Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use
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Abstract
An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor.
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136 Claims
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1-120. -120. (canceled)
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121. A system for providing glycemic control, comprising:
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a drug administration system; an analyte sensor; and a data storage and controller module including a processor unit that receives analyte level information from the analyte sensor, executes a control algorithm to determine a rate of change of the analyte level and to compare the ratio of change of the analyte level to one or more threshold values, and determines a drug administration protocol based on the rate of change of the analyte level for execution by the drug administration system. - View Dependent Claims (126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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- 122. The system of 121 wherein the data storage and controller unit receives patient specific data.
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136. A system for providing glycemic control, comprising:
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means for delivering insulin; means for determining an analyte level; a data storage and controller module compares the analyte level to one or more threshold values to determine a drug administration protocol to be administered when the rate of change of the analyte level indicates an anticipated analyte level exceeding the one or more threshold values, and to transmit the drug administration protocol to the delivery means.
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