Patent classifications
A61M2005/14208
OPTIMIZING EMBEDDED FORMULATIONS FOR DRUG DELIVERY
Disclosed herein is a method for execution by a drug delivery device for determining an optimal dose of a liquid drug for current cycle of a medication delivery algorithm, the method utilizing a stepwise evaluation of a model and a cost function across a coarse search space consisting of coarse discrete quantities of the drug and a refined search space consisting of refined discrete quantities of the drug.
SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE TIME INDICATION DEVICES
An IV disposable time indication device includes one of a tube and a slot containing a volume of gel, wherein the gel is configured to evaporate at a determined rate of time upon activation by exposure to ambient air. A seal is configured to prevent contact of the gel with ambient air. One or more time indicators are disposed on the device, wherein evaporation of the gel is configured to provide a visual indication of a passage of time after activation. Methods of operating an IV disposable time indication device are also provided.
Blockchain consensus node selection
Techniques are described selecting consensus nodes in a blockchain. A voting process is performed by a plurality of shareholder nodes to generate a voting result for each shareholder node. The voting process comprises each shareholder node voting for a plurality of expected nodes, and the expected nodes and the plurality of shareholder nodes comprise a group of nodes associated with a blockchain. A shareholder node is a node that owns at least one share. A voting result is verified for each shareholder node. After the voting process, a number of shares owned by each node of the group of nodes id determined based on the voting result. A plurality of consensus nodes are selected from shareholder nodes based on the number of shares owned by each of the shareholder nodes.
MEALTIME DELIVERY OF CORRECTION BOLUSES
Disclosed herein are techniques related to delivery of correction boluses. In some embodiments, the techniques involve obtaining data indicative of an ongoing glycemic response to a meal; and causing delivery of one or more correction boluses to at least partially counteract the ongoing glycemic response to the meal.
EMERGENCY MEDICAMENT DOSE CONTROL
Automated glucose level control system that provide therapy to a subject, such as glucose control, are disclosed. The system generates dose control signals using control algorithms configured to autonomously determine doses of insulin to be infused into a subject. When the system determines that an initial dose control signal does not indicate health-appropriate therapy, the system can modify a manual therapy instruction and transmit an emergency dose control signal to the medicament pump. Disclosed systems and devices can track insulin therapy administered to the subject over a tracking period, including storing an indication of the autonomously determined doses of insulin delivered to the subject. The system can generate a backup therapy protocol with insulin therapy instructions based at least in part on the insulin therapy administered to the subject over the tracking period.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODIFYING USER PROFILE IN AUTOMATED INSULIN DELIVERY
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for automated insulin delivery that provide for adaptive closed loop control that can modify the stored basal profile used by the closed loop algorithm to better reflect the user's actual needs. Actual delivery rates calculated by the closed loop algorithm can be compared to the user's stored profile. If the differences between the actual delivery rates and the stored profile are statistically significant, the stored profile can be modified.
BOLUS PERMISSIONS AND PRIORITIZATION SCHEME FOR INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM
In an infusion pump system that includes a pump that may have a user interface for pump programming, one or more smartphones or other remote control devices that interface with the infusion pump, and/or an automated insulin delivery algorithm, there is a potential conflict between commands such as boluses being programmed on multiple devices and/or calculated by the AID algorithm at the same time. In order to avoid low glucose levels that could result from delivering multiple boluses from these various sources when only one bolus is needed, systems and methods disclosed herein provide a bolus permissions and prioritization scheme that prioritizes boluses programmed with the infusion pump and one or more remote control devices and calculated by a closed loop delivery algorithm.
Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices
A system is disclosed. The system includes a reservoir for containing a fluidic medium, the reservoir including a front surface, a resilient cylindrical flexure portion connected to the front surface, the resilient cylindrical flexure portion comprising an accordion-like structure that is able to expand and contract to change an interior volume within the resilient cylindrical flexure portion, a central passageway within the resilient cylindrical flexure, and a collection chamber connected to the central passageway. Also, a system including a reservoir, a plunger head located within the reservoir, a plunger arm connected to the plunger head, a driving shaft connected to the plunger arm, and a motor connected to the driving shaft, the motor controllable to move the drive shaft in a first motion and a second motion so as to move the advance plunger head and retract the plunger head within the reservoir.
EXTENSIBLE INFUSION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device to deliver fluid to a user in accordance with an operating mode involves identifying a fluid type associated with the fluid currently onboard the infusion device from among a plurality of possible fluid types that is different from a previous type of fluid previously onboard the infusion device. The identified fluid type has pharmacokinetics characteristics that are different from pharmacokinetics characteristics associated with the previous fluid type. The method continues by updating one or more parameters referenced by a control module of the infusion device implementing the operating mode to reflect the pharmacokinetics characteristics associated with the identified fluid type and autonomously operating the infusion device to deliver the fluid of the identified fluid type to the user in accordance with the operating mode and the one or more updated control parameters.
UNILATERAL-DRIVEN DRUG INFUSION DEVICE
A unilateral-driven drug infusion device includes a drug storage unit, a screw, at least one driving unit, a power unit, a reset unit and an infusion tube. The drug storage unit includes a drug outlet. The screw is connected to a piston and a driving wheel provided with wheel teeth, respectively, wherein the driving wheel drives the screw to move by rotation, and push the piston provided in the drug storage unit to move forward. The driving unit cooperates with the driving wheel, wherein the driving unit includes at least one driving portion. The power unit and the reset unit are connected to the driving unit. The infusion tube includes a connection end and a subcutaneous end, and the connection end is communicated with the drug outlet and the subcutaneous end.