System for Providing Blood Glucose Measurements to an Infusion Device
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Abstract
An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated.
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114 Claims
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1-94. -94. (canceled)
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95. A blood glucose test strip meter for determining a blood glucose level in a body of a user, wherein the blood glucose test strip meter is capable of communicating with an infusion device adapted for infusing insulin into the body of the user and calculating an estimated amount of insulin to be infused into the body of the user based upon the determined blood glucose level of the user, the blood glucose test strip meter comprising:
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a housing adapted to be carried by the user; a test strip port coupled to the housing to receive a test strip and test a blood sample from the user to determine the blood glucose level of the user; a processor contained in the housing and coupled to the test strip port to process the determined blood glucose level from the test strip port; and a wireless communication system contained in the housing and coupled to the processor to transmit a communication including data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user to the infusion device. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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104. A method of operating a blood glucose test strip meter, comprising:
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receiving a test strip at a test strip port; testing a blood sample from a user on the test strip to determine a blood glucose level of the user; and transmitting wirelessly to an infusion device a communication including data indicative of the blood glucose level of the user, wherein the infusion device wirelessly receives the communication including the data indicative of the blood glucose level of the user, calculates an estimated amount of insulin to be infused into a body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the blood glucose level of the user, and indicates to the user when the estimated amount of insulin to be infused has been calculated. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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