MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

• US 20080119710A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: THOMSON, James Brian, KIAIE, Namvar, REGGIARDO, Christopher V.
• Application Number:
  US11/555,192
• Publication Number:
  US 20080119710A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Medical devices having restrictive access, and methods thereof are provided.

Claims

1. An analyte monitoring system comprising:

an analyte sensor; and

a module for conveying the results of an analyte test performed with the sensor,

wherein configurations of the system are settable by a supervisor and lockable with the use of an access code.

2. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a data management system.

3. The analyte system of claim 1, wherein the configurations are remotely settable and lockable.

4. The analyte monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the system is connectable to a computer network and the configurations are settable and lockable through the network.

5. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a plurality of access codes.

6. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises at least two access codes.

7. The analyte monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the system comprises a healthcare professional access code and a caregiver access code.

8. The analyte monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the system further comprises a user access code.

9. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the supervisor is a healthcare professional or a caregiver.

10. The analyte monitoring system of claim 9, wherein the system restricts access to a user.

11. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the supervisor is a healthcare professional.

12. The analyte monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the configurations comprise a reminder for reminding a user to take an action.

13. The analyte monitoring system of claim 11, wherein the configurations comprise an alert, an alarm or an alert and an alarm.

14. The analyte system of claim 11, wherein the configurations are prescriptive.

15. The analyte system of claim 14, wherein the configurations comprise medication information.

16. The analyte system of claim 11, wherein notes conveyed to the user on the medical device may be remotely input by the healthcare professional.

17. The analyte system of claim 1, wherein the supervisor is a caregiver.

18. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein a user has restricted access to the system.

19. The analyte monitoring system of claim 18, wherein the restricted access comprises the inability to modify supervisor-set configurations.

20. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the analyte sensor is a glucose sensor.

21. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1 wherein the system is an in vitro glucose monitoring system and the module is a meter.

22. The analyte monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the system is an in vivo glucose monitoring system and the sensor is a transcutaneous sensor.

23. A medical system for use by a user comprising:

an analyte monitoring system configures to enable at least one person other than the user of the device to set a parameter of the analyte monitoring system, which parameter cannot be set or modified by the user.

24. The medical device of claim 23, wherein the at least one person is a healthcare provider or a caregiver.

25. The medical device of claim 24, wherein the at least one person is a healthcare provider and the parameter is related to user- specific information.

26. The medical device of claim 23, wherein the at least one person may set a parameter using a unique code.

27. The medical device of claim 23, wherein the medical device is a glucose monitoring system.

28. A medical system comprising:

a glucose monitoring system; and

a data management system connectable to the glucose monitoring system and having permission hierarchy that enables a plurality of individuals to have different permission rights to enter and modify data in the glucose monitoring system.

29. A restrictive control medical system comprising:

a glucose monitoring system; and

a user interface adapted to convey glucose monitoring-related information to a user,

wherein portions of the user interface are assigned an identifier to provide restrictive access to the portions.