Ambulatory Medical Device and Method for Communication Between Medical Devices

• US 20080033255A1
• Filed: 08/01/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: La Bastide, Sebastiaan, Jackelmann, Joel, Heaton, Kelly, Haueter, Ulrich, Bernini, Nicole, Essenpreis, Matthias, Schoemaker, Michael, Meyer Olden, Gunnar, Fankhauser, Sybille
• Granted Patent: US 11,350,821 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14276 specially adapted for implantation

Abstract

An ambulatory medical device and a method of communication between medical devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the medical device includes a module for communication with at least a second medical device wherein the module for communication is adapted to be activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention involves a first medical device and at least a second medical device wherein the communication between said medical devices is activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal.

Claims

3. The medical device according to claim 2, wherein the telemetry system is for RF communication.

6-1. The medical device of claim 4, further comprising an electrochemical module for measuring blood glucose.

7-2. The medical device of claim 4, further comprising a photometric module for measuring blood glucose.

8. The medical device of claim 7, wherein the analyte concentration is a blood glucose concentration.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the second medical device is selected from the group consisting of an extra corporal infusion pump, an implantable infusion pump, a pacesetter, an analyte sensor, a continuous analyte sensor, and a continuous glucose sensor.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the first and second medical devices comprise telemetry features for wireless communication.

8-3. A system of medical devices comprising a first medical device and a second medical device, the first and second medical devices adapted to provide communication between said devices, wherein communication is activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal.

11. A method of communicating between a first medical device and at least a second medical device wherein the communicating is at least one of enabled and activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal.

1. A medical device comprising a module for communicating with at least a second medical device wherein the module for communicating is adapted to be activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal.

2. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the module for communication comprises a telemetry system for wireless communication.

4. The medical device of claim 2, wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of a remote control, a PDA, and an analyte measuring device.

5. The medical device according to claim 4, wherein the analyte measuring device is a glucose measuring device.

6. The medical device according to claim 5, wherein the glucose measuring device is a strip type glucose measuring device.

7. The medical device of claim 2, wherein the physiological parameter is an analyte concentration of an animal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the communicating is at least one of enabled and activated for a predetermined time.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined time is established according to at least one of a value of a physiological characteristic of an animal or a set of data obtained during previous times.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the physiological parameter is selected from the group consisting of an analyte concentration of an animal, a heart rate and an electrophysiological value

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the analyte concentration is a blood glucose concentration.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first medical device is selected from the group consisting of a remote control, a PDA and an analyte measuring device.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the analyte measuring device is a glucose measuring device.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the glucose measuring device is a strip type glucose measuring device.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the second medical device is selected from the group consisting of an extra corporal infusion pump, an implantable infusion pump, a pacesetter and an analyte sensor.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the second medical device is a continuous analyte sensor.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the continuous analyte sensor is a continuous glucose sensor.

22. The method of claim 11, wherein the communicating between said medical devices is wireless.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the communicating is RF based.

24. The method of claim 11, wherein the first medical device receives data from the second medical device.

25. The method of claim 11, wherein the first medical device sends commands to the second medical device to at least partially control said second device.

15-4. The method of claim 11, wherein the activation of the communicating is performed on the first medical device by generating a value of the physiological parameter in the first medical device.