Ambulatory medical device update without interruption of therapy delivery

US11129938B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Beta Bionics, Inc.

Inventors

• Michael J. Rosinko · Las Vegas, US
• Edward R. Damiano · Acton, US
• David Chi-Wai Lim · Irvine, US
• Firas H. El-Khatib · Brookline, US
• Himanshu Patel · Rancho Santa Margarita, US
• John R. Costik · Livonia, US
• Justin P. Brown · Tustin, US
• Bryan D. Knodel · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 2, 2020
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2021
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for updating an application controlling an ambulatory medical device such that application updates can be identified, downloaded and installed without interrupting therapy provided by the ambulatory medical device to a subject. The ambulatory medical device may receive an indication that an update to an application executing on the ambulatory insulin pump is available, establish a communication connection to a host computing system configured to host the application update, and download the application update. The disclosed systems and methods can determine an execution time of an installation and install the downloaded application update without interrupting therapy provided by the ambulatory medical device to the subject.