Integrated glucose monitor and insulin injection pen with automatic emergency notification
First Claim
1. A portable blood glucose monitoring device and insulin administering pen integrated into a single unit for testing and treating diabetes symptoms in a user, the device comprising:
- a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of the user;
a blood glucose monitoring system in said housing for receiving a sample of the user'"'"'s blood, said blood glucose monitoring system being operable to detect the glucose level in the blood sample;
an insulin administration mechanism in said housing for administering an insulin dosage to the user;
a microprocessor in said housing for calculating an insulin dosage appropriate to a hyperglycemic detected blood glucose level, wherein said insulin administration mechanism is operable to provide a signal to said microprocessor indicating that an insulin dosage has been administered;
a display mounted on said housing for displaying the detected blood glucose level and the calculated insulin dosage;
a manually operable mode switch on said housing having a first position for actuating said blood glucose monitoring system to cause detection of the glucose level in the received blood sample and a second position for administering an insulin dosage;
a sensor for sensing when said administration mechanism is in place for administering insulin, wherein setting said mode switch to the second position automatically provides a signal to said microprocessor to cause said insulin administering mechanism to administer an insulin dosage when the sensor indicates that said administering mechanism is in place; and
a communication device in said housing and under the control of said microprocessor for automatically informing a remote emergency service provider if said microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger to the user and if said insulin administration mechanism fails to indicate that an insulin dosage has been administered within a predetermined time interval after said microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A portable insulin injection pen and blood glucose monitoring device is integrated into a single unit for testing and treating diabetes symptoms. The device has a housing of a size suitable for transport in a user'"'"'s clothing pocket or handbag. Within the housing is a blood glucose monitoring system for receiving a sample of the user'"'"'s blood and detecting its glucose level, an insulin injection mechanism for administering an insulin injection, and a microprocessor that calculates an insulin dosage appropriate to the detected blood glucose level and sets the insulin injection mechanism to administer the calculated insulin dosage. A communication device automatically informs a remote emergency service provider, such as 911 or an emergency service to which the user has subscribed, if the microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger to the user. The microprocessor also calculates treatment regimens specific to a particular user based on the detected blood glucose level and displays the treatment regimens on an LCD display. In a particularly advantageous embodiment, a GPS receiver within the housing detects the location of the device, and the communication device, which can be a cellular telephone separate from the housing connected wirelessly to the unit via a Bluetooth connection or cellular telephone circuitry within the housing itself, transmits information regarding the location to the remote emergency service.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A portable blood glucose monitoring device and insulin administering pen integrated into a single unit for testing and treating diabetes symptoms in a user, the device comprising:
-
a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of the user; a blood glucose monitoring system in said housing for receiving a sample of the user'"'"'s blood, said blood glucose monitoring system being operable to detect the glucose level in the blood sample; an insulin administration mechanism in said housing for administering an insulin dosage to the user; a microprocessor in said housing for calculating an insulin dosage appropriate to a hyperglycemic detected blood glucose level, wherein said insulin administration mechanism is operable to provide a signal to said microprocessor indicating that an insulin dosage has been administered; a display mounted on said housing for displaying the detected blood glucose level and the calculated insulin dosage; a manually operable mode switch on said housing having a first position for actuating said blood glucose monitoring system to cause detection of the glucose level in the received blood sample and a second position for administering an insulin dosage; a sensor for sensing when said administration mechanism is in place for administering insulin, wherein setting said mode switch to the second position automatically provides a signal to said microprocessor to cause said insulin administering mechanism to administer an insulin dosage when the sensor indicates that said administering mechanism is in place; and a communication device in said housing and under the control of said microprocessor for automatically informing a remote emergency service provider if said microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger to the user and if said insulin administration mechanism fails to indicate that an insulin dosage has been administered within a predetermined time interval after said microprocessor determines that the detected blood glucose level presents a potential danger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
Specification