Granted Patent B2

US 12,569,172 · App. 17/902,703 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Inventors: Marc B. Taub (Mountain View, CA); Jai Karan (Hyderabad, IN); Annie C. Tan (Redwood City, CA); Timothy C. Dunn (San Francisco, CA); Joel M. Goldsmith (Oakland, CA); Christine M. Neuhaus (San Jose, CA); Stephen A. Rossi (Clayton, CA); Sujit R. Jangam (Castro Valley, CA)

Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.

A61B5/1473A61B5/14532G01N33/48792A61B5/0004A61B5/6833A61B5/6847A61B5/7435A61B5/744A61B2560/0209A61B2560/0252

Abstract

Claims (41)

1 . A glucose monitoring system, comprising:

a reader device comprising:

a display;

a wireless communication module configured to receive data indicative of a glucose level according to a Bluetooth communication protocol;

one or more processors;

memory coupled with the one or more processors, the memory configured to store a glucose monitoring software program that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

determine if a glucose sensor warmup time is active and, if so, output to the display the glucose sensor warmup time, wherein the glucose sensor warmup time indicates a time remaining until a glucose sensor is ready,

determine if a glucose level is predicted to exceed a projected glucose threshold within a predetermined amount of time and, if so, output to the display a projected glucose alert,

output to the display a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of bar portions, wherein each bar portion of the plurality of bar portions represents a corresponding percentage of time a plurality of glucose level readings in a predetermined time period were within a corresponding glucose range, and

output to the display a logbook interface comprising a plurality of user-selectable options, wherein the plurality of user-selectable options includes an insulin option, an exercise option, a meal option, and a note option.

2 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the glucose sensor warmup time is displayed on a home screen graphical user interface.

3 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the glucose sensor warmup time is displayed alone in a separate graphical user interface.

4 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the glucose sensor warmup time is displayed as a countdown of minutes until the glucose sensor is ready.

5 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is calculated from a time of a current glucose reading.

6 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the projected glucose threshold is a projected low glucose threshold, and wherein the projected glucose alert is a projected low glucose alert.

7 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the projected glucose threshold is a projected high glucose threshold, and wherein the projected glucose alert is a projected high glucose alert.

8 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the projected glucose alert is displayed on a same interface as a current glucose reading and a trend arrow.

9 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 8 , wherein the projected glucose alert includes a triangular warning icon.

10 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein selection of the insulin option causes display of an insulin logbook interface configured to receive a number of units of insulin.

11 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 10 , wherein the insulin logbook interface is further configured to receive a type of insulin.

12 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein selection of the meal option causes display of a meal logbook interface configured to receive a number of grams of carbohydrates.

13 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the glucose monitoring software program, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the one or more processors to:

output to the display a logbook list interface comprising one or more entries, wherein each entry of the one or more entries includes a date, a time, an associated glucose level, and an associated user-selectable option.

14 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an on body electronics unit configured to be worn on a user's skin, the on body electronics unit comprising:

an on body electronics unit housing;

the glucose sensor, at least a portion of which is configured to be positioned in the user's body and detect the glucose level in a bodily fluid of the user;

on body electronics disposed within the on body electronics unit housing and coupled with the glucose sensor, the on body electronics comprising one or more processors, a battery and an antenna, and wherein the on body electronics are configured to transmit the data indicative of the glucose level to the reader device according to the Bluetooth communication protocol.

15 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 14 , further comprising a sensor insertion device, wherein the on body electronics unit is pre-loaded in an interior of the sensor insertion device.

16 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 15 , wherein the interior of the sensor insertion device comprises a sterile environment.

17 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the glucose sensor has a predetermined monitoring time period of about ten days or more.

18 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the glucose sensor has a predetermined monitoring time period of about fourteen days or more.

19 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the reader device is a smartphone.

20 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the glucose sensor is a transcutaneous glucose sensor.

21 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein determining if the glucose sensor warmup time is active comprises determining an amount of time after the on body electronics unit was activated.

22 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined time period is user configurable.

23 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface further comprises a graphical element provided to enable a user to change the predetermined time period.

24 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the graphical element is configured to set the predetermined time period to seven days.

25 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the graphical element is configured to set the predetermined time period to fourteen days.

26 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the graphical element is configured to set the predetermined time period to thirty days.

27 . The glucose monitoring system of claim 23 , wherein the graphical element is configured to set the predetermined time period to ninety days.

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