DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DATA ACQUISITION AND/OR DETECTION

• US 20080201169A1
• Filed: 02/14/2008
• Published: 08/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Galasso, John R., Dalton, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,121,857 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0295 Strip shaped analyte sensors for apparatus classified in A61B5/145 or A61B5/157 disposable multilayered or laminated electrodes G01N27/307; details of handling chemical test elements G01N33/4875
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

Methods and devices for providing diabetes management including automatic time acquisition protocol is provided.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting a predefined parameter associated with an operational condition of a medical device;

transmitting a request for time information in response to the predefined parameter detection; and

receiving time information in response to the transmitted request.

2. The method of claim 1 including storing the received time information.

3. The method of claim 1 including updating one or more stored data based on the received time information.

4. The method of claim 1 including:

retrieving one or more stored data associated with stored time related information; and

updating the retrieved one or more stored data based on the received time information.

5. The method of claim 4 including storing the updated retrieved one or more stored data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the retrieved one or more stored data includes one or more of a blood glucose measurement value, monitored analyte level data, calibration schedule data, or analyte sensor insertion time data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the request for time information is automatically performed in response to the predefined parameter detection.

8. The method of claim 1 displaying the received time information.

9. The method of claim 1 receiving confirmation of the received time information.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the time information includes one or more of a time of day information and date information.

11. A medical device, comprising:

one or more processing units; and

a memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to detect a predefined parameter associated with an operational condition of the medical device, to transmit a request for time information in response to the predefined parameter detection, and to receive time information in response to the transmitted request.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to store the received time information.

13. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to update one or more stored data based on the received time information.

14. The device of claim 11 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to retrieve one or more stored data associated with stored time related information, and to update the retrieved one or more stored data based on the received time information.

15. The device of claim 14 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to store the updated retrieved one or more stored data.

16. The device of claim 11 wherein the medical device includes an analyte monitoring device.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein the analyte monitoring device includes one of a blood glucose meter, a continuous glucose monitoring device, an integrated continuous glucose monitoring device and blood glucose meter, or a controller unit in communication with one or more of the blood glucose meter, the continuous glucose monitoring device or the integrated continuous glucose monitoring device and blood glucose meter.

18. The device of claim 11 wherein the medical device includes an infusion device.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein the infusion device includes an external infusion pump, an implantable infusion pump, an inhalable medication dispensing unit, or a medication injection device.

20. The device of claim 11 wherein the retrieved one or more stored data includes one or more of a blood glucose measurement value, monitored analyte level data, calibration schedule data, or analyte sensor insertion time data.

21. The device of claim 11 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to automatically transmit the request for time information in response to the predefined parameter detection.

22. The device of claim 11 including a display unit operatively coupled to the one or more processing units, the display unit configured to display the received time information.

23. The device of claim 11 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to receive confirmation of the received time information.

24. The device of claim 11 wherein the time information includes one or more of a time of day information and date information.

25. The device of claim 11 wherein the one or more of the processing units includes a communication unit configured to transmit the request for time information or to receive time information in response to the transmitted request, or both.

26. The device of claim 21 wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit or receive information using one or more of a Bluetooth communication protocol, an RF communication protocol, an infrared communication protocol, a Zigbee communication protocol, an 802.1x communication protocol, or a wireless personal area network protocol.

27. A medical device, comprising:

means for detecting a predefined parameter associated with an operational condition of a medical device;

means for transmitting a request for time information in response to the predefined parameter detection; and

means for receiving time information in response to the transmitted request.