological measurement system includes a biosensor providing a signal for a fluid sample. A processor determines a physiological parameter in the form of an analyte concentration using the signal from the biosensor. A network interface conveys data between the processor and a social network. The processor can transmit a query for analyte-data-request records to the social network, receive an indication of an analyte-data-request record from the social network, and transmit the determined analyte data or physiologic data to the social network in response to the indication. The processor can alternatively retrieve user credentials from a storage device, transmit the credentials and the analyte data to the social network, retrieve from the social network different-user response data corresponding to the transmission, and present an indication of the response data. Methods for processing analyte or physiologic data are also described. Various methods include transmitting credentials and the stored analyte or physiologic data to the social network.

Claims

1. A glucose measurement system comprising:

a) a biosensor having at least one electrode responsive to an electrochemical reaction between a fluid sample and an enzyme disposed on the at least one electrode, so that the biosensor provides a signal corresponding to a glucose concentration in the fluid sample;

b) a processor connected to the biosensor and programmed with instructions to receive the signal from the biosensor and automatically determine the glucose concentration using the signal;

c) a network interface connected to the processor that selectively conveys glucose concentration data between the processor and at least one social network via a communications link in which the processor is programmed with instructions to transmit a query string for analyte-data-request records to the at least one social network wherein an analyte-data-request record is a forum post stored on the at least one social network soliciting glucose information including specific values or trend information from subjects, receive an indication of at least one said analyte-data-request record being present on the at least one social network requesting glucose concentration data, transmit the glucose concentration data to the at least one social network in response to the at least one analyte-data-request record, receive an identifier from the at least one social network, and retrieve response data from the at least one social network based on the transmitted glucose concentration data, wherein the processor is programmed to wait a selected period of time after receiving the identifier before retrieving the response data; and

d) a drug delivery device in communication with the processor and configured to receive glucose concentration data from the processor and automatically deliver an amount of insulin to a user based on the glucose concentration data.

2. The system according to claim 1, further including a storage device that stores user credentials, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions to retrieve user credentials from the storage device and transmit the user credentials to the at least one social network in association with the transmission of the requested glucose concentration data.

3. The system according to claim 1, further including a user interface and a storage device for storing respective user credentials for a plurality of social networks, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions to present a menu of the plurality of social networks to a user of the system via the user interface, receive a selection of one of the plurality of social networks via the user interface, receive the user credentials corresponding to the selection from the storage device, and transmit the retrieved user credentials with the requested glucose concentration data.

4. The system according to claim 1, further including a user interface and a housing holding the biosensor, the processor, the network interface, and the user interface.

5. The system according to claim 1, further including:

a) a user interface;

b) a first connector and a second connector selectively attachable to the first connector;

c) a first housing holding the processor, the network interface, the user interface, and the first connector; and

d) a second housing separate from the first housing holding the biosensor and the second connector, in which the processor is programmed to receive the signal from the biosensor via the first and second connectors when the first and second connectors are attached together.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the network interface comprises a cellular interface and the user interface comprises a touchscreen.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions to automatically send queries to one or more social networks about a type of glucose concentration data the user will provide, to receive indications from the one or more social networks regarding the type of glucose concentration data that is requested, and to transmit the determined glucose concentration data to the one or more social networks in response to the indications.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the glucose concentration data requested is limited to one or more selected languages.

9. A glucose measurement system for use by a user, the system comprising:

a) a biosensor having at least one electrode responsive to an electrochemical reaction between a fluid sample and an enzyme disposed on the at least one electrode, so that the biosensor provides a signal corresponding to a glucose concentration in the fluid sample;

b) a processor connected to the biosensor and programmed with instructions to receive the signal from the biosensor and automatically determine the glucose concentration in the fluid sample using the signal;

c) a network interface connected to the processor that selectively conveys glucose concentration data between the processor and at least one social network via a communications link;

d) a storage device for storing credentials of the user;

e) a user interface operative to present information to the user, wherein the processor is further programmed to transmit a query for analyte-data-request records from the at least one social network in which an analyte-data-request is a stored forum post on the at least one social network soliciting blood glucose information including specific values or trend information of a subject, and receive an indication of said analyte-data-request records from the at least one social network, the processor being further programmed to retrieve the credentials from the storage device, and transmit the credentials and requested glucose concentration data to the at least one social network in response to a said analyte-data-request record that is received from the at least one social network, retrieve from the at least one social network a response relating to the transmitted glucose concentration data, the response corresponding to a second user different from the user, and present an indication of the response using the user interface; and

f) a drug delivery device in communication with the processor and configured to receive the glucose concentration data from the processor and automatically deliver an amount of insulin to the user based on the glucose concentration data.

10. The system according to claim 9, in which the storage device stores respective credentials of the user on a plurality of social networks, wherein the processor is programmed with instructions to transmit the requested glucose concentration data and the stored respective credential to each of the plurality of social networks, and await the response data from any of the plurality of social networks, the response glucose concentration data corresponding to a second user that is different than the user.

11. The system according to claim 9, in which the processor is programmed with instructions to receive an identifier from the at least one social network, the identifier corresponding to the transmission, delay a selected length of time, and transmit a query including the identifier to the at least one social network to determine whether the response data is available for retrieval.

12. The system according to claim 9, in which the processor is programmed with instructions to receive supplemental data corresponding to the signal via the user interface and transmit the supplemental data to the at least one social network with the requested glucose concentration data.

13. The system according to claim 9, the network interface comprising a cellular interface, the system further including:

a) a touchscreen;

b) a first connector and a second connector selectively attachable to the first connector;

c) a first housing holding the processor, the network interface, the user interface, and the first connector; and

d) a second housing separate from the first housing holding the biosensor and the second connector, wherein the processor is programmed with instructions to receive the signal from the biosensor via the first and second connectors when the first and second connectors are attached together.

14. The system according to claim 13, further including a mechanical alerting device, wherein the processor is programmed with instructions to provide an alert via the mechanical alerting device when the glucose concentration data is retrieved.

15. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further programmed with instructions to automatically send queries to one or more social networks about a type of glucose concentration data the user will provide, to receive indications from the one or more social networks regarding the type of glucose concentration data that is requested, and to transmit the determined glucose concentration data to the one or more social networks in response to the indications.

16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the glucose concentration data requested is glucose concentration data that is limited to one or more selected languages.