Optimizing Analyte Sensor Calibration

1 . (canceled)

2 . A method, comprising:

receiving an analyte level measurement;

determining that the analyte level measurement was not received in response to execution of a calibration routine;

retrieving a time information for a prior calibration event;

determining a temporal proximity between the analyte level measurement and the retrieved time information; and

initiating the calibration routine to calibrate an analyte sensor when the temporal proximity is within a predetermined time period.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the analyte level measurement is a blood glucose measurement.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the blood glucose measurement is a reference measurement.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the prior calibration event is for calibrating the analyte sensor.

6 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining that the analyte sensor was successfully calibrated by the calibration routine, and overriding an upcoming scheduled calibration event of a calibration schedule in response to determining that the analyte sensor was successfully calibrated.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising generating an output confirming that the analyte sensor was successfully calibrated.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein initiating the calibration routine includes validating one or more calibration condition parameters associated with the calibration of the analyte sensor.

9 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising updating a calibration schedule for calibrating the analyte sensor.

10 . The method of claim 2 , wherein initiating the calibration routine includes performing the calibration routine to calibrate the analyte sensor without a user input when the determined temporal proximity is within the predetermined time period.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the analyte sensor includes a plurality of electrodes including a working electrode comprising an analyte-responsive enzyme bonded to a polymer disposed on the working electrode.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the analyte-responsive enzyme is chemically bonded to the polymer disposed on the working electrode.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the working electrode comprises a mediator bonded to the polymer disposed on the working electrode.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the mediator is crosslinked with the polymer disposed on the working electrode.

15 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the analyte sensor includes a plurality of electrodes including a working electrode comprising a mediator bonded to a polymer disposed on the working electrode.

16 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining the validity of analyte sensor data from the analyte sensor.

17 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the prior calibration event is an immediately preceding successful calibration of the analyte sensor.