SIMPLIFIED INSULIN PUMP FOR TYPE II DIABETICS

• US 20140276420A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Inventors: Rosinko, Mike
• Granted Patent: US 10,201,656 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00

Abstract

A simplified insulin pump allows type II diabetics to identify routine patterns in their daily lifestyle that provide a generally accurate typical pattern of activity and meals. An infusion regimen can be programmed into the pump that generally correlates with this typical pattern to provide a viable treatment option for a type II diabetic without the need for specific and precise matching of insulin to carbohydrate consumption or activity level.

Claims

1. A portable insulin pump adapted to deliver insulin to a user, comprising:

a delivery mechanism adapted to deliver insulin to a user;

a user interface adapted to display operating parameters of the delivery mechanism and receive input from a user; and

a processor coupled to the user interface and adapted to;

receive user input data defining a meal bolus, the meal bolus comprising a recurring meal bolus of a fixed amount of insulin to be delivered at a predetermined time on at least one category of day;

automatically provide an alert to the user through the user interface that the meal bolus is scheduled for delivery upon occurrence of the predetermined time on each day in the category; and

cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the meal bolus to the user.

2. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a confirmation from the user in response to the alert and to cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the meal bolus only after receiving the confirmation.

3. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a modification to the meal bolus from the user in response to the alert and causing the delivery mechanism to deliver the meal bolus delivers the meal bolus as modified.

4. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to wait a predetermined period of time after providing the alert and to cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the meal bolus if delivery is not cancelled by the user within the predetermined period of time.

5. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the category of day is selected from the group consisting of all days, weekdays, weekend days, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

6. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the category of day relates to an activity level or physical condition of the user.

7. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time over which the meal bolus is delivered is a period of time having a starting time and an ending time.

8. The portable insulin pump device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a modification to the meal bolus through the user interface while the meal bolus is being delivered and to alter delivery of the meal bolus according to the modification.

9. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the processor is adapted to continue to deliver the meal bolus upon occurrence of the predetermined time on each day in the category until a reservoir associated with the delivery mechanism does not contain enough insulin for a subsequent meal bolus.

14. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the common category of day is selected from the group consisting of all days, weekdays, weekend days, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

20. The portable insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time for one or more of the meal boluses is a period of time having a starting time and an ending time.

10. A portable insulin pump, comprising:

a delivery mechanism adapted to deliver insulin to a user;

a user interface adapted to display operating parameters of the delivery mechanism and receive input from a user; and

a processor coupled to the user interface and adapted to;

receive user input data defining a breakfast meal bolus, a lunch meal bolus and a dinner meal bolus, each meal bolus being a recurring meal bolus of a fixed amount of insulin to be delivered over a predetermined time period on at least one common category of day;

automatically provide an alert to the user through the user interface that the breakfast meal bolus is scheduled for delivery at a beginning of the corresponding predetermined time period on a day in the common category of day;

cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the breakfast meal bolus to the user over the corresponding predetermined time period;

automatically provide an alert to the user through the user interface that the lunch meal bolus is scheduled for delivery at a beginning of the corresponding predetermined time period on a day in the common category of day;

cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the lunch meal bolus to the user over the corresponding predetermined time period;

automatically provide an alert to the user through the user interface that the dinner meal bolus is scheduled for delivery at a beginning of the corresponding predetermined time period on a day in the common category of day;

cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the dinner meal bolus to the user over the corresponding predetermined time period.

11. The portable insulin pump of claim 10, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a confirmation from the user in response to each of the alerts and to cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the breakfast meal bolus, lunch meal bolus and dinner meal bolus only after receiving the confirmation.

12. The portable insulin pump of claim 10, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a modification to one of the meal boluses from the user in response to the corresponding alert and causing the delivery mechanism to deliver the one of the meal boluses delivers the meal bolus as modified.

13. The portable insulin pump of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to wait a predetermined period of time after providing each of the alerts and to cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the corresponding meal bolus if delivery is not cancelled by the user within the predetermined period of time.

15. A portable insulin pump, comprising:

a delivery mechanism adapted to deliver insulin to a user;

a user interface adapted to display operating parameters of the delivery mechanism and receive input from a user; and

a processor coupled to the user interface and adapted to;

store in memory a plurality of recurring meal boluses, each meal bolus comprising a fixed amount of insulin to be delivered at a predetermined time;

associate each recurring meal bolus with at least one category of day;

determine a category of day for a current day;

determine one or more recurring meal boluses associated with the category of day of the current day;

provide an alert through the user interface for each of the one or more recurring meal boluses that the meal bolus is scheduled to be delivered at the corresponding predetermined time; and

cause the delivery mechanism to deliver each of the one or more meal boluses to the user.

16. The portable insulin pump of claim 15, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a confirmation from the user in response to each alert and to cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the corresponding meal bolus only after receiving the confirmation.

17. The portable insulin pump of claim 15, wherein the processor is further adapted to receive a modification to one or more of the meal boluses in response to the corresponding alert and causing the delivery mechanism to deliver the meal bolus delivers the meal bolus as modified.

18. The portable insulin pump of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to wait a predetermined period of time after providing each alert and to cause the delivery mechanism to deliver the corresponding meal bolus if delivery is not cancelled by the user within the predetermined period of time.

19. The portable insulin pump of claim 15, wherein the category of day is selected from the group consisting of all days weekdays, weekend days, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.