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Medical device having an intelligent alerting scheme, and related operating methods

  • US 8,487,758 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2009
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a portable medical device that includes at least one onboard situational awareness sensor, the method comprising:

  • maintaining a decision algorithm that selects alerting schemes for a hand-held portable insulin infusion device, wherein the decision algorithm processes sensor data obtained by the at least one onboard situational awareness sensor to select preferred alerting schemes for alert conditions of the hand-held portable insulin infusion device, the alert conditions including an indication of a blood glucose level and the at least one onboard situational awareness sensor obtains sensor data indicative of a load on an exterior housing of the hand-held portable insulin infusion device and obtains sensor data indicative of a wavelength for ambient light near an exterior housing of the portable insulin infusion device;

    generating alerts in accordance with preferred alerting schemes selected by the decision algorithm;

    obtaining information associated with user reactions to the alerts, resulting in obtained user reaction information; and

    dynamically adapting the decision algorithm in response to the obtained user reaction information,wherein;

    the preferred alerting scheme calls for a first alert notification type when the load data indicates higher loading on the exterior housing of the hand-held portable insulin infusion device or the wavelength data indicates artificial ambient light near the exterior housing of the electronic device; and

    the preferred alerting scheme calls for a second alert notification type when the load data indicates lower loading on the exterior housing of the hand-held portable insulin infusion device or the wavelength data indicates natural ambient light near the exterior housing of the electronic device.

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