Automated super bolus generation

US11839744B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC. · US

Inventors

• Benyamin Grosman · Burbank, US
• Louis J. Lintereur · Santa Clarita, US
• Anirban Roy · Austin, US
• Neha J. Parikh · Calabasas, US
• Di Wu · Tangxia, CN
• Patrick E. Weydt · Moorpark, US
• David Dunleavy · Mountain View Mobile Estates, US
• Ali Dianaty · San Fernando, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2021
• Grant date: Dec 12, 2023
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/201
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Techniques related to automatically generating a super bolus may include determining an amount of an augmented meal bolus to be delivered to a patient for regulating the patient's glycemic response to a meal. The amount of the augmented meal bolus may exceed a sufficient amount for counteracting a glucose level increase caused by the meal. In some embodiments, the techniques may further include determining a duration of a postprandial reduction period during which basal dosage deliveries to the patient are to be reduced. In some other embodiments, the techniques may further include delivering the augmented meal bolus to the patient prior to determining whether or not to cause reduction of basal dosage deliveries. More specifically, a glucose level of the patient may be obtained after delivery of the augmented meal bolus, and the obtained glucose level may be used to determine whether to reduce basal dosage deliveries.