Methods of wireless communication in an infusion pump system
AssigneeTandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
InventorsGeoffrey A. Kruse, Michael Michaud
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods for establishing communication protocols between wireless devices in infusion pump systems. Infusion pump systems can include a number of components capable of wireless communication with one or more other components including an infusion pump, a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, a smartphone or other multi-purpose consumer electronic device and/or a dedicated remote controller for the infusion pump. Communications among these devices can be coordinated to increase efficiency and conserve battery power.
Claims20
A method of reducing battery consumption of an infusion pump system in an infusion pump system including an infusion pump, a remote control device for remotely controlling the infusion pump, and a continuous glucose monitoring system, comprising:
- collecting data with the continuous glucose monitoring system;
- establishing wireless communication between the continuous glucose monitoring system and both the infusion pump and the remote control device;
- separating the data collected with the continuous glucose monitoring system into pump data that will be utilized to determine therapy parameters for the infusion pump and non-pump data relating to the continuous glucose monitoring system that are not used to determine therapy parameters for the infusion pump;
- transmitting the pump data to the infusion pump;
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- transmitting the non-pump data to the remote control device.
A method of reducing battery consumption of an infusion pump in an infusion pump system including an infusion pump, a remote control device for remotely controlling the infusion pump, and a continuous glucose monitoring system, comprising:
- collecting data with the continuous glucose monitoring system;
- establishing wireless communication between the continuous glucose monitoring system and both the infusion pump and the remote control device;
- limiting data transmitted to the infusion pump by the continuous glucose monitoring to data critical to pump functions to preserve a battery of the infusion pump;
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- transmitting collected data that is not transmitted to the infusion pump to the remote control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.