Method and system for providing data management in data monitoring system

• US 9,332,944 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Reggiardo, Christopher V., Sloan, Mark Kent
• Primary Examiner(s): MCNALLY, KERRI L
• Application Number:
  US14/170,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148670A1
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• 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 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• 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 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• 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: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

Method and system for providing a fault tolerant data receiver unit configured with a partitioned or separate processing units, each configured to perform a predetermined and/or specific processing associated with the one or more substantially non-overlapping functions of the data monitoring and management system is provided.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating, by an analyte data receiver, a quiet host signal prior to a data reception period; and

in response to the generated quiet host signal, completing, by the analyte data receiver, a current processing cycle, if any, and entering, by the analyte data receiver, an inactive mode during the data reception period.

2. The method of claim 1, further including receiving, by the analyte data receiver, one or more analyte related signals during the data reception period.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more analyte related signals are received from a transmitter communicatively coupled with an analyte sensor, wherein at least a portion of the analyte sensor is in contact with a fluid in a user'"'"'s body.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the analyte sensor is a glucose sensor.

5. The method of claim 1, further including receiving, by the analyte data receiver, data associated with an analyte sample.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the analyte sample is received from a glucose test strip.

7. The method of claim 2, further including processing the one or more analyte related signals by the analyte data receiver.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the analyte sample includes a blood glucose measurement.

9. The method of claim 1, further including outputting one or more signals associated with a physiological condition including one or more of a directional arrow indicator, a color indicator, or a monitored condition level indicator.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein outputting the one or more signals associated with the physiological condition includes progressively increasing or decreasing an associated outputted signal over a predetermined time period.

11. A method, comprising:

completing a first processing cycle and subsequently entering an inactive mode if a predetermined signal is received during the first processing cycle, or entering an active mode and determining whether a second processing cycle is to be performed during a data reception period if the predetermined signal is received other than during the first processing cycle;

expediting the second processing cycle, and entering the inactive mode if it is determined that the first processing cycle is to be performed during the data reception period; and

performing the second processing cycle and subsequently entering the inactive mode if it is determined that the first processing cycle is to be performed during the data reception period.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second processing cycle includes a housekeeping routine.

13. A method, comprising:

performing, using a first processing unit, a first predetermined processing routine, and performing, using a second processing unit, a second predetermined processing routine, wherein the first and the second predetermined processing routines are non-overlapping; and

prior to a start of a data reception cycle, placing one of the first or the second processing units in an inactive mode, wherein the inactive mode includes suspending all activity of another one of the first or second processing units; and

receiving one or more analyte related signals during the data reception cycle.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing medication information based on the received one or more analyte related signals for administration.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the medication information includes an insulin amount.