IP Library Granted Patent US 8,761,856
Granted Patent B2
US 8,761,856 · App. 13/458,094 · Granted Jun 24, 2014

System and methods for processing analyte sensor data

Inventors: Paul V. Goode (Cherry Hill, NJ); James H. Brauker (Addison, MI); Apurv Ullas Kamath (San Diego, CA); James Patrick Thrower (Oakland, NJ)
Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,761,856
App. No.
13/458,094
Granted
Jun 24, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The sensor may be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. The calibration may be updated after evaluating the calibration set for best calibration based on inclusion criteria with newly received reference analyte data. Fail-safe mechanisms are provided based on clinical acceptability of reference and analyte data and quality of sensor calibration. Algorithms provide for optimized prospective and retrospective analysis of estimated blood analyte data from an analyte sensor.

Claims (17)

1. A method for processing reference glucose values, the method comprising:

receiving sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor during a time period of continuous glucose sensing of a host;

receiving reference data from a reference glucose monitor during the time period of continuous glucose sensing of the host, the reference data substantially corresponding in time to the sensor data;

determining during the time period of continuous glucose sensing of the host, using a processor module, an acceptability of the reference data, the sensor data or both, the determination comprising evaluating a deviation between the reference data and the sensor data by evaluating the sensor data and the reference data using a set of criteria derived from a clinical acceptability-based error grid; and

processing, using the processor module, responsive to the acceptability determination.

2. A system for processing reference glucose values, the system comprising:

a sensor data module configured to receive sensor data from a continuous glucose sensor during a time period of a host;

a receiving module configured to receive reference data from a reference glucose monitor during the time period of continuous glucose sensing of the host; and

a processor module configured to:

determine an acceptability of the reference data during the time period of continuous glucose sensing of the host, the sensor data or both, the determination comprising evaluating a deviation between the reference data and the sensor data by evaluating the sensor data and the reference data using a set of criteria derived from a clinical acceptability-based error grid; and

process responsive to the acceptability determination.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises calibrating the sensor data based at least in part on the reference data responsive to the acceptability determination meeting one or more predetermined criteria.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises requesting new reference data responsive to the acceptability determination meeting one or more predetermined criteria.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining is performed in real time during the continuous glucose sensing of the host responsive to the acceptability determination meeting one or more predetermined criteria.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor module is configured to calibrate the sensor data based at least in part on the reference data responsive to the acceptability determination meeting one or more predetermined criteria.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor module is configured to request new reference data responsive to the acceptability determination meeting one or more predetermined criteria.

8. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor module is configured to perform the determination in real time during the continuous glucose sensing of the host responsive to the acceptability determination meeting one or more predetermined criteria.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2012
From: GOODE, PAUL V., JR.; BRAUKER, JAMES H.; KAMATH, APURV U.; THROWER, JAMES P.
To: DEXCOM, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 13149005 · May 31, 2011
Division 10633329 · Aug 1, 2003
Related Publication 20120215462A1 · Aug 23, 2012