Analyte Monitoring and Management System and Methods Therefor

• US 20120101352A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Peyser, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,543,183 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/347
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0026 characterised by the transmission medium
• 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: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Method and apparatus for providing multiple data receiver units in a data monitoring and management system such as analyte monitoring system where a first data receiver includes all of the functionalities for the data monitoring and management system receiver unit, and a second data receiver unit is configured with a limited functions to provide application specific convenience to the user or patient is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of analyte monitoring, comprising:

receiving, with one of a first or a second electronic devices, one or more signals associated with a monitored analyte level;

detecting, with the one of the first or the second electronics devices, whether the other one of the first or the second electronics devices is in a power on state;

transmitting the stored one or more signals from the one of the first or the second electronic devices to the other one of the first or the second electronic devices; and

powering down the other one of the first or the second electronic devices when the one of the first or the second electronic devices is detected to be in the power on state.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring the analyte level; and

transmitting the one or more signals each corresponding to the monitored analyte level substantially in real time.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting with the one of the first or the second electronics devices whether the other one of the first or the second electronic devices is in the power on state includes receiving a power on state signal from the other one of the first or the second electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein detecting with the one of the first or the second electronics devices whether the other one of the first or the second electronics devices is in the power on state includes periodically transmitting a signal, and receiving a return acknowledgement signal from the other one of the first or the second electronics devices.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein powering down the one of the first or the second electronics devices includes executing a hibernate mode.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one of the first or the second electronics devices does not accept signals transmitted from the transmitter unit when in the hibernate mode.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the monitored analyte level includes a glucose level.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the stored one or more signals from the one of the first or the second electronics devices to the other one of the first or the second electronics devices includes performing data synchronization.

9. The method of claim 1 including receiving with the other one of the first or the second electronics devices additional one or more signals associated with the analyte level being monitored.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the stored one or more signals from the one of the first or the second electronics devices to the other one of the first or the second electronics devices includes establishing a communication link between the other one of the first or the second electronics devices and the one of the first or the second electronics devices.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the communication link includes one or more of an infrared communication link, an radio frequency communication link, a short range communication link, or a cable connection.

12. The method of claim 1 including outputting the stored one or more signals on a user interface of the other one of the first or the second electronics devices when the other one of the first or the second electronics devices is in the power on state.

13. The method of claim 12 further including outputting on the user interface of the other one of the first or the second electronics devices additional one or more signals associated with the analyte level being monitored.

14. The method of claim 13 including outputting trend information on the user interface based at least in part on the stored one or more signals received from the one of the first or the second electronics devices and the additional one or more signals associated with the analyte level being monitored.

15. The method of claim 12 including outputting trend information on the user interface based at least in part on the stored one or more signals received from the one of the first or the second electronics devices.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a time information associated with a duration of a power off state of the other one of the first or the second electronics devices.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the time information includes a time stamp information of the beginning of the power off state and a time stamp information of the beginning of the power on state.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein the transmitted stored one or more signals correspond to one or more signals received with the one of the first or the second electronics devices during the duration of the power off state of the other one of the first or the second electronics devices.

19. The method of claim 1 including receiving additional one or more signals associated with the analyte level being monitored with the one of the first or the second electronics devices and the other one of the first or the second electronics devices.