Therapy assist information and/or tracking device and related methods and systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12290667-B2
Application number	US-202217806881-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2022
Priority date	Dec 12, 2017
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A monitoring feature, such as, for example, a pen cap, for an insulin delivery device may include at least one circuit adapted to detect at least one of a capping or decapping of the pen cap from an insulin pen and a processor for using information to the at least one of a capping or decapping of the pen cap. A monitoring feature for an insulin delivery device includes at least one circuit adapted to detect use of the insulin delivery device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An accessory for an insulin pen, the accessory comprising:
at least one user interface to display a time since at least one of a capping or decapping of the accessory via one or more indicators; and
a controller comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
detect at least one of a capping or a decapping of the accessory from an insulin pen; and
responsive to the accessory being capped on or uncapped from the insulin pen, determine a missed dose.

2. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
output an alarm based on the missed dose.

3. The accessory of claim 2 , wherein the alarm comprises a missed long-acting dose alarm or a missed rapid-acting dose alarm.

4. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
output a notification based on the missed dose.

5. The accessory of claim 4 , wherein the notification comprises coaching for a user based on the missed dose.

6. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising an adapter configured to couple the accessory to the insulin pen.

7. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the accessory comprises a pen cap.

8. The accessory of claim 4 , wherein the notification comprises a time and a dose amount for a correction dose.

9. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
receive glucose data from a glucose monitor.

10. The accessory of claim 9 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
automatically display the received glucose data.

11. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the accessory is configured to be utilized with one or more of a long-acting insulin pen or a rapid-acting insulin pen.

12. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
receive patient-specific therapy parameters from one or more of an application operating on a remote device or manually.

13. The accessory of claim 12 , wherein the patient-specific therapy parameters comprise one or more of dose parameters or timing parameters.

14. The accessory of claim 12 , wherein the patient-specific therapy parameters are received from a healthcare provider device.

15. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
communicate one or more of capping and uncapping data to an application on a remote device.

16. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
communicate one or more of capping and uncapping data to an application on a remote device via a BLUETOOTH communication protocol.

17. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
wirelessly pair the accessory with a remote device.

18. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
responsive to the accessory being capped on or uncapped from the insulin pen for at least a threshold period of time, infer a dosing event.

19. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
responsive to the accessory being capped on or uncapped from the insulin pen for less than a threshold period of time, determine that a dosing event has not occurred.

20. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
receive a manual input indicating a dosing event; and
communicate dosing data to a remote device associated with the dosing event.

21. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
cause the one or more indicators to represent a notification that active insulin remains within a user based on a time of a previous capping or decapping of the accessory and a current time.

22. The accessory of claim 21 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
determine a time associated with a previous capping or decapping of the accessory; and
cause the one or more indicators to disable display of a recommended dose based on a current time and the time associated with the previous capping or decapping of the accessory.

23. A pen cap for an insulin delivery device comprising:
at least one user interface comprising at least one indicator for indicating a time since at least one of a capping or decapping of the pen cap; and
a controller comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the pen cap to:
detect motion of the pen cap; and
responsive to the pen cap being capped on or uncapped from the unsulin delivery device, determine a missed dose.

24. The pen cap of claim 23 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
output an alarm based on the missed dose.

25. The pen cap of claim 24 , wherein alarm comprises a missed long-acting dose alarm or a missed raid-acting dose alarm.

26. The pen cap of claim 23 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
output a notification based on the missed dose.

27. The pen cap of claim 26 , wherein the notification comprises coaching for a user based on the missed dose.

28. The pen cap of claim 23 , further comprising an adapter configured to couple the pen cap to the insulin delivery device.

29. The pen cap of claim 23 , wherein the pen cap comprises a universal pen cap usable with multiple insulin delivery devices.

30. The pen cap of claim 26 , wherein the notification comprises a time and a dose amount for a correction dose.

31. The pen cap of claim 23 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
receive glucose data from a glucose monitor.

32. The pen cap of claim 31 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
automatically display the received glucose data.

33. The pen cap of claim 23 , wherein the pen cap is configured to be utilized with one or more of a long-acting insulin pen or a rapid-acting insulin pen.

34. The pen cap of claim 23 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
receive patient-specific therapy parameters from one or more of an application operating on a remote device or manually.

Assignees

• Bigfoot Biomedical Inc

Inventors

• Sjolund John
• Srinath Ambika
• Bochenko Andrew
• Crothall George
• Mazlish Bryan
• Desborough Lane
• Block Jennifer Martin
• Matarese Sarah
• Mackowiak Linda

Classifications

• A61M2205/3306

  Optical measuring means · CPC title

• A61M2005/2006

  Having specific accessories · CPC title

• A61M5/003

  Kits for diabetics · CPC title

• A61B5/746

  Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms · CPC title

• A61B5/7455

  characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation · CPC title