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US 12,592,306 · App. 17/730,839 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Devices and methods for initialization of drug delivery devices using measured analyte sensor information

Inventors: Ashutosh Zade (San Diego, CA); Joon Bok Lee (Acton, MA); Yibin Zheng (Hartland, WI)
Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
G16H20/17A61M5/1723G16H20/13G16H40/67G16H50/20G16H50/50A61M2205/52A61M2230/201
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Patent No.
US 12,592,306
App. No.
17/730,839
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are processes and techniques implementable by a drug delivery system to maintain optimal drug delivery for a patient according to a treatment plan. The disclosed techniques enable a new drug delivery device that is exchanged for a previous drug delivery device to operate using analyte-based drug delivery control immediately during initialization instead of having to wait for a warm-up period. For example, a drug delivery device may include a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, operate the drug delivery device to receive a present analyte measurement value from an analyte sensor during an initialization of the drug delivery device, receive backfill values measured by the analyte sensor prior to the initialization, calculate a dosage of a drug using the present analyte measurement value and the backfill values, and deliver the dosage of the drug. Other embodiments are described.

Claims (46)

1 . A drug delivery device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, operate the drug delivery device to:

receive a present analyte measurement value from an analyte sensor during an initialization of the drug delivery device, wherein the initialization is associated with an exchange of the drug delivery device for a deactivated drug delivery device,

receive at least one backfill value measured by the analyte sensor prior to the initialization,

calculate a dosage of a drug using the present analyte measurement value and the at least one backfill value, and

deliver the dosage of the drug.

2 . The drug delivery device of claim 1 , the at least one backfill value comprising:

a plurality of analyte values determined by the analyte sensor prior to the initialization of the drug delivery device, or

a plurality of analyte values stored by an external controller prior to the initialization of the drug delivery device.

3 . The drug delivery device of claim 1 , the instructions, when executed by the processor, to operate the drug delivery device to determine an analyte concentration trend based on the present analyte measurement value and the at least one backfill value, and to calculate the dosage based on the analyte concentration trend.

4 . The drug delivery device of claim 1 , the instructions, when executed by the processor, to operate the drug delivery device to receive the at least one backfill value from a controller located external to the drug delivery device.

5 . The drug delivery device of claim 1 , the instructions, when executed by the processor, to operate the drug delivery device to determine whether the at least one backfill value meets a safety constraint that comprises:

a minimum number of values in the at least one backfill value, or

the at least one backfill value being within a correlation threshold of the present analyte measurement value.

6 . The drug delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the analyte measurement value is a blood glucose measurement value, and the drug is insulin, glucagon, a glucagon-like peptide or a combination of at least two of insulin, glucagon or the glucagon-like peptide.

7 . A system comprising:

the drug delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the drug delivery device is a first drug delivery device, and further comprising:

a controller configured to:

receive a deactivation indication from the first drug delivery device that the first drug delivery device is being deactivated,

establish a connection to a sensor device responsive to the deactivation indication, and

collect sensor measurement values from the sensor device as backfill values.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive an initialization indication from a second drug delivery device that the second drug delivery device is being initialized, and

provide the at least one backfill value to the second drug delivery device.

9 . A computer-implemented method of operating a drug delivery device, comprising:

receiving a present analyte measurement value from an analyte sensor during an initialization of the drug delivery device, wherein the initialization is associated with an exchange of the drug delivery device for a deactivated drug delivery device;

receiving at least one backfill value measured by the analyte sensor prior to the initialization;

calculating, via a processor of the drug delivery device, a dosage of a drug using the present analyte measurement value and the at least one backfill value; and

delivering the dosage of the drug.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , the at least one backfill value comprising:

a plurality of analyte values determined by the analyte sensor prior to the initialization of the drug delivery device, or

a plurality of analyte values stored by an external controller prior to the initialization of the drug delivery device.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising operating the drug delivery device to determine an analyte concentration trend based on the present analyte measurement value and the at least one backfill value, and to calculate the dosage based on the analyte concentration trend.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising operating the drug delivery device to receive the at least one backfill value from a controller located external to the drug delivery device.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , further comprising operating the drug delivery device to determine whether the at least one backfill value meets a safety constraint that comprises:

a minimum number of values in the at least one backfill value, or

the at least one backfill value being within a correlation threshold of the present analyte measurement value.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the analyte measurement value is a blood glucose measurement value, and the drug is insulin, glucagon, a glucagon-like peptide or a combination of at least two of insulin, glucagon or the glucagon-like peptide.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the drug delivery device is a first drug delivery device, and further comprising:

receiving a deactivation indication from the first drug delivery device that the first drug delivery device is being deactivated,

establishing a connection to a sensor device responsive to the deactivation indication, and

collecting sensor measurement values from the sensor device as backfill values.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving an initialization indication from a second drug delivery device that the second drug delivery device is being initialized, and

providing the at least one backfill value to the second drug delivery device.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Dec 1, 2022
From: INSULET CORPORATION
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062035/0785 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2022
From: ZADE, ASHUTOSH; LEE, JOON BOK; ZHENG, YIBIN
To: INSULET CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059769/0618 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63180777 · Apr 28, 2021
Related Publication 20220347386A1 · Nov 3, 2022
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