INSULIN PUMP PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE WITH BASAL PROFILE PREVIEW FEATURE

• US 20100064236A1
• Filed: 09/05/2008
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disetronic Licensing Ag, Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Disetronic Licensing Ag
• Inventors: Buhr, Andreas, Organ, Leon R. III, Hellwig, Robert, Markisohn, David Bradley, Buck, Schuyler, Bush, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 8,156,070 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Insulin pump programming software is disclosed that generates thumbnail images of basal rate profile data contained in source files and displays the images to permit an operator to select the desired profile data without opening the source files. The software also permits the operator to verify changes to pump profiles before programming the pump by displaying thumbnail images of the current pump profile and the new pump profile.

Claims

1. A method of managing basal rate profiles for use on an insulin pump, including the steps of:

storing a file containing data corresponding to a basal rate profile for use by an insulin pump;

generating a thumbnail image including a graphical representation of the profile;

without opening the file to access the data, simultaneously displaying a file indicator associated with the file and the thumbnail image;

determining based on the graphical representation of the thumbnail image whether to access the data; and

opening the file to access the data in response to an operator'"'"'s selection of the profile represented by the thumbnail image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is stored in a memory location of a computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the thumbnail image includes a representation of each basal rate in the profile on a graph having a time axis and a units per hour axis.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the thumbnail image further includes a total daily basal insulin value.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the file indicator includes a name of the file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is a configuration file including general configuration data and a plurality of basal rate profiles.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is an individual basal rate profile file.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the thumbnail image is displayed in a preview pane with a plurality of other thumbnail images corresponding to other basal rate profiles.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the preview pane includes a scrollbar for browsing the plurality of thumbnail images.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating step includes the step of receiving a basal insulin calculation input.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the thumbnail image represents a standardized basal rate profile modified based on the basal insulin calculation input.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is a profile set file including a plurality of basal rate profiles.

13. A method of programming basal rate profiles for use on an insulin pump, including the steps of:

retrieving a source file including data corresponding to a first basal rate profile for use by an insulin pump;

generating a first thumbnail image including a graphical representation of the first profile; and

replacing a target file on an insulin pump corresponding to a second basal rate profile with the source file;

wherein the replacing step includes the step of displaying the first thumbnail image with a second thumbnail image including a graphical representation of the second profile to permit an operator to review differences between the images and provide an input confirming a desire to complete the replacing step.

14. The method of claim 13, further including the step of modifying the source file.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the replacing step further includes the step of displaying a critical change confirmation dialog box including the first and second thumbnail images when a daily basal insulin total corresponding to the first profile is greater than a daily basal insulin total corresponding to the second profile.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the replacing step further includes the step of receiving a second input from the operator confirming a desire to complete the replacing step.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second input is a keyboard entry of the daily basal insulin total corresponding to the first profile.

18. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computing device to perform method steps for programming insulin pumps, the method steps including:

generating a first thumbnail image including a graphical representation of basal rate profile data contained in a source file;

without opening the source file to access the data, displaying the first thumbnail image;

opening the source file to access the data in response to an operator'"'"'s selection of the first thumbnail image; and

replacing basal rate profile data contained in a target file stored on a pump with the data represented by the first thumbnail image;

wherein the replacing step includes the step of displaying the first thumbnail image with a second thumbnail image including a graphical representation of the basal rate data contained in the target file to permit the operator to review differences between the images.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the method steps further include the step of providing a dialog box for editing the data represented by the first thumbnail image.

20. The medium of claim 18, wherein the first thumbnail image includes a representation of twenty-four hourly basal rates on a graph having a time axis and a units per hour axis.

21. The medium of claim 18, wherein the method steps further include the step of displaying a file indicator with the first thumbnail image, the operator'"'"'s selection including selection of the file indicator.

22. The medium of claim 18, wherein the first thumbnail image is displayed in a preview pane with a plurality of other thumbnail images corresponding to other basal rate profile data.

23. The medium of claim 18, wherein the replacing step further includes the step of displaying a critical change confirmation dialog box including the first and second thumbnail images when a daily basal insulin total represented by the first thumbnail image is greater than a daily basal insulin total represented by the second thumbnail image.

24. A system for programming an insulin pump, including:

means for generating a first thumbnail image including a graphical representation of basal rate profile data contained in a source file;

means for displaying the first thumbnail image without opening the source file to access the data;

means for accessing the data in response to an operator'"'"'s selection of the first thumbnail image; and

means for replacing basal rate profile data contained in a target file stored on a pump with the data represented by the first thumbnail image;

wherein the replacing means includes means for displaying the first thumbnail image with a second thumbnail image including a graphical representation of the basal rate data contained in the target file to permit the operator to review differences between the images.