Medical device and method for providing information for glycemic control

Abstract

A medical device for providing information for glycemic control is provided, wherein the device comprises storage means arranged to store data, receiving means arranged to receive blood glucose value data and security data, data processing means arranged to execute a first processing function for modifying data retrieved from the storage means and to execute a second processing function for providing information for glycemic control based on the blood glucose value data and data retrieved from the storage means, validating means arranged to validate the received security data and to provide validation data corresponding to the validation of the received security data, and safety means arranged to control an execution of at least a predetermined function out of the first and second processing functions based on the validation data.

1 . Medical device for providing information for glycemic control, the device comprising:
 storage means arranged to store data;   receiving means arranged to receive blood glucose value data and security data;   data processing means arranged to execute a first processing function for modifying data retrieved from the storage means and to execute a second processing function for providing information for glycemic control based on the blood glucose value data and data retrieved from the storage means;   validating means arranged to validate the received security data and to provide validation data corresponding to the validation of the received security data; and   safety means arranged to control an execution of at least a predetermined function out of the first and second processing functions based on the validation data.   
     
     
         2 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , further comprising blood glucose measurement means arranged for measuring a blood glucose value and to provide blood glucose value data corresponding to the measured blood glucose value, wherein the receiving means are further arranged to receive the blood glucose value data from the blood glucose measurement means. 
     
     
         3 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , further comprising dose setting means arranged to set a dose of insulin based on the information for glycemic control. 
     
     
         4 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the information for glycemic control is a value for a dose of insulin to be set, the second processing function is a processing function for determining the value for the dose of insulin to be set, and the control of the execution of at least the predetermined function out of the first and second processing functions based on the validation data is arranged by unlocking the predetermined function for execution. 
     
     
         5 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the security data is a password or an activation key and wherein the validating means are further arranged to validate the password or the activation key based on predefined data stored in the storage means or in the validating means. 
     
     
         6 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a user interface, a USB interface, an IEEE 1394 interface or a wireless interface adapted to receive the security data. 
     
     
         7 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage means is further arranged to store profile parameters for different dose adjustment profiles, wherein the first processing function is a processing function for adjusting the profile parameters for a selected dose adjustment profile and wherein the second processing function is a processing function for stepwise adapting a dose of insulin based at least on the selected dose adjustment profile and thereby determining the value for the dose of insulin to be set. 
     
     
         8 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first processing function is a processing function for selecting a specific initial dose value from a predefined set of initial dose values, a specific first dose increase step from a predefined set of first dose increase steps, a specific first time interval for increasing the dose from a predefined set of first time intervals, a specific first target blood glucose value from a predefined set of first target blood glucose values, a specific second dose increase step from a predefined set of second dose increase steps, a specific second time interval for increasing the dose from a predefined set of second time intervals, a specific second target blood glucose value from a predefined set of second target blood glucose values, a specific low blood glucose threshold value from a predefined set of low blood glucose threshold values, a specific low blood glucose dose decrease step from a predefined set of low blood glucose dose decrease steps, a specific hypoglycemic blood glucose threshold value from a predefined set of hypoglycemic blood glucose threshold values, a specific hypoglycemic blood glucose dose decrease step from a predefined set of hypoglycemic blood glucose dose decrease steps, and for storing the selected data in the storage means. 
     
     
         9 . The medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the data processing means are further arranged to execute further first processing functions for modifying data retrieved from the storage means and to execute further second processing functions for providing information for glycemic control based on the blood glucose value data and data retrieved from the storage means. 
     
     
         10 . Medical system for providing glycemic control, the system comprising:
 first storage means arranged to store data;   first data processing means arranged to execute a first processing function for modifying data retrieved from the first storage means;   second storage means arranged to store data;   blood glucose measurement means arranged for measuring a blood glucose value and to provide blood glucose value data corresponding to the measured blood glucose value;   second data processing means arranged to execute a second processing function for providing information for glycemic control based on the blood glucose value data and data retrieved from the second storage means;   transmitting means arranged to transmit data stored in the first storage means and security data;   receiving means arranged to receive the transmitted data;   validating means arranged to validate the received security data and to provide validation data corresponding to the validation of the received security data; and   safety means arranged to control an execution of the second processing function.   
     
     
         11 . The medical system according to  claim 10 , further comprising dose setting means arranged to set a dose of insulin based on the information for glycemic control. 
     
     
         12 . The medical system according to  claim 10 , wherein the first storage means, the first data processing means and the transmitting means form a first functional unit and the second storage means, the blood glucose measurement means, the second data processing means, the receiving means the validating means and the safety means form a second functional unit. 
     
     
         13 . Method for providing information for glycemic control, the method comprising the steps of:
 receiving security data;   validating the received security data;   providing validation data corresponding to the validation of the received security data; and   controlling an execution of at least a predetermined function out of at least one first and at least one second processing function based on the validation data, wherein the at least one first processing function is for modifying data retrieved from a storage means and the at least one the second processing function for providing information for glycemic control based on received blood glucose value data and data retrieved from the storage means.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of measuring a blood glucose value and providing the blood glucose value data corresponding to the measured blood glucose value. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of setting a dose of insulin based on the information for glycemic control. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the information for glycemic control is a value for a dose of insulin to be set, one of the second processing functions is a processing function for determining the value for the dose of insulin to be set, and the control of the execution of at least the predetermined function out of the first and second processing functions based on the validation data is arranged by unlocking the predetermined function for execution. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the security data is a password or an activation key and wherein the validating step comprises validating the password or the activation key based on predefined stored data. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the step of storing profile parameters for different dose adjustment profiles, wherein one of the first processing functions is a processing function for adjusting the profile parameters for a selected dose adjustment profile and wherein one of the second processing functions is a processing function for stepwise adapting a dose on insulin based at least on the selected dose adjustment profile. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein one of the first processing functions is a processing function for selecting a specific initial dose value from a predefined set of initial dose values, a specific first dose increase step from a predefined set of first dose increase steps, a specific first time interval for increasing the dose from a predefined set of first time intervals, a specific first target blood glucose value from a predefined set of first target blood glucose values, a specific second dose increase step from a predefined set of second dose increase steps, a specific second time interval for increasing the dose from a predefined set of second time intervals, a specific second target blood glucose value from a predefined set of second target blood glucose values, a specific low blood glucose threshold value from a predefined set of low blood glucose threshold values, a specific low blood glucose dose decrease step from a predefined set of low blood glucose dose decrease steps, a specific hypoglycemic blood glucose threshold value from a predefined set of hypoglycemic blood glucose threshold values, a specific hypoglycemic blood glucose dose decrease step from a predefined set of hypoglycemic blood glucose dose decrease steps, and for storing the selected data in the storage means. 
     
     
         20 . A computer program for providing information for glycemic control, the computer program comprising:
 code for receiving security data;   code for validating the received security data;   code for providing validation data corresponding to the validation of the received security data; and   code for controlling an execution of at least a predetermined function out of at least one first and at least one second processing function based on the validation data, wherein the at least one first processing function is for modifying data retrieved from a storage means and the at least one the second processing function for providing information for glycemic control based on received blood glucose value data and data retrieved from the storage means.   
     
     
         21 . A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, wherein the computer program code comprises the computer program according to  claim 20 .