Handheld diabetes manager with a user interface for displaying a status of an external medical device

• US 9,252,870 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diabetes Care Inc. (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Mears, Mark G., Nierzwick, Mark, Pash, Phillip E., Rizzo, Vincent R., Steiner, Bettina, Westerfield, Kristin M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasaki, Shogo
• Application Number:
  US13/661,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20130172708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 700/17, 700/18, 700/83, 700/266, 340/539.12, 702/19, 702/22, 702/23, 702/25, 702/31, 702/32, 600/365
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 5/0002 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: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/35 Communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 2270/0421 Controlled or regulated
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/02 Reducing interference from electric apparatus by means located at or near the interfering apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 : at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 : Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 : Master-slave selection or change arrangements

Abstract

A handheld diabetes manager has a graphical user interface for displaying status of an external medical device and includes a port configured to receive a test strip and a blood glucose measurement module. The diabetes manager includes a communications module that selectively communicates via a wireless data link with an external medical device to receive status data pertaining to the operation of the external medical device, and a user interface module in data communication with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module. The graphical user interface includes a status screen that presents data pertaining to a glucose measure determined by the blood glucose measurement module concurrently with the status data received from the external medical device, such that the status data of the external medical device is presented on the status screen only when the communication module is in data communication with the external medical device.

Claims

1. A diabetes management system having a handheld diabetes manager communicating with an external medical device configured to perform bolus operations, which is separate from the handheld diabetes manager, the handheld diabetes manager comprising:

a port configured to receive a test strip, wherein the test strip receives a blood sample from a user;

a blood glucose measurement module cooperatively operable with the test strip inserted in the port and determining a glucose measurement based on the blood sample disposed on the test strip;

a communications module selectively communicating with the external medical device via a wireless data link, wherein the communications module receives status data from the external medical device, the status data pertains to the operation of the external medical device;

a display; and

a user interface module programmed to display a graphical user interface on the display, the user interface module programmed to exchange data with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module, wherein the user interface module is programmed to display and receive inputs from the user via the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface includes a status screen, and a first cancel bolus screen, a second cancel bolus screen, wherein

the status screen presents data pertaining to the glucose measurement determined by the blood glucose measurement module concurrently with the status data received from the external medical device, the user interface module controls the status screen such that the status data of the external medical device is presented on the status screen only when the communication module is in data communication with the external medical device; and

the status screen includes a cancel bolus button that is operable by the user to cancel one or more bolus operation to be performed by the external medical device;

the user interface module, in response to the cancel bolus button being pressed, is programmed to determine a number of bolus operations to be performed by the external medical device from the status data and displays one of the first cancel bolus screen and the second cancel bolus screen, the user interface module is further programmed to presents the first cancel bolus screen in response to a determination that one bolus operation is to be performed, and presents the second cancel bolus screen in response to a determination that more than one bolus operation is to be performed; and

the first cancel bolus screen requests confirmation to cancel the one bolus operation and the second bolus screen presents the more than one bolus operation with a highest priority running bolus operation from among the more than one bolus operations displayed at, wherein the user interface model is implemented by computer readable instructions executed by a processor residing on the handheld diabetes manager.

2. The diabetes management system of claim 1, wherein the status screen displays a blood glucose result from a most recent blood glucose test and time information regarding when the blood glucose test was completed.

3. The diabetes management system of claim 2, wherein the status screen displays a warning when a lower or upper threshold of the most recent blood glucose test is exceeded.

4. The diabetes management system of claim 1 further includes an external medical device and the external medical device is an insulin pump.

5. The diabetes management system of claim 4, wherein when the insulin pump is paired with the diabetes manager and the insulin pump is running, the status screen displays a pump running icon.

6. The diabetes management system of claim 4, wherein when the insulin pump is paired with the diabetes manager and the insulin pump is stopped, the status screen displays a pump stop icon.

7. The diabetes management system of claim 4, wherein when the insulin pump is paired with the diabetes manager and the insulin pump is paused, the status screen displays a pump pause icon.

8. The diabetes management system of claim 4, wherein when the insulin pump is paired and communicating with the diabetes manager and the insulin pump is delivering basal insulin, the status screen displays a basal information bar with a basal icon, basal profile, basal rate value and units.