Sensor-Augmented Medication Infusion System

• US 20110098638A1
• Filed: 10/27/2009
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Bryan, Andrew Michael, Chawla, Hiten
• Application Number:
  US12/606,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20110098638A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/66
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0486 Glucose
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/35 Communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14248 of the skin patch type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/168 Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body flow control in general G05D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/285 for injections, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, sigmoidscopy, insertion of contraceptive devices or enemas

Abstract

A sensor-augmented medication infusion system includes a sensor attached to a body of a user to detect an analyte level of the user. An infusion device is adapted to be carried by the user that includes a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a reservoir containing a fluid to infuse the fluid into the body of the user, a processor operatively coupled to the drive mechanism to control the drive mechanism, a communication receiver operatively coupled to the processor to receive data from the sensor corresponding to the analyte level of the user, and a display screen operatively coupled to the processor to display the data corresponding to the analyte level of the user, wherein the infusion device includes a user-selectable function to disable the infusion device from infusing the fluid into the body of the user while continuing to display the data corresponding to the analyte level of the user on the display screen.

Claims

1. A sensor-augmented medication infusion system, comprising:

a sensor attached to a body of a user to detect an analyte level of the user; and

an infusion device adapted to be carried by the user including,

a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a reservoir containing a fluid to infuse the fluid into the body of the user,

a processor operatively coupled to the drive mechanism to control the drive mechanism,

a communication receiver operatively coupled to the processor to receive data from the sensor corresponding to the analyte level of the user, and

a display screen operatively coupled to the processor to display interactive infusion device functionality, the display screen further displaying the data corresponding to the analyte level of the user,

wherein the infusion device includes a user-selectable infusion disabled mode, the infusion disabled mode defined to disable the infusion device from infusing the fluid into the body of the user, such that user interaction with infusion device functionality is disabled while continuing to display the data corresponding to the analyte level of the user on the display screen.

2. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the analyte level is a glucose level.

3. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a glucose sensor.

4. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the data from the sensor is transmitted wirelessly to the communication receiver.

5. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the infusion device is an insulin pump.

6. The infusion system of claim 5, wherein the insulin pump is a patch pump.

7. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the fluid is insulin.

8. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the user-selectable function further disables infusion-related functions.

9. The infusion system of claim 1, wherein the user-selectable function further disables infusion-related alarms.

10. The infusion system of claim 1, further including:

an infusion device controller to communicate with, control, and program the infusion device.

11. A sensor-augmented medication infusion system, comprising:

a sensor attached to a body of a user to detect an analyte level of the user;

an infusion device adapted to be carried by the user including,

a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a reservoir containing a fluid to infuse the fluid into the body of the user, and

an infusion device processor operatively coupled to the drive mechanism to control the drive mechanism; and

an infusion device controller including,

a communication receiver to receive data from the sensor corresponding to the analyte level of the user,

a controller processor operatively coupled to the communication receiver to control the infusion device and to process the data received from the sensor corresponding to the analyte level of the user,

a display screen operatively coupled to the controller processor to display interactive infusion device functionality, the display screen further displaying the data corresponding to the analyte level of the user, and

a communication transmitter operatively coupled to the controller processor to transmit instructions to the infusion device,

wherein the infusion device controller includes a user-selectable infusion disabled mode, the infusion disabled mode defined to disable the infusion device from infusing the fluid into the body of the user, such that user interaction with infusion device functionality is disabled while continuing to display the data corresponding to the analyte level of the user on the display screen of the infusion device controller.

12. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the analyte level is a glucose level.

13. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the sensor is a glucose sensor.

14. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the data from the sensor is transmitted wirelessly to the communication receiver.

15. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the infusion device is an insulin pump.

16. The infusion system of claim 15, wherein the insulin pump is a patch pump.

17. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the fluid is insulin.

18. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the user-selectable function further disables infusion-related functions.

19. The infusion system of claim 11, wherein the user-selectable function further disables infusion-related alarms.