DIABETES CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20080103380A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stephen Brown
• Original Assignee: Stephen Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 7,912,684 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• 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: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6896 Toys
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2035/00891 Displaying information to the operator
• 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: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A diabetes care management system for managing blood glucose levels associated with diabetes comprising a computing device and an insulin delivery device. The computing device generally includes (i) a memory comprising one or more optimal blood glucose values, one or more self care values of a patient, one or more measured blood glucose values, and one or more scaling factors for weighting the impact on a future blood glucose value and that are customizable to an individual patient to predict the effect on the blood glucose of self care actions performed by the individual patient; (ii) a microprocessor, in communication with the memory, programmed to (A) determine the one or more scaling factors from one or more physiological parameters including body mass, metabolism rate, fitness level or hepatic or peripheral insulin sensitivity, or combinations thereof, and (B) calculate a further value, the further value being based on the self care values, and on the one or more optimal blood glucose values, and on the one or more scaling factors; and (iii) a display configured to display information according to the further value; and (iv) a housing, wherein the memory and the microprocessor are housed within the housing, thereby providing a hand-held, readily transportable computing device. The insulin delivery device may deliver insulin in response to information associated with the further value.

Claims

1. A diabetes care management system for managing blood glucose levels associated with diabetes, comprising:

(a) a computing device, comprising;

(i) a memory comprising one or more optimal blood glucose values, one or more measured blood glucose values of a patient, and one or more insulin, carbohydrate intake or exercise values of a patient, along respectively with one or more insulin, carbohydrate intake or exercise sensitivity factors, or combinations thereof, for weighting the impact on a future blood glucose value and that are customizable to an individual patient to predict the effect on the blood glucose of insulin dose, carbohydrate intake or exercise actions, or combinations thereof, performed by the individual patient;

(ii) a microprocessor, in communication with said memory, programmed to calculate a further value, said further value being based on said one or more of insulin, carbohydrate intake or exercise values of the patient, and on said one or more optimal blood glucose values, and on said one or more of insulin, carbohydrate intake or exercise sensitivity factors, or combinations thereof;

(iii) a display configured to display information according to said further value; and

(iv) a housing, wherein said memory and said microprocessor are housed within said housing, thereby providing a hand-held, readily transportable computing device;

(b) an insulin delivery device for delivering insulin in response to information associated with said further value; and

(c) wherein because of the continuous nature of the physiological condition, the system is configured for monitoring and controlling the blood glucose on a regular basis by the patient outside of a medical clinic.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an output port that is integral with said housing, thereby providing a hand-held, readily transportable device.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising an electronic data recording device arranged within said housing.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said memory comprises one or more exercise values, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate said further value based on said one or more exercise values.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said exercise values comprise minutes of exercise.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein said exercise values comprise durations of exercise in fifteen minute units.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said memory comprises one or more carbohydrate intake values, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate said further value based on said one or more carbohydrate intake values.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said memory comprises one or more insulin dose values, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate said further value based on said one or more insulin dose values.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising an output port coupled to said processor for establishing a communication link between said device and a healthcare provider computer and for transmitting and receiving data therebetween.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a modem for establishing said communication link through a communication network.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said output port comprises an input/output port for establishing said communication link through a connection cord.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said display is configured for displaying multiple values in graphical form.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising an electronic data recording device including a control parameter measurement device for measuring the control parameter values, and from which the measured control parameter values are stored in the memory.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein said memory further comprises one or more optimal insulin dose, carbohydrate intake or exercise actions of a patient, or combinations thereof.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said optimal insulin dose, carbohydrate intake or exercise values include values determined by a health care provider.

16. A diabetes care management system for use in managing a physiological condition of a continuous nature associated with glucose levels and diabetes care, comprising:

(a) a computing device, comprising;

(i) a memory comprising one or more optimal control parameter values, one or more self care values of a patient, one or more measured control parameter values, and one or more scaling factors for weighting the impact on a future control parameter value and that are customizable to an individual patient to predict the effect on the control parameter of one or more self care actions performed by the individual patient;

(ii) a microprocessor, in communication with said memory, programmed to calculate a further value, said further value being based on said one or more self care values and on said one or more optimal control parameter values, and on said one or more scaling factors;

(iii) a display configured to display information according to said further value; and

(iv) a housing, wherein said memory and said microprocessor are housed within said housing, thereby providing a hand-held, readily transportable computing device;

(b) an insulin delivery device for delivering insulin in response to information associated with said further value; and

(c) wherein because of the continuous nature of the physiological condition associated with glucose levels and diabetes care, the device is configured for monitoring and controlling the control parameter on a regular basis by the patient outside of a medical clinic.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising an output port that is integral with said housing, thereby providing a hand-held, readily transportable device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein said memory comprises one or more exercise values, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate said further value based on said one or more exercise values.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein said memory comprises one or more carbohydrate intake values, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate said further value based on said one or more carbohydrate intake values.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein said memory comprises one or more insulin dose values, wherein said microprocessor is programmed to calculate said further value based on said one or more insulin dose values.

21. The system of claim 16, further comprising an output port coupled to said processor for establishing a communication link between said device and a healthcare provider computer and for transmitting and receiving data therebetween.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein said display is configured for displaying multiple values in graphical form.

23. The system of claim 16, further comprising an electronic data recording device including a control parameter measurement device for measuring the control parameter values, and from which the measured control parameter values are stored in the memory.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein said memory further comprises one or more optimal self care values.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the physiological condition associated with glucose levels is associated with glucose levels in blood.