Devices used in connection with continuous analyte monitoring that provide the user with one or more notifications, and related methods
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1. A wearable device for providing an alert to a user regarding a wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value, the device comprising:
- a communication module comprising circuitry for receiving a signal from a transmitter of a continuous glucose monitoring device, wherein the communication module is configured to relay the signal received from the transmitter to one or more remote monitoring devices monitoring the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose state corresponding to the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value;
an alert interface configured to provide a first alert when the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value is within a predetermined range, and a second alert that the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value is outside the predetermined range, wherein the alert interface has limited functionality compared to that of the one or more remote monitoring devices; and
wherein the communication module circuitry is further configured to detect the location of the wearer and the location of the one or more remote monitoring devices, and determine a set of the one or more monitoring devices proximate to the wearable device, and is further configured to send signals to the set of the one or more remote monitoring devices in response to detecting that the wearer has not acknowledged an alert provided at the alert interface.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for providing a user with alerts are provided. The alerts may take different forms, such as an output to a display, a speaker, a vibration module, a shock module, etc. The alerts provide the user with sufficient information to take appropriate action, but the devices may be of limited functionality to enhance their compactness, discreetness, wearability, etc., while also lowering their cost to manufacture.
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1. A wearable device for providing an alert to a user regarding a wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value, the device comprising:
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a communication module comprising circuitry for receiving a signal from a transmitter of a continuous glucose monitoring device, wherein the communication module is configured to relay the signal received from the transmitter to one or more remote monitoring devices monitoring the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose state corresponding to the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value; an alert interface configured to provide a first alert when the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value is within a predetermined range, and a second alert that the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value is outside the predetermined range, wherein the alert interface has limited functionality compared to that of the one or more remote monitoring devices; and wherein the communication module circuitry is further configured to detect the location of the wearer and the location of the one or more remote monitoring devices, and determine a set of the one or more monitoring devices proximate to the wearable device, and is further configured to send signals to the set of the one or more remote monitoring devices in response to detecting that the wearer has not acknowledged an alert provided at the alert interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A method of providing an alert to a user regarding a wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal providing information about the wearer'"'"'s current blood glucose value, and relaying the received signal to one or more remote monitoring devices monitoring the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose state corresponding to the wearer'"'"'s blood glucose value; on an alert interface having limited functionality compared to that of the one or more remote monitoring devices, providing a first alert when the wearer'"'"'s current glucose concentration is within a predetermined range, and a second alert when the wearer'"'"'s current glucose concentration is outside the predetermined range; detecting a location of the wearer and a location of the one or more remote monitoring devices; determining a set of the one or more monitoring devices proximate to the wearable device; and sending signals to the set of the one or more remote monitoring devices in response to detecting that the wearer has not acknowledged an alert provided at the alert interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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