US 2022/0092960 A1 · SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED NOTIFICATIONS TO USERS OF WEARABLE MEDICAL DEVICES

Abstract

A wearable medical device (e.g., wearable drug delivery pump) sends a request to another device for generation of an audible or vibratory notification at the other device, which is helpful when the wearable medical device is obscured by a user's clothing or the user is vision or hearing impaired. The other device receiving the request to generate a notification can be a remote controller or smartphone paired with the wearable medical device, or a smart watch or a Bluetooth (BT)-enabled headset or other device paired with the remote controller. The wearable medical device is configured with a BT stack that allows the device to pair with its controller in a secure bonded relationship, but to send signals requiring less security (e.g., requests for generation of notifications) to other devices (e.g., a BT-enabled headset or smart watch) using a more ubiquitous wireless protocol such as a standard BT protocol with broadcast mode.

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Dependent claims

A medical device, comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to exchange RF signals with a second device;
a memory device;
and
a processing device connected to the RF circuit and the memory device, and configured to detect at least one designated notification condition in the medical device, generate a request for notification in response to detection of at least one designated notification condition, and transmit via the RF circuit the request wirelessly to the second device to prompt the second device to actuate an indicator that is remote from the medical device.

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A device for generating a notification from a medical device, comprising

at least one indicator;
a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to exchange RF signals with the medical device:
a memory device;
and
a processing device connected to the at least one indicator, the RF circuit and the memory device, and configured to wirelessly receive via the RF circuit a request for notification from the medical device, the medical device generating the request for notification in response to detection of at least one designated notification condition, and to perform a notification operation chosen from generating an audible signal via the at least one indicator, wirelessly transmitting via the RF circuit a request to a third device to generate an audible signal, generating a vibratory notification signal via the at least one indicator, and wirelessly transmitting via the RF circuit a request to the third device to generate a vibratory notification signal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhanced notifications to users of wearable medical devices

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Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhanced notifications to users of wearable medical devices

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