Displays for a Medical Device

• US 20130338465A1
• Filed: 08/19/2013
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Taub, Marc Barry, Harper, Wesley Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,816,862 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/365
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• 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 5/14 Devices for taking samples of blood hypodermic syringes A61M5/00; Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration within the blood, pH-value of blood measuring of blood pressure A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/748 Selection of a region of interest, e.g. using a graphics tablet
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48785 Electrical and electronic details of measuring devices for physical analysis of liquid biological material not specific to a particular test method, e.g. user interface or power supply
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48792 Data management, e.g. communication with processing unit for in vivo diagnostics A61B5/0002; transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to an analyte monitoring device having a user interface with a display and a plurality of actuators. The display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including a home screen and an alert screen. The home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, with a first panel displays a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, a second panel simultaneously displays a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and a third panel displays status information of a plurality of components of the device. When an alarm condition is detected, the display renders the alert screen in place of the home screen, the alert screen displaying information corresponding to the detected alarm condition. Furthermore, the actuators are configured to affect further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition.

Claims

1. An analyte monitoring device, comprising:

a user interface having a display and a plurality of actuators, the display configured to render a plurality of display screens including a home screen and an alert screen, wherein the home screen includes a first panel of a plurality of panels is configured to display a rate of change of monitored analyte levels, a second panel of the plurality of panels is configured to display a current analyte level or an analyte trend indicator or both the current analyte level and the analyte trend indicator simultaneously, and a third panel of the plurality of panels is configured to display status information of the analyte monitoring device;

wherein when an alarm condition is detected, the display is configured to replace one of the plurality of panels with the alert screen, the alert screen having information corresponding to the detected alarm condition.

2. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1 wherein the first panel, the second panel and the third panel are simultaneously displayed on the user interface.

3. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of actuators is configured to affect a further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected alarm condition.

4. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the first panel includes a timeline graph having a plurality of indicators, wherein each of the plurality of indicators represent an event.

5. The analyte monitoring device of claim 4, wherein the event is selected from a group of events consisting of a discrete blood glucose measurement, an insulin dose, an exercise period, a meal, a state of health, and a custom event.

6. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1, wherein information displayed on one of the panels is color coded based on a severity of a condition the information represents.

7. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the actuators is programmable by a user.

8. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the display is rendered in an orientation based on a type of alert screen displayed.

9. The analyte monitoring device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels is expandable when at least one of the plurality of actuators is actuated.

10. A method, comprising:

displaying a graphical representation of a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte level data over a predetermined time period in a first panel of a display screen of a display device;

simultaneously displaying a numerical representation of a current analyte level and an iconic trend indicator in a second panel of the display screen of the display device, wherein the current analyte level is compared with a plurality of subsequent analyte levels, and wherein the current analyte level and the trend indicator are updated only when a difference between the plurality of subsequent analyte levels and the current analyte level exceeds a predetermined threshold; and

displaying an alert screen in response to a detected condition, wherein the alert screen is displayed in place of the first panel and the second panel.

11. The method of claim 10 further including controlling further output of the display device based on user actuation of at least one of a plurality of buttons disposed on the display device when the alert screen is displayed.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the graphical representation includes at least one event icon corresponding to a user event.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the user event corresponds to the detected condition.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the graphical representation includes a first user defined analyte level threshold indicator and a second user defined analyte level threshold indicator, wherein when the current analyte level information passes at least one of the first analyte level threshold indicator or the second analyte level threshold indicator, an analyte level alert is displayed.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising displaying a plurality of iconic status representations of a plurality of components of the display device, wherein the plurality of iconic status representations are displayed on a third panel of the display screen of the display device, wherein the third panel is simultaneously displayed with the first panel and the second panel.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising automatically rotating the displayed alert screen into a predetermined orientation based on a type of detected condition.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising, displaying a menu screen on a third panel of the display screen of the display device, wherein the third panel is simultaneously displayed with the first panel and the second panel.

18. A user interface device, comprising:

a display, wherein the display is configured to;

simultaneously display a plurality of distinct panels including a first panel displaying historical analyte level information over a predetermined time period, and a second panel displaying real-time analyte level information; and

display an alert screen in response to a detected alert condition, wherein the alert screen is displayed in place of one or more of the plurality of distinct panels when the alert condition is detected; and

a plurality of buttons including at least one of the plurality of buttons configured to interact with the alert screen when the alert screen is displayed.

19. The user interface device of claim 18 wherein at least one of the plurality of buttons configured to interact with at least one of the plurality of distinct panels when the plurality of distinct panels are displayed.

20. The user interface device of claim 18, wherein actuation of the at least one of the plurality of buttons is configured to affect an output of an analyte monitoring device when the alert screen is displayed.

21. The user interface device of claim 20, wherein the output of the analyte monitoring device comprises at least one of a display output, an audible output, a vibratory output, and a combination thereof.

22. The user interface device of claim 18, wherein the detected alert condition corresponds to one of a low urgency alert condition, an intermediate urgency alert condition, a medium urgency alert condition, and high urgency alert condition.

23. The user interface device of claim 18, wherein the alert screen is displayed in a rotated position based on a type of condition the alert screen represents.

24. The user interface device of claim 18, wherein the display is a self-orientating display.