IP Library Granted Patent US 11,484,232
Granted Patent B2
US 11,484,232 · App. 16/254,080 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Systems, devices, and methods to compensate for temperature effects on sensors

Inventors: Anna Claire Harley-Trochimczyk (San Diego, CA); Sebastian Böhm (San Diego, CA); Rui Ma (San Diego, CA); Disha B. Sheth (Oceanside, CA); Minglian Shi (San Diego, CA); Kamuran Turksoy (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,484,232
App. No.
16/254,080
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to compensate for the effects of temperature on sensors, such as analyte sensor. An example method may include determining a temperature-compensated glucose concentration level by receiving a temperature signal indicative of a temperature parameter of an external component, receiving a glucose signal indicative of an in vivo glucose concentration level, and determining a compensated glucose concentration level based on the glucose signal, the temperature signal, and a delay parameter.

Claims (32)

1. A method of determining a temperature-compensated glucose concentration level, the method comprising:

receiving a temperature signal indicative of a temperature parameter of an external component at a first time;

receiving a glucose signal indicative of an in vivo glucose concentration level at a second time after the first time;

determining a delay parameter, wherein the delay parameter includes a delay time period between the first time and the second time that accounts for a delay between a first temperature change at the external component and a second temperature change proximate a glucose sensor;

determining, using a processor, a compensated glucose concentration level based on the glucose signal, the temperature signal, and a delay parameter;

enabling a wireless communication using a wireless radio protocol between the processor and a receiver; and

outputting, via the wireless communication, the compensated glucose concentration level to the receiver.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature parameter is a temperature, a temperature change, or a temperature offset.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the delay time period based upon a temperature rate of change.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the delay time period based upon a detected condition.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the detected condition includes a sudden change in temperature.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the detected condition includes exercise.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a glucose signal includes receiving a glucose signal from a wearable glucose sensor.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein detecting a temperature signal includes measuring a temperature parameter of a component of the wearable glucose sensor.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining a compensated glucose concentration level includes executing instructions on a processor to receive the glucose signal and the temperature signal and determine the compensated glucose concentration level using the glucose signal, the temperature signal, and the delay parameter.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method includes storing a value corresponding to the temperature parameter in a memory circuit, and retrieving the stored value from the memory circuit for use in determining the compensated glucose concentration level.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising delivering a therapy based at least in part on the compensated glucose concentration level.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the wireless radio protocol is Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low-Energy, or Near Field Communication (NFC).

13. A temperature-compensated glucose sensor system comprising:

a glucose sensor configured to generate a glucose signal representative of an in vivo glucose concentration level;

a temperature sensor configured to generate a temperature signal indicative of a temperature parameter of an external component;

a processor configured to:

receive the temperature signal from the temperature sensor,

receive the glucose signal from the glucose sensor, and

determine a compensated glucose concentration level based on the glucose signal, the temperature signal, and a delay parameter, wherein the temperature parameter is detected at a first time and the glucose concentration level is detected at a second time after the first time, wherein the delay parameter includes a delay time period between the first time and the second time that accounts for a delay between a first temperature change at the external component and a second temperature change proximate a glucose sensor.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the temperature parameter is a temperature, a temperature change, or a temperature offset.

15. The system of claim 13 , further comprising adjusting the delay time period based upon a temperature rate of change.

16. The system of claim 13 , further comprising adjusting the delay time period based upon a detected condition.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the detected condition includes exercise.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein detecting a temperature signal includes measuring a temperature parameter of a component of the wearable glucose sensor.

19. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a memory configured to store a value corresponding to the temperature parameter, and wherein the processor is configured to retrieve the stored value from the memory for use in determining the compensated glucose concentration level.

20. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to communicate with a delivery device to deliver a therapy based at least in part on the compensated glucose concentration level.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2020
From: HARLEY-TROCHIMCZYK, ANNA CLAIRE; BOHM, SEBASTIAN; MA, RUI; SHETH, DISHA B.; SHI, MINGLIAN; TURKSOY, KAMURAN; CRABTREE, VINCENT PETER; BHAVARAJU, NARESH; VOGEL, MATT; WANG, LIANG; DERENZY, DAVID; MOORE, MICHAEL L.; REINHARDT, ANDREW M.; KELLER, DAVID A.; CLARK, BECKY L.
To: DEXCOM, INC.
Reel/Frame 051822/0751 →
EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2020
From: REIHMAN, ELI
To: DEXCOM, INC.
Reel/Frame 051915/0567 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62620775 · Jan 23, 2018
Related Publication 20190227022A1 · Jul 25, 2019
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