Systems and methods for monitoring use of and ensuring continuity of functionality of insulin infusion pumps, glucose monitors, and other diabetes treatment equipment

Inventors

Brewer, Jeffrey • Brilliant, Jon

Assignees

Biigfoot Biomedical Inc • Bigfoot Biomedical Inc

Abstract

A personal diabetes equipment management system can include at least one diabetes treatment device adapted for use with one or more disposable diabetes devices; a remote server system including an inventory database identifying operational diabetes treatment devices and operational disposable diabetes devices in the possession of a user; and a controller in communication with (i) the at least one diabetes treatment device over a first network connection and (ii) the remote server system over a second network connection, the controller adapted to automatically detect use of the at least one diabetes treatment device and determine an operational condition for the diabetes treatment device or the one or more disposable diabetes treatment devices based on information received from the at least one diabetes treatment device over the first network connection, the controller transmitting update information to the remote server system over the second network connection to update the inventory database.

Core Innovation

The invention provides a personal diabetes equipment management system that maintains an estimated personal inventory database indicating operational durable diabetes treatment devices and operational disposable diabetes treatment devices in the possession of a user. The system includes a server system and an inventory management system that monitor, track, and update the estimated personal inventory database based on current and historical supply usage data for the user.

The inventory management system applies predictive analytics that track usage patterns and amounts of diabetes supplies in the estimated personal inventory database based on the current and historical supply usage data. The system draws an inference of an accuracy of the estimated personal inventory database and weights the inference based on an amount of time that the user views the estimated personal inventory database at a graphical user interface without making changes to the estimated personal inventory database.

This weighted inference of accuracy is used to ensure continuity of diabetes treatment by providing for replacement of at least one durable diabetes treatment device and one or more disposable diabetes treatment devices based on monitoring the estimated personal inventory database. The described system maintains and updates the estimated personal inventory database by tracking use of at least one durable diabetes treatment device to determine an operational condition for the at least one durable diabetes treatment device or one or more disposable diabetes treatment devices.

Claims Coverage

The provided independent claims are clm-00001 and clm-00020. Both claims focus on maintaining an estimated personal inventory database and using predictive analytics plus a weighted accuracy inference to ensure continuity of diabetes treatment by replacement of durable and disposable diabetes treatment devices; the method claim adds tracking of device use to determine an operational condition.

Across the independent claims, the inventive focus is the combination of an estimated personal inventory database for operational durable and disposable diabetes treatment devices, predictive analytics to update and model supply usage, a weighted accuracy inference based on user viewing time at a graphical user interface without changes, and using that weighted accuracy inference to ensure continuity of diabetes treatment by providing replacement of durable and disposable diabetes treatment devices.

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