METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING A BASAL RATE PROFILE FOR AN INSULIN PUMP
First Claim
1. An apparatus that sets a basal rate profile, wherein the basal rate profile defines the basal rate delivery for a selected time interval and has a pre-defined number of profile segments each of which define the basal rate delivery for a subset of the selected time interval, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch screen;
an input unit configured to receive input of a curve representing a basal rate as a continuous function of time by a movement of an object across a display area of the touch screen and by a scanning of a pre-drawn curve, wherein a selection can be made between the drawn or scanned curve; and
a calculation unit that is configured to generate the basal rate profile from the selected curve by an assignment of curve values at selected time instances to the pre-defined number of profile segments.
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Abstract
Methods for setting a basal rate profile for an insulin pump, wherein the basal rate profile defines a basal rate delivery for a selected time interval and has a pre-defined number of profile segments each of which define the basal rate delivery for a subset of the selected time interval, include providing a curve representing the basal rate as a continuous function of time as an input for an input unit and generating the basal rate profile from the curve by a calculation unit by assigning curve values at selected time instances to the pre-defined number of profile segments.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus that sets a basal rate profile, wherein the basal rate profile defines the basal rate delivery for a selected time interval and has a pre-defined number of profile segments each of which define the basal rate delivery for a subset of the selected time interval, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch screen; an input unit configured to receive input of a curve representing a basal rate as a continuous function of time by a movement of an object across a display area of the touch screen and by a scanning of a pre-drawn curve, wherein a selection can be made between the drawn or scanned curve; and a calculation unit that is configured to generate the basal rate profile from the selected curve by an assignment of curve values at selected time instances to the pre-defined number of profile segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus that sets a basal rate profile, wherein the basal rate profile defines the basal rate delivery a the selected time interval and has a pre-defined number of profile segments each of which define the basal rate delivery for a subset of the selected time interval, the apparatus comprising:
a personal digital assistant (PDA) comprising; a touch screen; an input unit configured to receive input of a curve representing a basal rate as a continuous function of time by a movement of an object across a display area of the touch screen and by a scanning of a pre-drawn curve, wherein a selection can be made between the drawn or scanned curve; and a calculation unit that is configured to generate the basal rate profile from the selected curve by an assignment of curve values at selected time instances to the pre-defined number of profile segments; wherein the display area is configured to display an exemplary curve and a curve of past blood glucose values of a patient, and to depict deviations of the blood glucose values from the exemplary curve. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for setting a basal rate profile, wherein the basal rate profile defines the basal rate delivery for a selected time interval and has a pre-defined number of profile segments each of which define the basal rate delivery for the subset of the selected time interval, comprising:
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providing an apparatus comprising; a touch screen; an input unit configured to receive input of a curve representing a basal rate as a continuous function of time by a movement of an object across a display area of the touch screen and by a scanning of a pre-drawn curve, wherein a selection can be made between the drawn or scanned curve; and a calculation unit that is configured to generate the basal rate profile from the selected curve by an assignment of curve values at selected time instances to the pre-defined number of profile segments; selecting between the drawn or scanned curve; receiving, via the input unit, the input of the curve; and generating, via the calculation unit, the basal rate profile from the curve by assigning the curve values at the selected time instances to the pre-defined number of the profile segments. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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