Analyte Monitoring System and Methods for Managing Power and Noise

• US 20150198488A1
• Filed: 03/26/2015
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Nekoomaram, Saeed, Fennell, Martin J., Sloan, Mark Kent, He, Lei, Sicurello, Jeffery Mario
• Granted Patent: US 10,429,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0209 adapted for power saving
• 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: G01K 1/02 Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/00 Thermometers specially adapted for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/12 Condition responsive control

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for conserving energy of a power source of an analyte monitoring device. Also disclosed herein are methods and systems for reducing noise during data transmissions to and from the analyte monitoring device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a temperature level of a power source of an analyte monitoring device;

determining a level of power remaining in the power source of the analyte monitoring device; and

selectively deactivating at least one component of the analyte monitoring device when at least one of the temperature level of the power source reaches a predetermined temperature threshold or when the level of power remaining in the power source reaches a predetermined power threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one component is a display.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one component is a test strip interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one component is a data storage device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the data storage device is a flash memory device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined temperature threshold is approximately zero degrees Celsius.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined temperature threshold is approximately negative five degrees Celsius.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined power threshold is approximately 3.6V.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively deactivating the at least one component comprises determining an amount of power needed by the at least one component and deactivating the at least one component when the determined amount of power exceeds a threshold level.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to determine a temperature level of a power source of the apparatus, determine a level of power remaining in the power source of the apparatus, and selectively deactivate at least one component of the apparatus when at least one of the temperature level of the power source reaches a predetermined temperature threshold or when the level of power remaining in the power source reaches a predetermined power threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one component is a display.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the display is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one component is a test strip interface.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one component is a data storage device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the storage device is a flash memory device.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the predetermined temperature threshold is approximately zero degrees Celsius.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the predetermined temperature threshold is approximately negative five degrees Celsius.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the predetermined power threshold is approximately 3.6V.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to selectively deactivate the at least one component in response to determining that an amount of power needed by the at least one component exceeds a threshold level.