Therapy Delivery Device Programming Tool

• US 20100198196A1
• Filed: 01/30/2009
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories)
• Inventors: Wei, Charles
• Application Number:
  US12/363,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20100198196A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/890.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• 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: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Methods and devices for providing programming tool for programming the initial and on-going operation of a therapy delivery device is provided. Embodiments include generating empirical rules for determining initial operating settings, applying the final empirical rules to a patient population, detecting a connection to a therapy delivery device, identifying the connected delivery device, receiving data download request from the delivery device. retrieving updated data associated with the connected delivery device; visualizing changes to the settings data of the device, and automatically transmitting the retrieved updated data to the delivery device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

formulating one or more known or customized empirical rules to determine the relevant patient information for deriving at initial delivery device operational settings;

applying the known or customized empirical rules;

automatically transferring the initial delivery device configuration settings to a delivery device, the automatically transferring including;

detecting a connection to a therapy delivery device;

identifying the connected delivery device;

receiving or initiating data download request from the delivery device;

retrieving updated data associated with the connected delivery device;

reviewing and confirming the changes; and

automatically transmitting the retrieved updated data to the delivery device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein formulating includes formulating one or more of generating new queries, modifying the order of query presentation, or utilizing one or more new empirical values to determine one or more of an insulin sensitivity or a carbohydrate to insulin ratio.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the connected delivery device includes comparing an identification information received from the delivery device to a prestored information associated with the delivery device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieved updated data includes programming data for the therapy delivery device.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the programming for the therapy delivery device includes fluid dispensing protocol.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein fluid dispensing protocol includes one or more of a basal delivery profile, or a bolus delivery profile.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the retrieved updated data includes one or more operational parameters associated with the operation of the delivery device.

8. The method of claim 1 including synchronizing the data from the delivery device with stored data.

9. The method of claim 1 including reconciling the data from the delivery device with stored data.

10. A method, comprising:

establishing communication with a remote terminal;

transferring stored data to the remote terminal;

acknowledging request to transmit delivery operation information;

receiving device operation information;

visualizing changes in the device operation information for comparison and confirmation; and

executing one or more functions associated with the received device operation information.

11. The method of claim 10 including automatically implementing the device operation information after disconnecting with the remote terminal or the pump.

12. The method in claim 10 including displaying the current parameter residing on the delivery device and the new parameter to be sent to the device and executed on the delivery device.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

a data communication interface;

one or more processors operatively coupled to the data communication interface; and

a memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to detect a connection to a therapy delivery device, identify the connected delivery device, receiving data download request from the delivery device, to retrieve updated data associated with the connected delivery device, and automatically transmit the retrieved updated data to the delivery device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to compare an identification information received from the delivery device to a prestored information associated with the delivery device.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the retrieved updated data includes programming data for the therapy delivery device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to program for the therapy delivery device including fluid dispensing protocol.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein fluid dispensing protocol includes one or more of a basal delivery profile, or a bolus delivery profile.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the retrieved updated data includes one or more operational parameters associated with the operation of the delivery device.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 including synchronizing the data from the delivery device with stored data.

20. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors reconciling the data from the delivery device with stored data.

21. One or more storage devices having processor readable code embodied thereon, said processor readable code for programming one or more processors to estimate an analyte level, comprising:

detecting a connection to a therapy delivery device;

identifying the connected delivery device;

receiving data download request from the delivery device;

retrieving updated data associated with the connected delivery device; and

automatically transmitting the retrieved updated data to the delivery device.