Analyte monitoring devices and methods therefor

• US 8,597,575 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Sloan, Mark K., Jennewine, R. Curtis
• Primary Examiner(s): Hyun, Paul
• Application Number:
  US13/556,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20120289806A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 422/82.02, 422/82.01, 604/504, 435/14, 435/970, 705/3
• US Class Current: 422/82.02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/307 Disposable laminated or multilayered electrodes G01N27/3272 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/3273 Devices therefor, e.g. test element readers, circuitry details not specific to biochemical electrodes G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 435/97 Test strip or test slide

Abstract

Method and apparatus for performing a discrete glucose testing and bolus dosage determination including a glucose meter with bolus calculation function are provided.

Claims

1. An apparatus including an analyte meter, comprising:

a housing having a display unit disposed thereon;

a data storage unit disposed within the housing, the data storage unit storing meal event information;

a strip port coupled to the housing and configured to receive a test strip that includes an analyte sample; and

a controller unit coupled to the housing, the controller configured to determine an analyte level corresponding to the analyte sample, the controller further configured to detect when the test strip is received in the strip port, and to determine if the test strip is received in the strip port within a predetermined time period of a meal event;

wherein when the test strip is determined as received in the strip port within the predetermined time period of the meal event, a carbohydrate bolus determination mode is automatically selected by the controller unit to determine a bolus dosage.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller unit is further configured to display the determined bolus dosage on the display unit.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the displayed bolus dosage is one or more of an alphanumeric display, a graphical display, a video display, an audio display, a vibratory output, or combinations thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further including an output unit configured to provide one or more of an audible notification, a vibratory notification, or combinations thereof.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bolus dosage determined by the controller unit includes one or more of a carbohydrate bolus, a correction bolus, an extended bolus, a dual bolus, or combinations thereof.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further including an input unit coupled to the housing, wherein the controller unit is configured to determine the bolus dosage in response to a command received from the input unit.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the input unit includes one or more of an input button, a touch sensitive screen, a jog wheel, or combinations thereof.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the analyte level includes a glucose level of a patient.

9. A computer program product for use with an analyte meter, the program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon which controls the meter to store meal event information, to receive data related to an analyte sample, to determine an analyte level corresponding to the received data related to the analyte sample, to detect when a test strip is received in a strip port, to determine if the test strip is received in the strip port within a predetermined time period of a meal event, and to automatically select a carbohydrate bolus determination mode to determine a bolus dosage amount when the test strip is determined as received in the strip port within the predetermined time period of the meal event.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the computer program instructs the analyte meter to display the determined bolus dosage.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 wherein the bolus dosage displayed on the analyte meter is one or more of an alphanumeric display, a graphical display, a video display, an audio display, a vibratory output, or combinations thereof.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the bolus dosage includes one or more of a carbohydrate bolus, a correction bolus, an extended bolus, a dual bolus, or combinations thereof.

13. A method, comprising:

storing meal event information;

receiving an analyte sample;

determining an analyte level corresponding to the analyte sample;

detecting when a test strip is received in a strip port;

determining if the test strip is received in the strip port within a predetermined time period of a meal event; and

automatically selecting a carbohydrate bolus determination mode to determine a bolus dosage amount when the test strip is determined as received in the strip port within the predetermined time period of the meal event.

14. The method of claim 13 further including displaying one or more of the bolus dosage, the analyte level, or combinations thereof.

15. The method of claim 13 further including generating one or more of an audible notification, a vibratory notification, a visual notification, or combinations thereof, associated with one or more of the determined bolus dosage, the determined analyte level, or combinations thereof.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the bolus dosage determined includes one or more of a carbohydrate bolus, a correction bolus, an extended bolus, a dual bolus, or combinations thereof.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the analyte level includes a measured glucose level of a patient.