DIRECT CGM CONNECTIVITY TO A CLOUD STORAGE NETWORK

• US 20160028821A1
• Filed: 03/10/2014
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Embecta Corporation
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Petisce, James, McCaffrey, Nathaniel
• Granted Patent: US 11,610,674 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/66 involving blood sugars, e.g. galactose
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A system and method is provided for a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system and the processing of data collected thereby. An internet gateway chip (140, 240, 340, 440) is included in elements of a CGM system to facilitate direct data communication with cloud network storage (150, 250, 350, 450) thereby communicate and store data of a CGM sensor (110, 210, 310, 410) of the CGM system. The internet gateway chip can be included in a receiver (130, 230, 330), such as an existing wireless receiver and display device of the CGM; in a smart phone or similar device, where the smart phone is also the wireless receiver and display device of the CGM; or in the sensor, such as an existing sensor and/or transmitter (410, 420) of the CGM to facilitate direct data communication between the CGM system and cloud network storage.

Claims

1. A system to communicate data of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) sensor directly to a cloud storage network to thereby store data of the CGM sensor, the system comprising:

a CGM element for measuring glucose data and communicating said data to at least one communication element; and

at least one communication element, configured to establish direct data communication with cloud network storage, and to receive said data of said CGM element and communicate said data to said cloud network storage via said direct data communication with said cloud network storage.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said communication element comprises at least one internet gateway chip.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said communication element comprises a web service application programming interface (API), a cloud storage gateway or a Web-based user interface.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein said CGM element comprises a mobile communication terminal, wherein said mobile communication terminal comprises a wireless display device and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said mobile communication terminal.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein said CGM element comprises a receiver of an existing wireless display device and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said existing receiver.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein said CGM element comprises an existing sensor and transmitter and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said existing sensor.

7. A method to communicate data of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) sensor directly to a cloud storage network to thereby store data of the CGM sensor, comprising:

providing a CGM element of a CGM system with at least one communication element to provide direct data communication with cloud network storage;

controlling said CGM system to continuously, periodically or episodically monitor a glucose level at a site and process said data of said sensor for transmission, and

where said sensor includes said communication element, controlling said sensor to transmit said data of said sensor to said cloud network storage via said communication element of said sensor,

where said sensor does not include said communication element, said data is transmitted to a receiver or mobile communication terminal of said CGM system that includes said communication element, and

controlling said receiver or mobile communication terminal to transmit said data to said cloud network storage via said communication element of said receiver or mobile communication terminal.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said communication element comprises an internet gateway chip.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said internet gateway chip comprises a dedicated internet gateway chip configured to communicate with separate cloud storage networks.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein said communication element comprises a web service application programming interface (API), a cloud storage gateway or a Web-based user interface.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said CGM element comprises a mobile communication terminal, wherein said mobile communication terminal is a wireless display device and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said mobile communication terminal.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein said CGM element comprises a receiver of an existing wireless display device and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said existing receiver.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein said CGM element comprises a sensor of an existing sensor and transmitter and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said existing sensor.

14. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one of direct data communication with cloud network storage and access to data of cloud network storage is provided in response to a user registration.

15. The method of claim 7, wherein at least one of direct data communication with cloud network storage and access to data of cloud network storage is provided in response to a user fee payment.

16. A system to communicate data of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) sensor directly to a cloud storage network to thereby store data of the CGM sensor, the system comprising:

a CGM system comprising at least one of a glucose sensor, a data transmitter, and a data display and receiver device, for measuring glucose data and communicating said data to at least one communication element; and

a communication element configured to establish direct data communication between at least one of said glucose sensor, data transmitter, and data display and receiver device and cloud network storage, and to receive said data of said CGM system and communicate said data to said cloud network storage via said direct data communication between at least one of said glucose sensor, data transmitter, and data display and receiver device and cloud network storage.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said communication element comprises at least one of an internet gateway chip, a web service application programming interface (API), a cloud storage gateway or a Web-based user interface.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said CGM element comprises a mobile communication terminal, wherein said mobile communication terminal comprises a wireless display device and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said mobile communication terminal.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein said CGM element comprises a receiver of an existing wireless display device and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said existing receiver.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein said CGM element comprises an existing sensor and transmitter and wherein said internet gateway chip is incorporated with said existing sensor.