COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL THAT SUPPORTS STRUCTURED COLLECTION PROCEDURES USED IN DIABETES CARE

• US 20120095317A1
• Filed: 12/22/2010
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Strickland, Raymond, Porsch, Ulrich, Price, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,781,550 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A computer-implemented diabetes management system is provided for configuring a structured collection procedure implemented on a collection device having a meter that measures the concentration of glucose in blood. The system includes: a collection application that executes a structured collection procedure for obtaining measurement data from the meter and provides access to the measurement data via a communication protocol defined in accordance with IEEE standard 11073-20601; a configuration application that accesses and manipulates the parameters of the structured collection procedure using a set of action commands, where the set of action commands are defined in compliance with the communication protocol; and a collection interface that receives an action command from the configuration application, executes the received action command and issues a response command in response thereto, where the response command is defined in compliance with the communication protocol.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented diabetes management system for configuring a structured collection procedure implemented on a collection device, comprising:

a meter housed by the collection device that measures the concentration of glucose in blood;

a collection application implemented as computer executable instructions in a data store of the collection device, the collection application executes a structured collection procedure for obtaining measurement data from the meter and provides access to the measurement data in accordance with a communication protocol defined in accordance with IEEE standard 11073-20601, wherein the structured collection procedure having parameters including a schedule of collection events;

a configuration application that accesses and manipulates the parameters of the structured collection procedure using a set of action commands, wherein the set of action commands are defined in compliance with the communication protocol; and

a collection interface implemented as computer executable instructions in a data store of the collection device that receives an action command from the configuration application, executes the received action command and issues a response command in response thereto, wherein the response command is defined in compliance with the communication protocol.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the parameters of the structured collection procedure are further defined as reminders for one or more collection events associated with the structured collection procedure such that the configuration application uses the set of action commands to at least one of read a reminder for a collection event or set a reminder for a collection event.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the parameters of the structured collection procedure is further defined as an operational status of the structured collection procedure such that the configuration application uses the set of action commands to at least one of read the operational status or set the operational status for a collection event.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the parameters of the structured collection procedure is selected from the group consisting of:

a start date for the collection procedure, a pre-meal target range for measurement data from the meter, a post-meal target range for measurement data from the meter and a bedtime target ranges for measurement data from the meter.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of action commands are defined as a private extension of the communication protocol.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the collection application includes an instance of an object pertaining to the meter and defined in accordance with IEEE standard 11073-10417.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of action commands are defined as a private extension of IEEE standard 11073-20601.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of action commands are executed using the Uses Action and Event Report services as defined in 11073-20601.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the configuration application resides on a computing device distinct from the collection device and communicates via a wireless communication link with the collection device.

10. A computer-implemented system for configuring a structured collection procedure implemented on a collection device, comprising:

a meter that measures a physiological variable of a person;

a collection application implemented as computer executable instructions in a data store of the collection device, the collection application operable to execute a structured collection procedure to obtain a physiological variable from a patient and to provide access to the physiological variable in accordance with a communication protocol defined in accordance with IEEE standard 11073-20601, wherein the structured collection procedure having parameters including a series of collection events using the meter;

a configuration application implemented as computer executable instructions that access and manipulate the parameters of the structured collection procedure using a set of action commands, wherein the set of action commands are defined in compliance with the communication protocol; and

a collection interface implemented as computer executable instructions in a data store of the collection device that receives an action command from the configuration application, executes the received action command and issues a response command in response thereto.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the parameters of the structured collection procedure are further defined as reminders for one or more collection events associated with the structured collection procedure such that the configuration application uses the set of action commands to at least one of read a reminder for a collection event or set a reminder for a collection event.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the parameters of the structured collection procedure is further defined as an operational status of the structured collection procedure such that the configuration application uses the set of action commands to at least one of read the operational status or set the operational status for a collection event.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the parameters of the structured collection procedure is selected from the group consisting of:

a start date for the collection procedure, a pre-meal target range for measurement data from the meter, a post-meal target range for measurement data from the meter and a bedtime target ranges for measurement data from the meter.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the set of action commands are defined as a private extension of the communication protocol.

15. The system of claim 10 wherein the collection application includes an instance of an object pertaining to the meter and defined in accordance with IEEE standard 11073-10417.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein the set of action commands are defined as a private extension of IEEE standard 11073-20601.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the set of action commands are executed using the Uses Action and Event Report services as defined in 11073-20601.

18. The system of claim 10 wherein the configuration application resides on a computing device distinct from the collection device and communicates via a wireless communication link with the collection device.