IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,810
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,810 · App. 17/571,812 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Methods, systems, and devices for sensor fusion

Inventors: Andrea Varsavsky (Santa Monica, CA); Yunfeng Lu (San Jose, CA); Jay Mung (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
A61B5/14532A61B5/0537A61B5/0538A61B5/14865A61B5/1495A61B5/7203A61B5/7221A61B5/7278
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Patent No.
US 12,426,810
App. No.
17/571,812
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A single, optimal, fused sensor glucose value may be calculated based on respective sensor glucose values of a plurality of redundant working electrodes (WEs) of a glucose sensor. Respective electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) procedures may be performed for each of the WEs to obtain values of membrane resistance (Rmem) for each WE. A noise value and a calibration factor (CF) value may be calculated for each WE, and respective fusion weights may be calculated for Rmem, noise, and CF for each WE. An overall fusion weight may then be calculated based on the WE's Rmem fusion weight, noise fusion weight, and CF fusion weight, such that a single, optimal, fused sensor glucose value may be calculated based on the respective overall fusion weight and sensor glucose value of each of the plurality of redundant working electrodes.

Claims (49)

1. A method of determining a fused sensor glucose value, the method comprising:

obtaining, for each of a plurality of redundant working electrodes of a glucose sensor, a membrane resistance (Rmem);

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a respective Rmem fusion weight based on the respective Rmem of the redundant working electrode;

obtaining, for each redundant working electrode, a calibration factor (CF) value;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a CF fusion weight based on the respective CF value of the redundant working electrode;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, an overall fusion weight based on at least the respective Rmem fusion weight and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode;

configuring the glucose sensor based on the respective overall fusion weight; and

determining, for each redundant working electrode, the fused sensor glucose value based on at least the respective overall fusion weight of the redundant working electrode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fused sensor glucose value is determined based on the respective overall fusion weight and a sensor glucose value of the redundant working electrode.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising setting the respective Rmem fusion weight of each redundant working electrode to a value of zero in response to a predetermined duration of time elapsing after a starting time of the glucose sensor.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising obtaining, for each redundant working electrode, a respective noise value of the redundant working electrode.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising determining, for each redundant working electrode, the respective noise fusion weight based on the respective noise value of the redundant working electrode.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the overall fusion weight for each redundant working electrode is determined based on the respective Rmem fusion weight, noise fusion weight, and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising combining, for each redundant working electrode, the respective noise fusion weight and CF fusion weight to determine a combined noise and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein combining the respective noise fusion weight and CF fusion weight to determine the combined noise and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode includes weighting and averaging the respective noise fusion weight and CF fusion weight by a predefined parameter.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the fused sensor glucose value falls within a calculated range, and generating a signal to display the fused sensor glucose value when the fused sensor glucose value falls within the calculated range.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the values of membrane resistance (Rmem) of each redundant working electrode includes performing an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).

11. A glucose sensor, comprising:

a plurality of redundant working electrodes configured to determine a fused sensor glucose value;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a respective membrane resistance (Rmem) fusion weight of each redundant working electrode;

obtaining, for each redundant working electrode, a calibration factor (CF) value;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a CF fusion weight based on the respective CF value of each redundant working electrode;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, an overall fusion weight based on at least the respective Rmem fusion weight and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode;

configuring the glucose sensor based on the respective overall fusion weight; and

determining, for each redundant working electrode, the fused sensor glucose value based on at least the respective overall fusion weight of the redundant working electrode.

12. The glucose sensor according to claim 11 , wherein the fused sensor glucose value is determined based on the respective overall fusion weight and a sensor glucose value of the redundant working electrode.

13. The glucose sensor according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of setting the respective Rmem fusion weight of each redundant working electrode to a value of zero in response to a predetermined duration of time elapsing after a starting time of the glucose sensor.

14. The glucose sensor according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media further store instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of determining whether the fused sensor glucose value falls within a calculated range; and

wherein provision of the fused sensor glucose value comprises causing display of the fused sensor glucose value when the fused sensor glucose value falls within the calculated range.

15. The glucose sensor according to claim 11 , wherein determining the respective Rmem fusion weight of each redundant working electrode includes performing an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).

16. The glucose sensor according to claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause further performance of generating a signal to provide the fused sensor glucose value.

17. A glucose sensor, comprising:

a plurality of redundant working electrodes configured to determine a fused sensor glucose value;

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of:

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a respective membrane resistance (Rmem) fusion weight of the redundant working electrode;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a respective noise fusion weight;

obtaining, for each redundant working electrode, a calibration factor (CF) value;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, a CF fusion weight based on the respective CF value of each redundant working electrode;

combining, for each redundant working electrode, the respective noise fusion weight and the CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode to determine a respective combined noise and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode;

determining, for each redundant working electrode, an overall fusion weight based on the respective Rmem fusion weight and the respective combined noise and CF fusion weight of the redundant working electrode, the combined noise and CF fusion weight determined by weighting and averaging the respective noise fusion weight and CF fusion weight by a predefined parameter;

configuring the glucose sensor based on the respective overall fusion weight; and

determining, for each redundant working electrode, the fused sensor glucose value based on at least the respective overall fusion weight of the redundant working electrode.

18. The glucose sensor according to claim 17 , wherein the fused sensor glucose value is determined based on the respective overall fusion weight and a sensor glucose value of the redundant working electrode.

19. The glucose sensor according to claim 17 , wherein the determining of the overall fusion weight based on the respective Rmem fusion weight and the respective combined noise and CF fusion weight includes weighting and averaging the respective Rmem fusion weight and the respective combined noise and FC fusion weight by a variable parameter.

20. The glucose sensor according to claim 17 , wherein provision of the fused sensor glucose value comprises causing display of the fused sensor glucose value when the fused sensor glucose value falls within a calculated range.

21. The glucose sensor according to claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause further performance of generating a signal to provide the fused sensor glucose value.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2026
From: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.; COMPANION MEDICAL, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 074394/0237 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2022
From: VARSAVSKY, ANDREA; LU, YUNFENG; MUNG, JAY
To: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 058596/0681 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16426750 · May 30, 2019
Continuation 14980260 · Dec 28, 2015
Related Publication 20220125352A1 · Apr 28, 2022
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