Device and method for automatic data acquisition and/or detection
Methods and devices for providing diabetes management including automatic time acquisition protocol is provided.
1. A method, comprising:
detecting, using a processor, a predefined parameter associated with an operational condition of a medical device;
determining an availability of at least one communication channel from a plurality of communication channels;
transmitting, from the medical device, a request for time information over the available communication channel in response to the predefined parameter detection;
receiving, at the medical device, the time information in response to the transmitted request;
updating the medical device based on the received time information;
measuring, with the processor, a predetermined resistance value associated with the medical device;
matching, with the processor, the measured predetermined resistance value to a corresponding stored resistance value, the stored resistance value associated with a predetermined expiration date;
determining, with the processor, the predetermined expiration date of the medical device; and
generating, with the processor, an output signal based on the determination of the predetermined expiration date.
2. The method of claim 1 including storing the received time information.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the medical device includes updating one or more stored data based on the received time information.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein updating the medical device includes:
retrieving one or more stored data associated with stored time related information; and
updating the retrieved one or more stored data based on the received time information.
5. The method of claim 4 including storing the updated retrieved one or more stored data.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein the retrieved one or more stored data includes one or more of a blood glucose measurement value, monitored analyte level data, calibration schedule data, or analyte sensor insertion time data.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein transmitting the request for time information is automatically performed in response to the predefined parameter detection.
8. The method of claim 1 including displaying the received time information on a display of the medical device.
9. The method of claim 1 including receiving confirmation of the received time information.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the time information includes one or more of a time of day information and date information.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the operational condition of the medical device corresponds to one or more of measuring an analyte level of a patient, monitoring an analyte level of the patient, delivering a medication to the patient, transferring data from the medical device to a secondary device, and powering on the medical device.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of communication channels are selected from a group consisting of one or more radio frequencies, global positioning satellite, telephone networks, or wireless communication networks.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein determining an availability of at least one communication channel from a plurality of communication channels includes determining which of the plurality of communication channels are within a transmission range of a communication unit of the medical device.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying a preprogrammed time based insulin delivery profile based on the received time information.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising obtaining confirmation of the modification prior to implementing the modification to the preprogrammed time based insulin delivery profile.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a level of acceleration of the medical device;
comparing the level of acceleration to a predetermined threshold level of acceleration; and
requesting automatically the time information over the available communication channel when the level of acceleration exceeds the predetermined threshold level of acceleration.
17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
initiating local synchronization between the medical device and a secondary device;
verifying the identity of the secondary device;
approving synchronization between the medical device and the secondary device; and
synchronizing the medical device with the secondary device.
18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining automatically, with the medical device, a current location of the medical device, wherein the current location is associated with a current time zone information; and
comparing the current time zone information with a stored time zone information.
19. A medical device, comprising:
one or more processing units; and
a memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to detect a predefined parameter associated with an operational condition of the medical device, determine an availability of at least one communication channel from a plurality of communication channels, transmit a request for time information over the available communication channel in response to the predefined parameter detection, receive the time information for the medical device in response to the transmitted request, update the medical device based on the received time information, measure a predetermined resistance value associated with the medical device, match the measured predetermined resistance value to a corresponding stored resistance value, the stored resistance value associated with a predetermined expiration date, determine the predetermined expiration date of the medical device, and generate an output signal based on the determination of the predetermined expiration date.
20. The device of claim 19 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to store the received time information.
21. The device of claim 19 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to update one or more stored data based on the received time information when the medical device is updated.
22. The device of claim 19 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to retrieve one or more stored data associated with stored time related information, and to update the retrieved one or more stored data based on the received time information when the medical device is updated.
23. The device of claim 22 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to store the updated retrieved one or more stored data.
24. The device of claim 22 wherein the retrieved one or more stored data includes one or more of a blood glucose measurement value, monitored analyte level data, calibration schedule data, or analyte sensor insertion time data.
25. The device of claim 19 wherein the medical device includes an analyte monitoring device.
26. The device of claim 25 wherein the analyte monitoring device includes one of a blood glucose meter, a continuous glucose monitoring device, an integrated continuous glucose monitoring device and blood glucose meter, or a controller unit in communication with one or more of the blood glucose meter, the continuous glucose monitoring device or the integrated continuous glucose monitoring device and blood glucose meter.
27. The device of claim 19 wherein the medical device includes an infusion device.
28. The device of claim 27 wherein the infusion device includes an external infusion pump, an implantable infusion pump, an inhalable medication dispensing unit, or a medication injection device.
29. The device of claim 19 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to automatically transmit the request for time information in response to the predefined parameter detection.
30. The device of claim 29 wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit or receive information using one or more of a Bluetooth communication protocol, an RF communication protocol, an infrared communication protocol, a Zigbee communication protocol, an 802.1x communication protocol, or a wireless personal area network protocol.
31. The device of claim 19 including a display unit operatively coupled to the one or more processing units, the display unit configured to display the received time information.
32. The device of claim 19 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to receive confirmation of the received time information.
33. The device of claim 19 wherein the time information includes one or more of a time of day information and date information.
34. The device of claim 19 wherein the one or more of the processing units includes a communication unit configured to transmit the request for time information or to receive time information in response to the transmitted request, or both.
35. The device of claim 19 wherein the operational condition of the medical device corresponds to one or more of measuring an analyte level of a patient, monitoring an analyte level of the patient, delivering a medication to the patient, transferring data from the medical device to a secondary device, and powering on the medical device.
36. The device of claim 19 wherein the plurality of communication channels are selected from a group consisting of one or more radio frequencies, global positioning satellite, telephone networks, or wireless communication networks.
37. The device of claim 19 wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to determine which of the plurality of communication channels are within a transmission range of a communication unit of the medical device when determining the availability of the at least one communication channel from the plurality of communication channels.
38. The device of claim 19 , further comprising an accelerometer configured to measure the acceleration of the medical device, and wherein the memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processing units, causes the one or more processing units to detect a level of acceleration of the medical device, compare the level of acceleration to a predetermined threshold level of acceleration, and request automatically the time information over the available communication channel when the level of acceleration exceeds the predetermined threshold level of acceleration.