IP Library Granted Patent US 11,918,789
Granted Patent B2
US 11,918,789 · App. 17/445,123 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Therapy management systems, methods, and devices

Inventors: John Sjolund (Los Altos, CA); Ambika Srinath (San Francisco, CA); Andrew Bochenko (Redwood City, CA); George Crothall (Oceanside, CA); Bryan Mazlish (Palo Alto, CA); Jennifer Martin Block (Menlo Park, CA); Sarah Matarese (San Jose, CA); Linda Mackowiak (Cazenovia, NY); Lane Desborough (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Assignee: Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,918,789
App. No.
17/445,123
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more embodiments of the disclosure are related, generally, to a reusable accessory for a manual medication delivery device. Such a reusable accessory may include a wireless communication interface, a detection circuitry, and a recommendation system. In one or more embodiments, an adapter may be configured to reversibly couple such a reusable accessory to a manual medication delivery device. Dosing events may be detected that are associated with dosing at the manual medication delivery device. Dose recommendations may be provided responsive to analyte measurements and/or dosing events.

Claims (40)

1. A reusable accessory for a manual medication delivery device, 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 reusable accessory to:

receive analyte measurement data from an analyte sensor system;

detect one or more dosing events associated with one or more dosing actions at the manual medication delivery device;

store data regarding each of the one or more dosing events, the data indicating a dosing time of the one or more dosing events;

track time after the one or more dosing event; and

responsive to the analyte measurement data, and an amount of time tracked since the one or more dosing events, provide one or more medication dose recommendations.

2. The reusable accessory of claim 1 , further comprising an adapter configured to reversibly couple to the manual medication delivery device.

3. The reusable accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with the analyte sensor system.

4. The reusable accessory of claim 1 , further comprising detection circuitry configured to detect the one or more dosing events.

5. The reusable accessory of claim 1 , wherein the manual medication delivery device comprises a medication injection pen.

6. The reusable accessory of claim 5 , wherein the reusable accessory comprises a reusable pen cap associated with the medication injection pen.

7. The reusable accessory of claim 6 , wherein the detected one or more dosing events comprise one or more of capping events or decapping events.

8. The reusable accessory of claim 1 , wherein detecting one or more dosing events comprises detecting the one or more dosing actions via one or more sensors.

9. The reusable accessory of claim 1 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the reusable accessory to track time from a first dosing action to a subsequent, second dosing action.

10. The reusable accessory of claim 9 , wherein the first dosing action comprises a decapping event.

11. The reusable accessory of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the reusable accessory to, responsive determining that a predetermined amount of time has passed after the first dosing action, categorizing the first dosing action as a dosing event and recording a dosing time.

12. A method of managing medication therapy via a manual medication delivery device, the method comprising:

receiving analyte measurement data from an analyte sensor system;

detecting one or more dosing events associated with one or more dosing actions at the manual medication delivery device;

storing data regarding each of the one or more dosing events, the data indicating a dosing time of the one or more dosing events;

tracking time after the one or more dosing event; and

responsive to the analyte measurement data and an amount of time tracked since the one or more dosing events, providing one or more medication dose recommendation.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein detecting one or more dosing events comprises detecting one or more of capping events or decapping events.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein detecting one or more dosing events comprises detecting the one or more dosing actions via one or more sensors.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving analyte measurement data responsive to orienting at least a portion of an analyte sensor system proximate to a reusable accessory for the manual medication delivery device.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising communicating data regarding one or more of dosing events, therapy parameters, or analyte measurement data with a mobile device.

17. A reusable accessory for a manual medication delivery device, 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 reusable accessory to:

receive analyte measurement data from an analyte sensor system;

track time after one or more dosing events associated with the manual medication delivery device; and

responsive to the analyte measurement data and an amount of time tracked since the one or more dosing events, provide one or more medication dose recommendations.

18. The reusable accessory of claim 17 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the reusable accessory to:

responsive to detecting the reusable accessory being decoupled from the manual medication delivery device, determine a duration of time for which the reusable accessory was coupled to the manual medication delivery device;

responsive to a determination that the duration of time exceeds a first threshold period of time, providing one or more medication dose recommendations based at least partially on the received analyte measurement data; and

responsive to a determination that the duration of time is less than a second threshold period of time, providing a notification indicating that a dosing event has been detected within the second threshold period of time.

19. The reusable accessory of claim 17 , wherein the manual medication delivery device comprises a medication injection pen.

20. The reusable accessory of claim 19 , wherein the reusable accessory comprises a reusable pen cap associated with the medication injection pen.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: SJOLUND, JOHN; SRINATH, AMBIKA; BOCHENKO, ANDREW; CROTHALL, GEORGE; MAZLISH, BRYAN; BLOCK, JENNIFER MARTIN; MATARESE, SARAH; MACKOWIAK, LINDA; DESBOROUGH, LANE
To: BIGFOOT BIOMEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 068733/0612 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: MADRYN FUND ADMINISTRATION, LLC
To: BIGFOOT BIOMEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 069071/0980 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: BIGFOOT BIOMEDICAL, INC.
To: MADRYN HEALTH PARTNERS, LP
Reel/Frame 069073/0912 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: MADRYN HEALTH PARTNERS, LP
To: MADRYN FUND ADMINISTRATION, LLC
Reel/Frame 069074/0001 →