Sensor systems, devices, and methods for continuous glucose monitoring
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1. A method for signal dip detection during the first 4-12 hours of glucose sensor data, said glucose sensor including physical sensor electronics, a microcontroller, and a working electrode, and being in operational contact with a display device configured to display said glucose sensor data to a user, the method comprising:
- (a) performing, by said microcontroller, an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) procedure to obtain real impedance values for said electrode;
(b) periodically measuring, by said physical sensor electronics, values of the electrode current (Isig) for the working electrode;
(c) calculating, by said microcontroller, sensor glucose (SG) values associated with said Isig values;
(d) comparing, by said microcontroller, a current value of the Isig to a first threshold and the current value of the SG to a second threshold;
(e) evaluating, by said microcontroller, a trend of said real impedance values at 1 kHz; and
(f) based on said comparison of the current value of the Isig to the first threshold and the current value of the SG to the second threshold and based on said evaluation, determining, by said microcontroller, whether a dip event exists,wherein a dip event is determined to exist if the current value of the Isig is less than said first threshold, the current value of the SG is less than said second threshold, and said trend evaluation indicates that the 2 most recent values of real impedance are increasing, further including blanking display of said SG values on said display device when a dip event is determined to exist and continuing to display said SG values when a dip event is determined not to exist.
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Abstract
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) may be used in conjunction with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to enable identification of valid and reliable sensor data, as well implementation of Smart Calibration algorithms.
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1. A method for signal dip detection during the first 4-12 hours of glucose sensor data, said glucose sensor including physical sensor electronics, a microcontroller, and a working electrode, and being in operational contact with a display device configured to display said glucose sensor data to a user, the method comprising:
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(a) performing, by said microcontroller, an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) procedure to obtain real impedance values for said electrode; (b) periodically measuring, by said physical sensor electronics, values of the electrode current (Isig) for the working electrode; (c) calculating, by said microcontroller, sensor glucose (SG) values associated with said Isig values; (d) comparing, by said microcontroller, a current value of the Isig to a first threshold and the current value of the SG to a second threshold; (e) evaluating, by said microcontroller, a trend of said real impedance values at 1 kHz; and (f) based on said comparison of the current value of the Isig to the first threshold and the current value of the SG to the second threshold and based on said evaluation, determining, by said microcontroller, whether a dip event exists, wherein a dip event is determined to exist if the current value of the Isig is less than said first threshold, the current value of the SG is less than said second threshold, and said trend evaluation indicates that the 2 most recent values of real impedance are increasing, further including blanking display of said SG values on said display device when a dip event is determined to exist and continuing to display said SG values when a dip event is determined not to exist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for signal dip detection during the first 4 hours of glucose sensor data, said glucose sensor including physical sensor electronics, a microcontroller, and a working electrode, and being in operational contact with a display device configured to display said glucose sensor data to a user, the method comprising:
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(a) performing, by said microcontroller, an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) procedure to obtain real impedance values for said electrode; (b) periodically measuring, by said physical sensor electronics, values of the electrode current (Isig) for the working electrode; (c) comparing, by said microcontroller, a current value of the Isig to a first threshold; (d) evaluating, by said microcontroller, a trend of said real impedance values at 1 kHz; and (e) based on said comparison and said evaluation, determining, by said microcontroller, whether a dip event exists, wherein a dip event is determined to exist if the current value of the Isig is less than said threshold, and said trend evaluation indicates that the 2 most recent values of real impedance are increasing, further including blanking display of said glucose sensor data on said display device when a dip event is determined to exist and continuing to display said glucose sensor data when a dip event is determined not to exist. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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