Remote monitoring of analyte measurements

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11744463-B2
Application number	US-202016852271-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2020
Priority date	Dec 31, 2012
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a remote monitor, an invitation to receive, from a secure server, data corresponding to an analyte state of a host monitored by a host monitoring device;
accepting, at the remote monitor, the invitation;
based on the acceptance of the invitation, receiving, at the remote monitor from the secure server, the data and at least one rule corresponding to a host rule configured at the host monitoring device for triggering, for the host monitoring device, notification messages representative of at least one event detected with respect to the analyte state of the host;
modifying, by the remote monitor, the at least one rule to create a remote monitor rule to trigger, for the remote monitor, a remote monitor notification message representative of the at least one event detected with respect to the analyte state of the host, wherein modifying the at least one rule at the remote monitor does not modify the host rule configured at the host monitoring device;
generating, at the remote monitor, the remote monitor notification message representative of the at least one event triggered according to the remote monitor rule based on the data corresponding to the analyte state of the host monitored by the host monitoring device; and
displaying, at the remote monitor, at least a portion of the data corresponding to the analyte state of the host.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the remote monitor notification message from at least a first wireless connection between the remote monitor and a notification service coupled to the secure server, wherein the data is received from at least a second wireless connection between the remote monitor and the secure server.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first wireless connection comprises a persistent, encrypted connection configured to carry a short message pushed by the notification service to a notification message center at the remote monitor, and wherein the second wireless connection comprises a momentary, encrypted connection established to provide the data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising inhibiting access to one or more applications at the remote monitor until an action at the remote monitor is detected to indicate receipt of the remote monitor notification message, wherein the remote monitor further comprises a monitoring application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote monitor notification message is received as a momentary message on a display at the remote monitor, without inhibiting access to one or more applications at the remote monitor.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the remote monitor and the host monitoring device comprises one or more of a mobile station, a wireless terminal, a tablet, a smart phone, a multi-mode wireless device, or a computer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secure server comprises at least one processor configured to receive analyte sensor data from the host monitoring device, process the analyte sensor data to detect the at least one event, and forward, when the at least one event is detected, the remote monitor notification message to the remote monitor based on the remote monitor rule.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting, based on the remote monitor rule, the at least one event, wherein the remote monitor rule used to generate the remote monitor notification message is different from the host rule used to trigger alerts sent to the host monitoring device, wherein the host monitoring device is coupled to a sensor system at the host.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the host monitoring device includes, or couples to, a gateway interfacing a wireless connection to a public land mobile network and the secure server.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring a plurality of remote monitors, wherein at least one of the plurality of remote monitors is designated as a primary monitor, and at least one of the plurality of remote monitors is designated as a secondary monitor.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring, by the remote monitor, at least one additional rule representative of a trigger causing an alert to be sent by the secured server to the host monitoring device.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising configuring, by the remote monitor, one or more invitations sent to one or more devices to invite the one or more devices to monitor the analyte state of the host.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending, to the secure server, a message acknowledging a receipt of the remote monitor notification message.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote monitor notification message includes at least one of an indication of a need to calibrate a sensor and an acknowledgement message indicating at least one of an action or an acknowledgement sent by the host monitoring device in response to an alarm sent to the host monitoring device.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating the remote monitor comprising opening a monitoring application.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising establishing a connection between the remote monitor and the secure server to enable the receiving of the data.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprising registering, at the secure server, at least one of the remote monitor, the host monitoring device, and an analyte sensor coupled to the host monitoring device, wherein the registration includes a code provided by a health care provider.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is implemented on an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including code, which when executed by the at least one processor causes the apparatus to provide the method.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes code which when executed by at least one processor causes the method.

20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the remote monitor notification message from the secure server, wherein generating the remote monitor notification message comprises generating the remote monitor notification message at a processor of the remote monitor locally for display by the remote monitor.

Assignees

• Dexcom Inc

Inventors

• Mensinger Michael Robert
• Cohen Eric
• Mayou Phil
• Reihman Eli
• Koehler Katherine Yerre
• Draeger Rian
• Traven Angela Marie

Classifications

• A61B5/0004 Primary

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• A61B5/0002

  Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07) · CPC title

• A61B5/0022

  Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet · CPC title

• A61B5/145

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• A61B5/1486

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