System for Providing Blood Glucose Measurements to an Infusion Device

Abstract

An infusion system includes a characteristic determining device and an infusion device. The characteristic determining device includes a receptacle for receiving and testing an analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the analyte in the user. The characteristic determining device also includes a communication system for transmitting a communication including data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user, and the infusion device includes a communication system for receiving the communication from the characteristic determining device. The infusion device further includes a bolus estimator for calculating an estimated amount of fluid to be infused into the body of the user based upon the received data indicative of the determined concentration of the analyte in the user and a target concentration of the analyte in the user, and an indicator to indicate when the estimated amount of fluid to be infused has been calculated.

1 .- 94 . (canceled) 
     
     
         95 . A blood glucose test strip meter for determining a blood glucose level in a body of a user, wherein the blood glucose test strip meter is capable of communicating with an infusion device adapted for infusing insulin into the body of the user, the blood glucose test strip meter comprising:
 a housing adapted to be carried by the user;   a test strip port coupled to the housing to receive a test strip and test a blood sample from the user to determine the blood glucose level of the user;   a processor contained in the housing and coupled to the test strip port to process the determined blood glucose level from the test strip port; and   a wireless communication system contained in the housing and coupled to the processor to transmit a communication including data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user and a unique identification information of the blood glucose test strip meter to the infusion device such that the infusion device is capable of discerning by the unique identification information whether the communication is intended for receipt by the infusion device.   
     
     
         96 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , wherein the infusion device is further adapted for calculating an estimated amount of insulin to be infused into the body of the user based upon the determined blood glucose level of the user and a target concentration of blood glucose in the user. 
     
     
         97 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , wherein the wireless communication system automatically transmits the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user and the unique identification information of the blood glucose test strip meter to the infusion device. 
     
     
         98 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , further comprising a user input device for inputting commands, wherein the wireless communication system transmits the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user to the infusion device in response to a command from the user input device. 
     
     
         99 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , further comprising an indicator to indicate a status of the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user being transmitted from the wireless communication system to the infusion device. 
     
     
         100 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , wherein the communication transmitted by the wireless communication system to the infusion device further includes a time at which the blood glucose level of the user was determined. 
     
     
         101 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , wherein the wireless communication system is capable of being deactivated and reactivated. 
     
     
         102 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , wherein the infusion device is an insulin infusion pump. 
     
     
         103 . The blood glucose test strip meter according to  claim 95 , wherein the wireless communication system utilizes one of radio frequencies and infrared frequencies. 
     
     
         104 . A method of operating a blood glucose test strip meter, comprising:
 receiving a test strip at a test strip port;   testing a blood sample from a user on the test strip to determine a blood glucose level of the user; and   transmitting wirelessly to an infusion device a communication including data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user and a unique identification information of the blood glucose test strip meter,   wherein the infusion device wirelessly receives the communication including the data indicative of the blood glucose level of the user, and discerns by the unique identification information of the blood glucose test strip meter whether the data is intended for receipt by the infusion device.   
     
     
         105 . The method according to  claim 104 , wherein the infusion device is adapted for calculating an estimated amount of insulin to be infused into the user based upon the determined blood glucose level of the user and a target concentration of blood glucose in the user. 
     
     
         106 . The method according to  claim 104 , wherein the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user and the unique identification information of the blood glucose test strip meter is automatically transmitted to the infusion device. 
     
     
         107 . The method according to  claim 104 , further comprising receiving a command, wherein the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user is transmitted wirelessly from the blood glucose test strip meter to the infusion device in response to the received command. 
     
     
         108 . The method according to  claim 104 , wherein the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user transmitted wirelessly from the blood glucose test strip meter to the infusion device further includes a time at which the blood glucose level of the user was determined. 
     
     
         109 . The method according to  claim 104 , wherein the blood glucose test strip meter and the infusion device communicate wirelessly using one of radio frequencies and infrared frequencies. 
     
     
         110 . The method according to  claim 104 , wherein the blood glucose test strip meter includes one of a transmitter and a transceiver, and the infusion device includes one of a transmitter and a transceiver. 
     
     
         111 . The method according to  claim 104 , further comprising deactivating a wireless communication system of the blood glucose test strip meter. 
     
     
         112 . The method according to  claim 104 , further comprising activating a wireless communication system of the blood glucose test strip meter. 
     
     
         113 . The method according to  claim 104 , further comprising indicating a status of the communication including the data indicative of the determined blood glucose level of the user being transmitted wirelessly from the blood glucose test strip meter to the infusion device. 
     
     
         114 . The method according to  claim 104 , wherein the infusion device is an insulin infusion pump.