METHOD FOR SETTING A BASAL RATE PROFILE FOR AN INSULIN PUMP
First Claim
1. A method for setting a basal rate profile for an insulin pump with an input unit and a calculation unit, comprising:
- defining a number of interpolation nodes for the basal rate profile by means of the input unit of the insulin pump, an interpolation node being defined by a start time of a basal rate release and a basal rate to be released associated with this start time or an absolute or relative amount of insulin to be released associated with this start time;
forming a continuous function with respect to the interpolation nodes by interpolation and/or approximation using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, said function imaging the interpolation nodes; and
generating a temporal sequence of basal rates to be released by the insulin pump during specific time intervals from the continuous function using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, the continuous function for generating the temporal sequence of basal rates using the calculation unit being discretized.
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Abstract
Methods for setting a basal rate profile for an insulin pump with an input unit and a calculation unit are disclosed. A number of interpolation nodes for the basal rate profile are defined by means of the input unit of the insulin pump. A continuous function with respect to the interpolation nodes, which images the interpolation nodes and any previously stored basal rates, is formed using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, and a temporal sequence of basal rates to be released by the insulin pump during specific time intervals is generated from the continuous function using the calculation unit of the insulin pump.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for setting a basal rate profile for an insulin pump with an input unit and a calculation unit, comprising:
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defining a number of interpolation nodes for the basal rate profile by means of the input unit of the insulin pump, an interpolation node being defined by a start time of a basal rate release and a basal rate to be released associated with this start time or an absolute or relative amount of insulin to be released associated with this start time; forming a continuous function with respect to the interpolation nodes by interpolation and/or approximation using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, said function imaging the interpolation nodes; and generating a temporal sequence of basal rates to be released by the insulin pump during specific time intervals from the continuous function using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, the continuous function for generating the temporal sequence of basal rates using the calculation unit being discretized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for setting a basal rate profile for an insulin pump with an input unit and a calculation unit, comprising:
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defining a number of interpolation nodes for the basal rate profile by means of the input unit of the insulin pump, an interpolation node being defined by a start time of a basal rate release and a basal rate to be released associated with this start time or an absolute or relative amount of insulin to be released associated with this start time; comparing the defined interpolation nodes to predefined interpolation nodes and any previously stored basal rates of a stored basal rate profile; generating a warning signal in the case where the defined interpolation nodes deviate from the predefined interpolation nodes and the previously stored basal rates by more than a predefined value; forming, only in the case where the defined interpolation nodes deviate by no more than the predefined value from the predefined interpolation nodes and the previously stored basal rates, a continuous function with respect to the interpolation nodes by interpolation and/or approximation using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, said function imaging the defined interpolation nodes and the previously stored basal rates; and generating a temporal sequence of basal rates to be released by the insulin pump during specific time intervals from the continuous function when formed by using the calculation unit of the insulin pump, the continuous function for generating the temporal sequence of basal rates using the calculation unit being discretized. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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