Systems, devices and methods for managing glucose levels

• US 9,326,709 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2011
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Budiman, Erwin Satrya
• Primary Examiner(s): JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN
• Application Number:
  US13/044,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20110224523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,882 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/582 by tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• 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: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2003/008 with a haptic or a tactile feedback controlled by electrical means, e.g. a motor or magnetofriction

Abstract

Systems, devices and methods for the management of glucose levels in the body of patient featuring user interface input mechanisms configured to provide haptic feedback to the user are provided.

Claims

1. A glucose management device, comprising:

a processor; and

a user interface controllable by the processor, the user interface comprising a user input mechanism configured for tactile contact and movement by a user for entering values of one or more parameters for controlling the glucose management device;

wherein the user input mechanism is configured to provide a haptic feedback response to the user, wherein the user input mechanism is controllable by the processor to adjust the haptic feedback response as the entered value of a selected parameter approaches a predefined limit.

2. The glucose management device of claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback response comprises a damping of movement of the user input mechanism wherein the extent of damping increases the closer the entered value approaches the predefined limit.

3. The glucose management device of claim 2, wherein the haptic feedback response further comprises locking the user input mechanism against further movement upon the entered value of the selected parameter exceeding the predefined limit.

4. The glucose management device of claim 2, wherein the user input mechanism is movable in at least two directions wherein movement in a first direction increases the value of the selected parameter and movement in a second direction decreases the value of the selected parameter.

5. The glucose management device of claim 4, wherein the user input mechanism is rotatable about an axis and the movement of the user input mechanism is rotational.

6. The glucose management device of claim 5, wherein the user input mechanism is further moveable in a direction along a line orthogonal to the axis of rotation.

7. The glucose management device of claim 1, wherein the user input mechanism is a toggle button.

8. The glucose management device of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a display for displaying the values of the one or more parameters for controlling the glucose management device, wherein the display is configured to display the entered value of the selected parameter.

9. The glucose management device of claim 8, wherein the display is configured to provide visual feedback to the user when the entered value of the selected parameter exceeds the predefined limit.

10. The glucose management device of claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback response further comprises providing a detented sensation to the user wherein one detent corresponds to a predefined unit of the entered value of the selected parameter.

11. A glucose management device, comprising:

a processor; and

a user interface controllable by the processor, the user interface comprising a user input mechanism configured for tactile contact and movement by a user for entering values of one or more parameters for controlling the glucose management device;

wherein the user input mechanism is configured to provide a haptic feedback response to the user, wherein the user input mechanism is controllable by the processor to adjust the haptic feedback response as the entered value of a selected parameter moves away from at least one predefined preferred value for the selected parameter.

12. The glucose management device of claim 11, wherein the user input mechanism is rotatable in at least two directions.

13. The glucose management device of claim 12, wherein the user input mechanism is one or more of a dial, knob, scroll ball, track ball and floating disc.

14. The glucose management device of claim 11, wherein for an incremental movement of the user input mechanism, the processor computes a proximity of the entered value to the at least one predefined preferred value.

15. The glucose management device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to activate an actuator capable of adjusting a tactile resistance of the user input mechanism to reflect the proximity.