System and method for managing a chronic medical condition
First Claim
1. A method of managing a diabetic condition comprising;
- configuring a meter to calculate a correction bolus using a correction algorithm;
further configuring the meter to measure a concentration of an analyte in a material sample from a patient, said analyte being an indicator of a diabetic condition, a result of said measurement being a variable used in said correction algorithm;
providing a server in two-way communication with said meter;
configuring said server to store information received from said meter;
allowing a medical caregiver to access the server using a terminal in two-way communication with said server; and
further allowing the medical caregiver to modify said correction algorithm via said terminal.
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Abstract
A system for management of a chronic medical condition generally comprises a plurality of networked physical and/or virtual elements configured to cooperate to aid in management of a chronic medical condition of a patient. The system is configured to provide a primary caregiver with current data relating to the patient'"'"'s medical condition, and to allow the caregiver to provide appropriate changes to the patient'"'"'s treatment via an analyte detection meter. The meter is generally configured to calculate a treatment dosage by combining a plurality of patient-affected and caregiver-affected variables. One embodiment relates to a system for management of a diabetic condition in which the primary caregiver is provided with glucose concentration data as well as other information relating to a diabetic condition. The primary caregiver can then make appropriate changes to correction factors to be implemented in an analyte detection meter which is configured to calculate an insulin dosage.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of managing a diabetic condition comprising;
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configuring a meter to calculate a correction bolus using a correction algorithm;
further configuring the meter to measure a concentration of an analyte in a material sample from a patient, said analyte being an indicator of a diabetic condition, a result of said measurement being a variable used in said correction algorithm;
providing a server in two-way communication with said meter;
configuring said server to store information received from said meter;
allowing a medical caregiver to access the server using a terminal in two-way communication with said server; and
further allowing the medical caregiver to modify said correction algorithm via said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating patient information to a caregiver for use in managing a diabetic condition of a patient, said method comprising:
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providing a meter configured to measure a concentration of an analyte and to at least temporarily store the results of said measuring;
associating said meter with said patient;
configuring said meter to communicate to said caregiver by presenting to said caregiver a choice of at least one diabetes-relevant datum for communication by said meter to said caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for communicating patient information to a caregiver for use in managing a diabetic condition of a patient, said method comprising:
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providing a server configured to communicate with at least one patient-specific meter;
presenting to said caregiver a choice of at least one diabetic-specific datum for communication from said patient-specific meter to said caregiver; and
implementing said choice via said server. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of managing a diabetic condition by placing a medical caregiver in electronic communication with a diabetic patient via a communications network, the method comprising:
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providing a server having storage and processing capabilities;
providing at least one patient-specific meter configured to measure a concentration in a diabetic patient of at least one analyte associated with diabetes, said meter being further configured to calculate a correction bolus based on said concentration of said at least one analyte;
providing a communication terminal for said caregiver;
communicating at least one datum relating to said diabetic condition from said meter to said caregiver;
communicating at least one datum relating to said correction bolus from said caregiver to said meter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system usable by a medical caregiver to manage a diabetic condition of a patient, said system comprising:
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a server containing a database of information associated with at least a first patient;
a meter associated with said first patient, said meter being adapted to calculate a correction bolus using a correction algorithm and a plurality of patient-affected and caregiver-affected variables, said meter being in two-way communication with the server;
a terminal associated with the caregiver, the terminal being adapted to allow said caregiver to view at least a portion of said information associated with said first patient, the terminal being further adapted to allow the caregiver to modify the correction algorithm associated with the first patient. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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34. The system of 28, wherein the caregiver-affected variables comprise:
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a correction factor;
a target glucose level; and
a frequency of analyte measurements.
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47. A system for managing a diabetic condition of a patient, the system comprising:
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a handheld meter comprising a digital memory and computing abilities, the digital memory being programmed with a correction algorithm for calculating a correction bolus from a plurality of parameters;
a server in two-way communication with said meter;
wherein at least some of said parameters for calculating said correction bolus are stored in and updatable by said server;
wherein the server is configured to allow a care giver to remotely modify at least one of said parameters for calculating a correction bolus. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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