INSULIN PUMP HAVING BASAL RATE TESTING FEATURES

• US 20120296269A1
• Filed: 05/22/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Inventors: Blomquist, Michael L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,821,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/66
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/07 Proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/35 Communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Methods of establishing an insulin delivery rate in a pump and an insulin pump are disclosed. A method includes selecting a set of alerts from one or more sets of alerts. The method also includes initiating a test process based on the set of alerts. The method further includes, upon activation of each alert in the selected set of alerts, prompting a user to input a blood glucose level.

Claims

1. An insulin pump comprising:

a pump mechanism;

a memory configured to store one or more sets of alerts;

a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to;

select a set of alerts from one or more sets of alerts, each alert of the selected set of alerts representing a preset times during a basal test process at which the user is prompted to enter a current blood glucose level;

initiate the basal test process based on the set of alerts; and

upon activation of each alert in the selected set of alerts at the preset time, display a blood glucose input screen prompting a user to input a current blood glucose level.

2. The insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the one or more sets of alerts are customizable.

3. The insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to allow a user to optionally delay input of the blood glucose level.

4. The insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the one or more sets of alerts represents basal rate tests occurring entirely within one of a morning, afternoon, evening, or overnight portion of a day.

5. The insulin pump of claim 1, further comprising determining that the blood glucose level is outside of a range defined at least in part by a low blood glucose threshold or a high blood glucose threshold.

6. The insulin pump of claim 5, wherein the low blood glucose threshold and the high blood glucose threshold are programmable by a user.

7. The insulin pump of claim 5, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to, upon determining that the blood glucose level is outside the range, abort the basal test process.

8. The insulin pump of claim 5, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to, upon determining that the blood glucose level is outside the range, display a warning.

9. The insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to display test history data on a display associated with the pump.

10. The insulin pump of claim 9, wherein the test history data includes one or more data sets representing one or more basal test processes.

11. The insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to present one or more questions to the user prior to initiating the basal test process.

12. The insulin pump of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more questions relates to stress.

13. The insulin pump of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more questions relates to health.

14. The insulin pump of claim 11, wherein at least one of the one or more questions relates to activity levels.

15. The insulin pump of claim 11, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to log user answers to the one or more questions.

16. The insulin pump of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to determine a regular basal rate at which insulin is to be delivered to the user based on the current blood glucose levels input by the user.