INSULIN PUMP AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE OF AN INSULIN PUMP

• US 20130079709A1
• Filed: 11/16/2012
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics International AG (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Eberhart, Andreas, Krieftewirt, Michael, Both, Marcel
• Granted Patent: US 9,022,996 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/66
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14264 with means for compensating influence from the environment
• 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 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An insulin pump comprises a pump device, a control for the pump device, a memory, an operating element for operating the insulin pump and a method for controlling a user interface of the insulin pump are disclosed. The control is designed and programmed such that options for the user of the insulin pump are displayed by the user interface as a function of a user-specific preference profile stored in the memory and as a function of a current time and are provided for selection by using the operating element. The insulin pump can be designed in an auto-adaptive fashion, such that the control continuously updates the user-specific preference profile based on analyzing operating inputs of the user. Embodiments of the invention allow a large range of functions and simple operation, even in the case of miniaturized pumps.

Claims

1. An insulin pump for a user comprising:

a pump device;

a control for the pump device;

a memory; and

at least one operating element for the user of the insulin pump to operate the insulin pump,

wherein the control is designed and programmed such that a menu of control functions is provided to the user of the insulin pump based on a user-specific preference profile stored in the memory and a current time, wherein the user-specific preference profile comprises information about at least one most frequently used command, wherein the control updates the information about the at least one most frequently used command on a regular basis, and the at least most frequently used command can be retrieved directly with the aid of the at least one operating element.

2. The insulin pump according to claim 1 further comprising a display device, the menu of control functions being displayed on the display device based on the user-specific preference profile and the current time and provided for selection by the user using the at least one operating element.

3. The insulin pump according to claim 2, wherein the menu of control functions is displayed in a certain order in accordance with the user-specific preference profile and the current time.

4. The insulin pump according to claim 1, wherein the control continuously updates the user-specific preference profile based on analyzing operating inputs of the user.

5. The insulin pump according to claim 1, wherein the user-specific preference profile is generated based on analyzing operating inputs of the user during one or more learning intervals.

6. The insulin pump according to claim 1 further comprising a sensor for monitoring the user, wherein the control takes data of the sensor into account when generating or updating the user-specific preference profile.

7. The insulin pump according to claim 1, wherein the control is designed and programmed such that if the user makes a selection which deviates from the user-specific preference profile for the current time, a confirmation prompt is output before carrying out the selection.

8. The insulin pump according to claim 1, wherein the user-specific preference profile comprises a number of time levels which correspond to different intervals.

9. The insulin pump according to claim 8, wherein the different intervals comprises infradian, circadian and ultradian intervals.

10. The insulin pump according to claim 1, further comprising a communication module, wherein the insulin pump receives and transfers the user-specific preference profile via the communication module.

11. The insulin pump according to claim 1, wherein a database is stored in the memory and comprises location-specific peculiarities relevant to insulin therapy, wherein the user-specific preference profile is adapted as a function of a current location of the user based on the database.

12. The insulin pump according to claim 1 further comprising a navigation system receiver.

13. The insulin pump according to claim 10, wherein the communication module comprises a wireless communication interface.

14. The insulin pump according to one of claim 1, wherein the insulin pump comprises a base unit and a remote control for controlling the base unit.

15. The insulin pump according to claim 14, wherein the remote unit is part of a blood sugar measurement unit with a remote control function.

16. The insulin pump according to claim 1, wherein the regular basis is daily, weekly, or monthly.

17. An insulin pump comprising:

a pump device;

a control for the pump device;

a memory;

a display; and

at least one operating element for the user of the insulin pump to operate the insulin pump,

wherein the control is designed and programmed such that a menu of control functions is provided to the user of the insulin pump based on a user-specific preference profile stored in the memory and a current time, wherein the user-specific preference profile comprises information about at least one most frequently used command, wherein the control updates the information about the at least one most frequently used command on a regular basis, and the at least most frequently used command can be retrieved directly with the aid of the at least one operating element.

18. The insulin pump according to claim 17, wherein the regular basis is daily, weekly, or monthly.

19. A method for controlling a user interface of an insulin pump comprising:

providing a menu of control functions for the insulin pump based on a user-specific preference profile; and

storing in a memory of the insulin pump the user-specific preference profile containing said menu and a current time, wherein the user-specific preference profile comprises information about at least one most frequently used command, wherein the control updates the information about the at least one most frequently used command on a regular basis, and the at least most frequently used command can be retrieved directly with the aid of an at least one operating element.

20. The method for controlling a user interface of an insulin pump according to claim 19, wherein the regular basis is daily, weekly, or monthly.