METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MODIFYING PARAMETERS OF A CONFIGURATION FILE

• US 20110154237A1
• Filed: 12/18/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Markisohn, David B., Westerfield, Kristin, Wilkerson, Laura, Bush, Jason M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,495,515 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of configuring a medical device through utilization of a computing device that includes a user interface, a processor and memory. The method includes the steps of determining whether a configuration file contains a focal modified parameter, displaying the focal modified parameter, prompting a manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter, receiving through the user interface the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter, and utilizing the processor to automatically determine whether the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a medical device through utilization of a computing device that includes a user interface, a processor and memory, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving in memory a configuration file with one or more modified parameters;

establishing communication between the medical device and the computing device;

utilizing the processor to automatically;

read the configuration file from memory,

determine whether the configuration file contains modified parameters that are focal,

display the modified parameters on the user interface, and

prompt a confirmation of the displayed modified parameters;

receiving through the user interface the confirmation of the displayed modified parameters;

utilizing the processor to automatically;

display a determined focal modified parameter on the user interface, and

prompt a manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter;

receiving through the user interface the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter;

utilizing the processor to automatically;

determine whether the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter, and

designate the displayed focal modified parameter as valid if the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter, otherwise prompt for another manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter or a change to the configuration file; and

utilizing the processor to automatically;

write the configuration file to the medical device once every determined focal modified parameter has been designated valid.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein during the step when the processor displays the modified parameters on the user interface, the modified parameters are highlighted.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device comprises an insulin pump.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the focal modified parameters are selected from a group comprising total daily basal amount and bolus dose.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the computing device is disposed on or within the insulin pump.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is selected from a group comprising a computer, a medical website, a stand-alone device, a hub device and a pass-through device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the computing device is disposed on or within a glucose meter.

8. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computing device to perform method steps including:

reading a configuration file with one or more modified parameters from memory,

determining whether the configuration file contains modified parameters that are focal,

displaying the modified parameters,

prompting an operator to confirm the displayed modified parameters,

receiving a confirmation of the displayed modified parameters,

displaying a determined focal modified parameter,

prompting a manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter,

receiving the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter,

determining whether the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter,

designating the displayed focal modified parameter as valid if the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter, otherwise prompting for another manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter or a change to the configuration file, and

writing the configuration file to a medical device once every determined focal modified parameter has been designated valid.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein during the step of displaying the modified parameters, the modified parameters are highlighted.

10. The medium of claim 8, wherein the medical device comprises an insulin pump.

11. The medium of claim 10, wherein the focal modified parameters are selected from a group comprising total daily basal amount and bolus dose.

12. The medium of claim 10, wherein the computing device is disposed on or within the insulin pump.

13. The medium of claim 8, wherein the computing device is selected from a group comprising a computer, a medical website, a stand-alone device, a hub device and a pass-through device.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the computing device is disposed on or within a glucose meter.

15. A system for configuring a medical device including:

a computing device that includes a user interface, a processor and memory; and

software stored in memory for execution by the computing device, the software facilitating a workflow including the steps of;

reading a configuration file with one or more modified parameters from memory,

determining whether the configuration file contains modified parameters that are focal,

displaying the modified parameters,

prompting an operator to confirm the displayed modified parameters,

receiving a confirmation of the displayed modified parameters,

displaying a determined focal modified parameter,

prompting a manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter,

receiving the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter,

determining whether the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter,

designating the displayed focal modified parameter as valid if the manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter matches the displayed focal modified parameter, otherwise prompting for another manual re-entry of the displayed focal modified parameter or a change to the configuration file, and

writing the configuration file to the medical device once every determined focal modified parameter has been designated valid.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the medical device comprises an insulin pump.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the focal modified parameters include parameters selected from a group comprising total daily basal amount and bolus dose.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the computing device is disposed on or within the insulin pump.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the computing device is selected from a group comprising a computer, a medical website, a stand-alone device, a hub device, a pass-through device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the computing device is disposed on or within a glucose meter.