METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ROLLING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

• US 20080214900A1
• Filed: 03/01/2007
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Sloan, Mark K., Fennell, Martin J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,123,686 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1411 by percutaneous method, e.g. by lancet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1473 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter A61B5/1482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15087 short range, e.g. between console and disposable using implanted devices A61B5/150877
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/543 based on requested quality, e.g. QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/566 of the information or information source or recipient

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

retrieving a first data type;

retrieving a second data type;

transmitting a first data packet including the first data type and the second data type;

updating the second data type; and

generating a second data packet including the first data type and the updated second data type.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first data type is associated with urgent data, and further, wherein the second data type is associated with non-urgent data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first data type includes real time analyte data associated with the monitored analyte level of a patient.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the analyte includes glucose, and further, wherein the first data type is related to glucose level information, and the second data type is related to a predetermined scaling factor associated with the glucose level information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the second data type includes one or more of a component status information, a calibration data, or an analyte sensor count information.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the second data type and the updated second data type are different.

7. The method of claim 1 further including encrypting the first data packet before transmission.

8. The method of claim 1 further including encrypting the second data packet.

9. The method of claim 1 further including transmitting the encrypted second data packet.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the first data packet transmission and the second data packet transmission are separated by one of approximately 60 seconds, less than approximately five minutes, approximately five minutes, or greater than approximately five minutes.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the first and second data packets include a transmit time count which is incremented by an integer value with each subsequent transmission.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving a data packet; and

parsing the received data packet such that a first data type and a second data type are retrieved from the received data packet;

wherein the first data type is urgent type data, and the second data type is non-urgent type data.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the urgent type data includes analyte sensor data.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the analyte includes glucose.

15. The method of claim 12 further including storing the first data type and the second data type.

16. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processing units; and

a memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processing units to retrieve a first data type, retrieve a second data type, transmit a first data packet including the first data type and the second data type, update the second data type, and generate a second data packet including the first data type and the updated second data type.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the first data type includes real time analyte data associated with the monitored analyte level of a patient.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the analyte includes glucose.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the second data type and the updated second data type are different.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 further including an rf transmitter coupled to the one or more processing units, and configured to transmit the first data packet, and the second data packet.

21. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein further including a medical module operatively coupled to the one or more processing units and the memory.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein the medical module includes a continuous glucose monitoring device.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 further including a housing, wherein the medical module, the one or more processing units and the memory are integrated substantially within the housing.