Method and System for Providing Data Management in Data Monitoring System

• US 20090076358A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Sloan, Mark K., Reggiardo, Christopher V.
• Granted Patent: US 7,768,408 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 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• 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 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

Method and system for providing a fault tolerant data receiver unit configured with a partitioned or separate processing units, each configured to perform a predetermined and/or specific processing associated with the one or more substantially non-overlapping functions of the data monitoring and management system is provided

Claims

1. An analyte monitoring and management system, comprising:

an analyte sensor;

a transmitter unit coupled to the analyte sensor and configured to receive one or more analyte related signals from the analyte sensor; and

a receiver unit configured to receive the one or more analyte related signals from the transmitter unit, the receiver unit including a sample analysis module and a user interface module operatively coupled to the sample analysis module.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the receiver further includes a communication module operatively coupled to the user interface module.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the communication module includes a wireless communication module.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the wireless communication module includes one or more of a Bluetooth communication module, a local area network data module, a wide area network data module, or an infrared communication module.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the analyte sensor includes a glucose sensor.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein at least a portion of the analyte sensor is in fluid contact with an analyte of a patient.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the analyte includes one or more of an interstitial fluid, blood, or oxygen.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the sample analysis module is configured to receive one or more data associated with a respective one or more analyte samples for processing.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the one or more analyte samples are received from a respective one or more glucose test strips.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the sample analysis module includes a sample analysis module processing unit configured to process the one or more data associated with the respective one or more analyte samples.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the one or more analyte samples include blood glucose measurements.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the sample analysis module processing unit is further configured to process one or more analyte related signals from the transmitter unit.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface module further includes an output unit configured to display one or more signals associated with a condition of a patient.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the output unit is configured to display one or more of a visual, auditory or vibratory output associated with the condition of the patient.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the visual output includes one or more of a directional arrow indicator, a color indicator, or a size indicator.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein the auditory output is configured to progressively increase or decrease the associated sound signal over a predetermined time period.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the vibratory output is configured to progressively increase or decrease the associated vibratory signal over a predetermined time period.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein the user interface module further includes a user interface module processing unit operatively coupled to the output unit.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the user interface module processing unit is configured to control the operation of the output unit.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface module further includes an input unit configured to receive one or more input commands from a patient.

21. A data receiver unit, comprising:

a first processing unit configured to perform a first predetermined processing;

a second processing unit operatively coupled to the first processing unit, the second processing unit configured to perform a second predetermined processing; and

a third processing unit operatively coupled to the second processing unit, the third processing unit configured to perform a third predetermined processing;

wherein the first predetermined processing, the second predetermined processing and the third predetermined processing are substantially non-overlapping functions.

22. The receiver unit of claim 21 further including a power supply unit operatively coupled to the second processing unit, the power supply unit configured to provide power to the first, second and the third processing units.

23. The receiver unit of claim 21 further including a memory unit operatively coupled to the second processing unit.

24. The receiver unit of claim 23 wherein the memory unit includes a non-volatile memory.

25. The receiver unit of claim 23 wherein the memory unit is configured to store one or more programming instructions for execution by one or more of the first processing unit, the second processing unit or the third processing unit.

26. A method, comprising:

configuring a first processing unit to perform a first predetermined processing;

operatively coupling a second processing unit to the first processing unit;

configuring the second processing unit to perform a second predetermined processing; and

operatively coupling a third processing unit to the second processing unit; and

configuring the third processing unit to perform a third predetermined processing;

wherein the first predetermined processing, the second predetermined processing and the third predetermined processing are substantially non-overlapping functions.

27. The method of claim 26 further including operatively coupling a power supply to the second processing unit, and configuring the power supply unit to provide power to the first, second and the third processing units.

28. The method of claim 26 further operatively coupling a memory unit to the second processing unit.

29. The memory of claim 28 further including the step of configuring the memory unit to store one or more programming instructions for execution by one or more of the first processing unit, the second processing unit or the third processing unit.