PAIRING AND SYNCHRONIZING A MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION WITH A HANDHELD GLUCOSE METER

• US 20140322815A1
• Filed: 02/04/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Carlsgaard, Eric S., Markisohn, David B., Mears, Mark
• Application Number:
  US14/172,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20140322815A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 436/95
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/74 Details of notification to user or communication with user or patient indicating measured values G01D7/00; user input means input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3249 using RSA or related signature schemes, e.g. Rabin scheme
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/144444 Glucose

Abstract

A diabetes management system includes a handheld medical device, a mobile computing device, and a diabetes management application. The handheld medical device is configured to determine, in response to a port receiving a test strip, whether an auto-send feature is enabled on the handheld medical device, determine whether the handheld medical device is paired with a mobile computing device, and selectively instruct a wireless transceiver to establish a wireless connection and communicate a glucose measurement and identifying information to the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device is configured to execute the diabetes management application. The diabetes management application is configured to process a plurality of glucose measurements and identifying information associated with each of a plurality of glucose measurements.

Claims

1. A diabetes management system comprising:

a handheld medical device that includes;

a port configured to receive a test strip having a reaction site for receiving a sample of fluid from a patient;

a blood glucose (bG) meter, cooperatively operable with a test strip inserted in the port, configured to measure glucose in a sample of fluid residing in the test strip and associate identifying information with the glucose measurement;

a wireless transceiver cooperatively operable with the bG meter to communicate the glucose measurement and the identifying information via a wireless data link;

a user interface that selectively instructs the handheld medical device to initiate a pairing procedure in response to input received from a user and that displays a unique identifier associated with the handheld medical device; and

a first processor configured to;

determine, in response to the port receiving a test strip, whether an auto-send feature is enabled on the handheld medical device;

determine whether the handheld medical device is paired with a mobile computing device; and

selectively instruct the wireless transceiver to establish a wireless connection and communicate the glucose measurement and the identifying information in response to the determination of whether the auto-send feature is enabled and the determination of whether the handheld medical device is paired with a mobile computing device;

a mobile computing device comprising a second processor configured to execute a diabetes management application stored on an associated memory, the diabetes management application is configured to process a plurality of glucose measurements and identifying information associated with each of the plurality of glucose measurements and to display, on a user display of the mobile computing device, a message indicative of at least one glucose measurement.

2. The diabetes management system of claim 1 wherein the diabetes management application is displays, on the user display of the mobile computing device, a list of proximally located wireless devices.

3. The diabetes management system of claim 2 wherein the diabetes management application receives, via input from the user, the unique identifier.

4. The diabetes management system of claim 2 wherein the diabetes management application pairs the mobile computing device to the handheld medical device in response to receiving the unique identifier.

5. The diabetes management system of claim 4 wherein the diabetes management application enables the auto-send feature on the handheld medical device in response to the user selecting the auto-send feature on the mobile computing device.

6. The diabetes management system of claim 5 wherein the diabetes management application stores the glucose measurement and identifying information on the associated memory within the mobile computing device.

7. The diabetes management system of claim 1 wherein the first processor does not instruct the wireless transceiver to establish a wireless connection in response to the auto-send feature being disabled.

8. The diabetes management system of claim 1 wherein the first processor determines whether the handheld medical device is paired with a mobile computing device in response to the auto-send feature being enabled.

9. The diabetes management system of claim 1 wherein the first processor selectively instructs the wireless transceiver to establish a wireless connection with the mobile computing device and to communicate the glucose measurement and the identifying information in response to the auto-send feature being enabled and the handheld medical device being paired with a mobile computing device.

10. The diabetes management system of claim 1 wherein the diabetes management application compares the at least one glucose measurement to a first glucose threshold.

11. The diabetes management system of claim 10 wherein the diabetes management application displays, on the user display of the mobile computing device, a message indicating the at least one glucose measurement is high in response to the at least one glucose measurement being greater than the first glucose threshold.

12. The diabetes management system of claim 1 wherein the diabetes management application compares the at least one glucose measurement to a second glucose threshold.

13. The diabetes management system of claim 12 wherein the diabetes management application displays, on the user display of the mobile computing device, a message indicating the at least one glucose measurement is low in response to the at least one glucose measurement being less than the second glucose threshold.

14. A method for managing diabetes comprising:

receiving a test strip having a reaction site for receiving a sample of fluid from a patient;

measuring glucose in a sample of fluid residing in the test strip and associate identifying information with the glucose measurement;

selectively instructing a handheld medical device to initiate a pairing procedure in response to input received from a user;

displaying a unique identifier associated with the handheld medical device;

determining, in response to the handheld medical device receiving a test strip, whether an auto-send feature is enabled on the handheld medical device;

determining whether the handheld medical device is paired with a mobile computing device;

selectively instructing, in response to the determination of whether the auto-send feature is enabled and the determination of whether the handheld medical device is paired with a mobile computing device, the handheld medical device to establish a wireless connection and communicate the glucose measurement and the identifying information;

processing a plurality of glucose measurements and identifying information associated with each of the plurality of glucose measurements; and

displaying, on a user display of the mobile computing device, a message indicative of at least one glucose measurement.

15. The method for managing diabetes of claim 14 further comprising displaying, on the user display of the mobile computing device, a list of proximally located wireless devices and receiving, via input from the user, the unique identifier.

16. The method for managing diabetes of claim 15 further comprising paring the mobile computing device to the handheld medical device in response to receiving the unique identifier.

17. The method for managing diabetes of claim 16 further comprising enabling the auto-send feature on the handheld medical device in response to the user selecting the auto-send feature on the mobile computing device.

18. The method for managing diabetes of claim 14 further comprising instructing, in response to the auto-send feature being enabled and the handheld medical device being paired with a mobile computing device, the handheld medical device a wireless connection with the mobile computing device and to communicate the glucose measurement and the identifying information.

19. The method for managing diabetes of claim 14 further comprising comparing the at least one glucose measurement to a first glucose threshold and displaying, on the user display of the mobile computing device, a message indicating the at least one glucose measurement is high in response to the at least one glucose measurement being greater than the first glucose threshold.

20. The method for managing diabetes of claim 14 further comprising comparing the at least one glucose measurement to a second glucose threshold and displaying, on the user display of the mobile computing device, a message indicating the at least one glucose measurement is low in response to the at least one glucose measurement being greater than the second glucose threshold.