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US 11,399,721 · App. 15/377,821 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Systems and methods for remote and host monitoring communications

Inventors: Aarthi Mahalingam (San Diego, CA); Esteban Cabrera, Jr. (San Diego, CA); Basab Dattaray (San Diego, CA); Rian Draeger (San Diego, CA); Laura J. Dunn (San Diego, CA); Derek James Escobar (Escondido, CA); Thomas Hall (San Diego, CA); Hari Hampapuram (Carlsbad, CA); Apurv Ullas Kamath (San Diego, CA); Katherine Yerre Koehler (Solana Beach, CA); Phil Mayou (San Diego, CA); Michael Robert Mensinger (San Diego, CA); Michael Levozier Moore (Poway, CA); Andrew Attila Pal (San Diego, CA); Nicholas Polytaridis (San Diego, CA); Eli Reihman (San Diego, CA); Brian Christopher Smith (San Marcos, CA)
Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
A61B5/0205A61B5/0004A61B5/0022A61B5/14532A61B5/4806A61B5/74A61B5/746A63B24/0062G09B5/02G16H10/60G16H40/67A61B5/024A61B5/6802A61B2505/07A61B2560/0242G09B5/08
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Patent No.
US 11,399,721
App. No.
15/377,821
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for remote and host monitoring communication are disclosed. In some implementations, monitoring systems can comprise a host monitoring device associated with a Host communicatively coupled to one or more remote monitoring devices associated with Remote Monitors. The host monitoring device can send communications based at least in part on analyte measurements of a Host sensor and/or other contextual data giving such measurements context. Different remote monitoring devices can receive different communications based at least in part on the role of the respective Remote Monitors relative to the Host. These roles can be reflected in classifications of Remote Monitors.

Claims (40)

1. A method for remote monitoring of a subject's health data by authorized monitors, comprising:

receiving, at a secure server, data associated with an analyte state of a host from a host device operable to receive sensor data from a transcutaneous continuous analyte sensor worn by the host;

identifying at least two remote monitoring devices authorized to receive a notification of an event associated with the analyte state of the host based on notification rules that define circumstances under which the notification should be sent to a respective remote monitoring device of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the at least two remote monitoring devices are authorized by the secure server to access permissible data of the received data based on a set of permissions for each of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the set of permissions indicate what portion of the received data is permissible data for each of the at least two authorized remote monitoring devices, and wherein the set of permissions for each of the at least two remote monitoring devices is different;

receiving, at the secure server, contextual data associated with each remote monitor user operating a respective remote monitoring device of the at least two remote monitoring devices, the contextual data indicating at least one of a time, an amount, or a type of at least one of (i) a level of stress experienced by each remote monitor user determined based on one or more of blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, or heart rate data measured by a device associated with each remote monitor user, wherein the level of stress is one of acute, episodic acute, emotional, chronic, high stress, medium stress, low stress, no stress, anxiety, or panic attack, or (ii) an environmental condition experienced by each remote monitor user including at least one of weather, humidity, pressure, or temperature, wherein each remote monitor user is not the host;

processing, at the secure server, the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating one of the at least two remote monitoring devices to determine an ability or inability of the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices to react to the notification

wherein if the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices is determined to be able to react to the notification, then:

generating, at the secure server, the notification based on the received data, wherein a content of the notification is modified based on the set of permissions for the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices and the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices; and

providing, by the secure server, the notification to the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the notification includes the permissible data for the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices;

wherein if the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices is determined to be unable to react to the notification, then:

generating, at the secure server, the notification based on the received data, wherein the content of the notification is modified based on the set of permissions for another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices and the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices; and

providing, by the secure server, the notification to the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the notification includes the permissible data for the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification includes an alert informative of the analyte state of the host exceeding a predetermined analyte concentration threshold or a predetermined rate of concentration change threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further includes:

providing, at the secure server, a communication to the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices indicating that the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices is unable to react to alerts.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the permissible data includes (i) retrospective sensor data, (ii) real time sensor data, and (iii) a trend in the rate of change of the analyte state of the host.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyte state includes a glucose level.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the notification should be modified based on the contextual information;

