ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH AUDIBLE FEEDBACK

• US 20140376762A1
• Filed: 06/20/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuity Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intuity Medical, Inc.
• Inventors: ESCUTIA, Raul, LIPMAN, Kelley J., GAFFNEY, Robin S., SHEMLUCK, Matthew M., REYNOLDS, Paul D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,729,386 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/029 adapted for auto-initiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0406 specially shaped apparatus housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0431 Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150389 Hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150793 Electrical or magnetic identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150801 Means for facilitating use, e.g. by people with impaired vision; means for indicating when used correctly or incorrectly; means for alarming
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150854 long distance, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15113 Manually triggered, i.e. the triggering requires a deliberate action by the user such as pressing a drive button
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15117 comprising biased elements, resilient elements or a spring, e.g. a helical spring, leaf spring, or elastic strap
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15153 Multiple piercing elements stocked in a single compartment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15163 Characterized by propelling the piercing element in an axial direction relative to the disc
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4845 Toxicology, e.g. by detection of alcohol, drug or toxic products A61B5/4848 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 : using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 : using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 : associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

Described here are devices, systems, and methods for analyte measurement. The analyte measurement devices and systems may be configured to produce a prompt that may convey information, instructions and/or encouragement to a user. In some variations, analyte measurement devices may be configured to change a prompt based on the replacement or addition of components of/to the device. In some instances, a prompt may be an auditory prompt and/or a visual prompt. In some variations, a system may comprise an analyte measurement device comprising a housing, a speaker, and a control unit. The housing may comprise a releasable housing portion comprising an identifier that is associated with a prompt. In some variations, a system may comprise an analyte measurement device and a skin that may releasably attach to the analyte measurement device and may comprise an identifier that is associated with a prompt.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an analyte measurement device comprising;

a housing, wherein the housing comprises a releasable housing portion and wherein the releasable housing portion comprises an auditory identifier that is associated with an auditory prompt set;

a speaker;

a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to detect the auditory identifier, set the auditory prompt set associated with the detected auditory identifier as an active prompt set, and instruct the speaker to output at least one auditory prompt from the active prompt set.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the system further comprises a plurality of releasable housing portions.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein each of the releasable housing portions is associated with an auditory prompt set comprising at least one auditory prompt that differs from at least one auditory prompt associated with the other releasable housing portions of the plurality of releasable housing portions.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the control unit comprises a processor.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the control unit comprises a memory unit.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the releasable housing portion is stored on the memory unit.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the releasable housing portion is stored on the releasable housing portion.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the releasable housing portion is stored on a server.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the control system comprises a speech unit and wherein instructing the speaker to output at least one auditory prompt from the active prompt set comprises transmitting a signal associated with the at least one auditory prompt from the speech unit to the speaker.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the analyte measurement device further comprises a display.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the analyte measurement device further comprises a microphone.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the analyte measurement device is an integrated meter.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the system further comprises a cartridge.

14. A system comprising:

an analyte measurement device comprising a housing, a speaker, and a control unit; and

a skin, wherein the skin is configured to releasably attach to the housing, and wherein the skin comprises an auditory identifier that is associated with an auditory prompt set; and

wherein the control unit is configured to detect the auditory identifier, set the auditory prompt set associated with the detected auditory identifier as an active prompt set, and instruct the speaker to output at least one auditory prompt from the active prompt set.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the system further comprises a plurality of skins.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein each of the skins is associated with a auditory prompt set comprising at least one auditory prompt that differs from at least one auditory prompt associated with the other skins of the plurality of skins.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the control unit comprises a processor.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein the control unit comprises a memory unit.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the skin is stored on the memory unit.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the skin is stored on the skin.

21. The system of claim 14 wherein the auditory prompt set associated with the skin is stored on a server.

22. The system of claim 14 wherein the control system comprises a speech unit and wherein instructing the speaker to output at least one auditory prompt from the active prompt set comprises transmitting a signal associated with the at least one auditory prompt from the speech unit to the speaker.

23. The system of claim 14 wherein the analyte measurement device further comprises a display.

24. The system of claim 14 wherein the analyte measurement device further comprises a microphone.

25. The system of claim 14 wherein the analyte measurement device is an integrated meter.

26. The system of claim 14 wherein the system further comprises a cartridge.