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US 12,254,978 · App. 18/236,520 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Compatibility mechanisms for devices in a continuous analyte monitoring system and methods thereof

Inventors: Gary Alan Hayter (Oakland, CA); Andrew H. Naegeli (Walnut Creek, CA)
Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
G16H40/63G06K7/10009G16B50/00G16B50/30G16H40/67
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Patent No.
US 12,254,978
App. No.
18/236,520
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, devices, and kits are provided for determining a compatibility of one or more devices in an analyte monitoring system.

Claims (41)

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

determining, by one or more processors of a reader device, whether a drug delivery device is compatible with a reader device based at least on data related to a configuration of the drug delivery device received by the reader device;

determining, by the one or more processors of the reader device, whether an integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device based at least on data related to a configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly received by the reader device;

processing, by the one or more processors of the reader device, data indicative of an analyte level of a user received from the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly in response to a determination that the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device; and

displaying the processed data indicative of the analyte level of the user on the reader device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data related to the configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly comprises an identification code.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data related to the configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly comprises a key code.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of communicating a first alarm to the user in response to a determination that the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly is not compatible.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first alarm comprises at least one of an audio alarm, a vibratory alarm, and a visual alarm.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of communicating a second alarm to the user in response to a determination that the drug delivery device is not compatible.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second alarm comprises at least one of an audio alarm, a vibratory alarm, and a visual alarm.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug delivery device is an insulin pump.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining, by one or more processors of a reader device, whether the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device comprises comparing a sensor version of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly with a predetermined list.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of selecting a software function based on the sensor version of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

receiving, by a watch, the data indicative of the analyte level of the user from the sensor electronics assembly or from the reader device.

12. A method, comprising the steps of:

determining, by one or more processors of a reader device, whether an integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device based at least in part on an identification code related to a configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly received by the reader device;

processing, by one or more processors of a reader device, data indicative of an analyte level of a user received from the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly using a software function correlated with the configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly; and

displaying the processed data indicative of the analyte level of the user on the reader device.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of determining, by one or more processors of a reader device, whether a drug delivery device is compatible with a reader device based at least on data related to a configuration of the drug delivery device received by the reader device.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of communicating a first alarm to the user in response to a determination that the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly is not compatible.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step of:

receiving, by a watch, the data indicative of the analyte level of the user from the sensor electronics assembly or from the reader device.

16. A method, comprising the steps of:

determining, by one or more processors of a reader device, whether a drug delivery device is compatible with a reader device based at least on data related to a configuration of the drug delivery device received by the reader device;

determining, by the one or more processors of the reader device, whether an integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device based at least on data related to a configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly received by the reader device;

receiving, by a receiver of the drug delivery device, data indicative of the analyte level of the user; and

displaying, one or more processors of the drug delivery device, processed data indicative of the analyte level of the user.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the steps of:

determining, by the one or more processors of the reader device, whether an integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device based at least on data related to a configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly received by the reader device;

processing, by the one or more processors of the reader device, data indicative of an analyte level of a user received from the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly in response to a determination that the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly are compatible with the reader device; and

displaying the processed data indicative of the analyte level of the user on the reader device.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of:

receiving, by the receiver of the drug delivery device, a software function correlated with a configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of:

processing the data indicative of the analyte level of the user using the software function correlated with the configuration of the integrated sensor and sensor electronics assembly from the reader device.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the software function is retrieved from a server.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the software function is retrieved from one or more components of the reader device.

22. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the step of:

receiving, by a watch, the data indicative of the analyte level of the user from the sensor electronics assembly or from the reader device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: HAYTER, GARY ALAN; NAEGELI, ANDREW H.
To: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
Reel/Frame 064662/0651 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17523527 · Nov 10, 2021
Continuation 15640058 · Jun 30, 2017
Continuation 15065604 · Mar 9, 2016
Continuation 13684085 · Nov 21, 2012
Provisional Application 61563517 · Nov 23, 2011
Related Publication 20240038381A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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