modifying the notification; and

providing the modified notification to the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices or the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices in addition to or in lieu of the notification.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, at the secure server, contextual information relating to the host with the notification, the contextual information relating to the host including a time, an amount, and/or a type of (i) a medicament taken by the host, (ii) a food or a drink ingested by the host, (iii) an exercise or an activity undertaken by the host, (iv) a level of stress experienced by the host, or (v) an environmental condition experienced by the host, or a combination of (i)-(v) thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating, at the secure server, a plurality of classifications based on the set of permissions, the plurality of classifications including a first classification and a second classification of the at least two remote monitoring devices authorized to access permissible data, wherein classifications of the at least two remote monitoring devices designate a hierarchy to provide communications based on the notification rules.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising assigning, at the secure server, each of the at least two remote monitoring devices to one of the plurality of classifications, wherein the second classification includes one or both of (i) greater restrictions to the permissible data than that of the first classification, and (ii) more restrictive notification rules than the first classification, wherein a classification of the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices indicates that the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices is authorized to access the permissible data of the received data.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising modifying the classification of the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices or the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices based on the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices or the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices.

11. A continuous analyte sensor system, comprising:

a continuous analyte sensor device worn by a host comprising a transcutaneous continuous analyte sensor to detect signals associated with an analyte state of the host, and a sensor electronics module to perform at least some processing of the signals to generate sensor data and to transmit the sensor data to a host device associated with the host;

the host device, comprising:

a memory storing executable instructions;

a processor in data communication with the memory and configured to execute instructions to perform at least some processing of the sensor data received from the sensor electronics module to produce data associated with an analyte state of the host; and

a secure server in communication with the host device configured to:

receive the data associated with the analyte state of the host from the host device, wherein the host device receives the data from the transcutaneous continuous analyte sensor;

identify at least two remote monitoring devices authorized to receive a notification of an event associated with the analyte state of the host based on notification rules that define circumstances under which the notification should be sent to a respective remote monitoring device of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the at least two remote monitoring devices are authorized by the secure server to access permissible data of the received data based on a set of permissions for each of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the set of permissions indicate what portion of the received data is permissible data for each of the at least two authorized remote monitoring devices, and wherein the set of permissions for each of the at least two remote monitoring devices is different;

receive contextual data associated with each remote monitor user operating a respective remote monitoring device of the at least two remote monitoring devices, the contextual data indicating at least one of a time, an amount, or a type of at least one of (i) a level of stress experienced by each remote monitor user determined based on one or more of blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, or heart rate data measured by a device associated with each remote monitor user, wherein the level of stress is one of acute, episodic acute, emotional, chronic, high stress, medium stress, low stress, no stress, anxiety, or panic attack, or (ii) an environmental condition experienced by each remote monitor user including at least one of weather, humidity, pressure, or temperature, wherein each remote monitor user is not the host;

process the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating one of the at least two remote monitoring devices to determine an ability or inability of the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices to react to the notification,

wherein if the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices is determined to be able to react to the notification, then:

generate the notification based on the received data, wherein a content of the notification is modified based on the set of permissions for the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices and the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices; and

provide the notification to the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the notification includes the permissible data for the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices;

wherein if the remote monitor user operating the one of the at least two remote monitoring devices is determined to be unable to react to the notification, then:

generate the notification based on the received data, wherein the content of the notification is modified based on the set of permissions for another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices and the contextual data associated with the remote monitor user operating the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices; and

provide the notification to the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices, wherein the notification includes the permissible data for the another one of the at least two remote monitoring devices.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2017
From: BURNETTE, DOUGLAS WILLIAM; COHEN, ERIC; HALAC, JASON; HAMPAPURAM, HARI; JEPSON, LAUREN HRUBY; LARVENZ, SHAWN; MANDAPAKA, ADITYA; MENSINGER, MICHAEL ROBERT; VALDES, JORGE; WEDEKIND, JEFFREY R.
To: DEXCOM, INC.
Reel/Frame 043606/0240 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2017
From: MAHALINGAM, AARTHI; CABRERA, ESTEBAN; DATTARAY, BASAB; DRAEGER, RIAN; DUNN, LAURA J.; ESCOBAR, DEREK JAMES; HALL, THOMAS; HAMPAPURAM, HARI; KAMATH, APURV ULLAS; KOEHLER, KATHERINE YERRE; MAYOU, PHIL; MENSINGER, MICHAEL ROBERT; MOORE, MICHAEL LEVOZIER; PAL, ANDREW ATTILA; POLYTARIDIS, NICHOLAS; REIHMAN, ELI; SMITH, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER
To: DEXCOM, INC.
Reel/Frame 043607/0178 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15377216 · Dec 13, 2016
Provisional Application 62271840 · Dec 28, 2015
Related Publication 20170181629A1 · Jun 29, 2017
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