Insulin pump based expert system
AssigneeSmiths Medical ASD, Inc.
InventorMichael Blomquist
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver insulin, an input configured to receive blood glucose data, a user interface, and a controller communicatively coupled to the pump, the input, and the user interface. The controller includes a blood glucose data module to compare the blood glucose data to a target blood glucose level for an insulin pump user. The controller is configured to present a question related to the blood glucose level via the user interface when the blood glucose level is different than the target blood glucose level, receive a response to the question via the user interface, and present a recommended user action based at least in part on the response. Other devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Claims33
An apparatus comprising:
- a pump configured to deliver insulin;
- an input configured to receive blood glucose data;
- a user interface;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the pump, the input, and the user interface, wherein the controller includes:
- a blood glucose data module configured to compare the blood glucose data to a target blood glucose level for an insulin pump user;
- a rule module configured to apply a rule to the blood glucose data to determine a question related to the blood glucose level and to receive modifications to the rule via the user interface;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- present the question via the user interface when the blood glucose level is different than the target blood glucose level;
- receive a response to the question via the user interface;
- and
- present a recommended corrective user action based at least in part on the response.
A system comprising:
- a first device including:
- a pump configured to deliver insulin;
- an input including a communication port configured to receive blood glucose data:
- a user interface;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the pump, the input, and the user interface, wherein the controller includes:
- a blood glucose data module configured to compare the blood glucose data to a target blood glucose level for an insulin pump user;
- and
- a rule module configured to:
- receive a rule via the input;
- determine a question related to the blood glucose level via the user interface when the blood glucose level is different than the target blood glucose level;
- and
- determine a recommended corrective action for the user to take by applying the rule to the blood glucose data and a response to the question received via the user interface,
- wherein the controller is configured to present the question and the recommended action;
- and
- a second device comprising:
- a user interface;
- a processor, communicatively coupled to the user interface, including a rule development module configured for developing the rule via the user interface and configured to provide an environment for a caregiver to modify a logical rule;
- and
- a communication port, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to communicate the rule to the first device.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving blood glucose data into a device that includes an insulin pump;
- means for applying a rule to the blood glucose data to determine a question related to a blood glucose level of an insulin pump user;
- means for modifying the rule;
- means for presenting the question when determining, from the blood glucose data, that the blood glucose level is different from a target blood glucose level;
- means for receiving a response to the question into the insulin pump device;
- and
- means for presenting a recommended corrective action for the user to take based, at least in part, on the response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.