Multivariable artificial pancreas method and system
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring and/or treating glucose levels of a patient with diabetes, the method comprising:
- automatically monitoring a glucose concentration level in the patient with a continuous glucose monitor worn by the patient to obtain a measured glucose level;
automatically monitoring physiological variables of the patient using at least one physiological sensor worn by the patient to obtain measured physiological variables;
automatically receiving the glucose concentration level and the physiological variables at a controller in communication combination with the continuous glucose monitor and the at least one physiological sensor;
the controller automatically determining a physiological state of the patient from the measured physiological variables by automatically matching the measured physiological variables to one of a plurality of predetermined classified physiological states stored in the controller;
the controller automatically estimating a future glucose level of the patient as a function of the measured glucose level, at least one of the measured physiological variables, and the determined physiological state of the patient;
the controller automatically computing the insulin dose to be infused and delivering instruction to an insulin pump to deliver the insulin dose to the patient; and
automatically updating the controller using further glucose measurements from the continuous glucose monitor and further physiological variables from the at least one physiological sensor.
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Abstract
Methods and modules for using physiological (biometric) variables to advance the state of the artificial pancreas. The method and system includes one or more modules for recursive model identification, hypoglycemia early alert and alarm, adaptive control, hyperglycemia early alert and alarm, plasma insulin concentration estimation, assessment of physical activity (e.g., presence, type, duration, expected effects on insulin sensitivity and GC), detection of acute stress and assessment of its impact on insulin sensitivity, detection of sleep and its stages and assessment of sleep stages on GC, sensor fault detection and diagnosis, software and controller performance evaluation and adjustment and/or pump fault detection and diagnosis.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and/or treating glucose levels of a patient with diabetes, the method comprising:
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automatically monitoring a glucose concentration level in the patient with a continuous glucose monitor worn by the patient to obtain a measured glucose level; automatically monitoring physiological variables of the patient using at least one physiological sensor worn by the patient to obtain measured physiological variables; automatically receiving the glucose concentration level and the physiological variables at a controller in communication combination with the continuous glucose monitor and the at least one physiological sensor; the controller automatically determining a physiological state of the patient from the measured physiological variables by automatically matching the measured physiological variables to one of a plurality of predetermined classified physiological states stored in the controller; the controller automatically estimating a future glucose level of the patient as a function of the measured glucose level, at least one of the measured physiological variables, and the determined physiological state of the patient; the controller automatically computing the insulin dose to be infused and delivering instruction to an insulin pump to deliver the insulin dose to the patient; and automatically updating the controller using further glucose measurements from the continuous glucose monitor and further physiological variables from the at least one physiological sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for monitoring and/or treating patient glucose levels, the device comprising:
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a continuous glucose monitor adapted to measure a glucose level of a patient; a physiological status monitoring system worn by the patient and adapted to measure physiological variables of the patient; and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose monitor and the physiological status monitoring system, the controller including a recordable medium comprising a plurality of stored predetermined classified physiological states selected from physical activity states, stress states, and sleep states, wherein the controller is configured to compare the measured physiological variables to the stored predetermined classified physiological states to predict a future glucose measurement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring and/or treating glucose levels of a patient with diabetes, the method comprising:
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automatically monitoring a glucose concentration level in the patient with a continuous glucose monitor worn by the patient to obtain a measured glucose level; automatically measuring physiological variables of the patient using at least one physiological sensor worn by the patient to obtain measured physiological variables; automatically receiving the glucose concentration level and the physiological variables at a controller in communication combination with the continuous glucose monitor and the at least one physiological sensor; the controller automatically interpreting the measured physiological variables to determine a physiological state of the patient, the physiological state selected from a group consisting of exercise, stress, sleep, or combinations thereof; the controller automatically estimating a future glucose level of the patient as a function of the measured glucose level and the determined physiological state of the patient; the controller automatically computing the insulin dose to be infused and delivering instruction to an insulin pump to deliver the insulin dose to the patient; and automatically updating the controller using further glucose measurements from the continuous glucose monitor and further physiological variables from the at least one physiological sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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