Systems and methods for replacing signal artifacts in a glucose sensor data stream
Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as interfering species, ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, known or unknown sources of mechanical, electrical and/or biochemical noise, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system processes some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently based at least in part on whether the signal artifact event has occurred.
1. A method for processing sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor, the method comprising:
receiving continuous glucose sensor data, the continuous glucose sensor data comprising a plurality of sensor data points;
measuring, using a signal reliability module, a reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data, whereby a level of reliability is obtained;
outputting to a medicament administration device, using an output module, the continuous glucose sensor data and an indication of the level of reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data, wherein the indication comprises is one or more of a numerical value and a rating in terms of a percentage; and
administering, using the medicament administration device, medicament to a patient based on the indication of reliability.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a representation of the continuous glucose sensor data and the indication of the level of reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data on a hand held receiver unit, wherein the representation comprises a lower resolution representation of the continuous glucose sensor data when the level of reliability meets a predetermined criterion than when the level of reliability does not meet the predetermined criterion.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein measuring a reliability comprises detecting a level of signal artifact associated with the sensor data.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the level of reliability comprises selecting the level of reliability from a plurality of possible predetermined reliability levels.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of reliability is the numerical value.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the level of reliability is the rating in terms of a percentage.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises outputting the continuous glucose sensor data from an electrode of a continuous glucose sensor.
8. A method for processing sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor, the method comprising:
receiving continuous glucose sensor data from an electrode of a continuous glucose sensor, the continuous glucose sensor data comprising a plurality of sensor data points;
measuring, using an electronic system, a reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data, whereby a level of reliability is obtained;
administering, using a medicament delivery device, a medicament to a patient based on the continuous glucose sensor data applied to a first filter when the level of reliability meets a first predetermined criterion and a representation of the continuous glucose sensor data applied to a second filter when the level of reliability meets a second predetermined criterion, wherein the first filter and the second filter are different,
wherein, when the continuous glucose sensor data is applied to the first filter and separately to the second filter, the first filter and second filter both modifies the continuous glucose sensor data to make the continuous glucose sensor data smoother and more continuous, or removes or diminishes outlying data points of the continuous glucose sensor data.
9. A method for processing sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor, the method comprising:
receiving continuous glucose sensor data, the continuous glucose sensor data comprising a plurality of sensor data points;
measuring, using an electronic system, a reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data;
generating, using the electronic system, a reliability metric, the reliability metric comprising one or more of a numerical value and a rating in terms of a percentage indicative of the measured reliability; and
administering, using a medicament delivery device, a medicament to a patient based on a rate of change of the continuous glucose sensor data responsive to the reliability metric meeting a predetermined criterion.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the receiving comprises outputting the continuous glucose sensor data from an electrode of a continuous glucose sensor.
11. A method for processing sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor, the method comprising:
receiving continuous glucose sensor data, the continuous glucose sensor data comprising a plurality of sensor data points;
measuring, using an electronic system, a reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data, whereby a level of reliability is obtained; and
administering, using a medicament delivery device, a medicament to a patient based on the level of reliability,
wherein the continuous glucose sensor data comprises raw data and filtered data, and
wherein measuring a reliability comprises comparing the raw data with the filtered data to obtain at least one residual.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein detecting a level of signal artifact comprises comparing the at least one residual to at least one threshold.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the receiving comprises outputting the continuous glucose sensor data from an electrode of the continuous glucose sensor.
14. A system for processing sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor, the system comprising:
a sensor data receiving module configured to receive continuous glucose sensor data, the continuous glucose sensor data comprising a plurality of sensor data points;
a signal reliability module configured to measure a reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data, whereby a level of reliability is obtained;
an output module configured to output the continuous glucose sensor data and an indication of the level of reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data; and
a controller configured to control a medicament delivery device's administration of a medicament to a patient based on the level of reliability,
wherein the level of reliability comprises a numerical value.
15. A system for processing sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor, the system comprising:
a sensor data receiving module configured to receive continuous glucose sensor data, the continuous glucose sensor data comprising a plurality of sensor data points;
a signal reliability module configured to measure a reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data, whereby a level of reliability is obtained;
an output module configured to output the continuous glucose sensor data and an indication of the level of reliability of the continuous glucose sensor data; and
a controller configured to control a medicament delivery device's administration of a medicament to a patient based on the level of reliability,
wherein the level of reliability comprises a rating in terms of a percentage.