Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to automatically adjusting at least one parameter of an insulin delivery controller of an insulin delivery device to regulate delivery of insulin to a user. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve obtaining therapy-related data associated with operation of the insulin delivery device for a number of days in the past. The therapy-related data including sensor glucose data for the user and meal data for the user. The techniques may also involve determining at least one adjusted parameter for the insulin delivery controller based on the therapy-related data. Additionally, the techniques may involve causing the insulin delivery controller to adjust at least one setting in accordance with the determined at least one adjusted parameter.

Abstract: Fluid injection devices and related systems and operating methods are provided. An exemplary injection device includes an actuation arrangement to facilitate delivering fluid from a container, a user interface element coupled to the actuation arrangement, a data storage element to maintain one or more patient-specific parameter values and historical bolus data, and a control module coupled to the actuation arrangement and the data storage element. The control module of the injection device determines a bolus amount of the fluid to be delivered based at least in part on the one or more patient-specific parameter values and the historical bolus data in response to receiving a user input indicative of a desire to administer a bolus, and the control module configures the actuation arrangement to automatically deliver the bolus amount in response to manual actuation of the user interface element.

Abstract: Ambulatory infusion pumps, durable assemblies, and disposable assemblies, including energy sources, reservoirs, baseplates, and related components therefor, as well as component combinations and related methods.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for dynamic management of charge. The techniques may involve obtaining an estimated readiness time for an energy storage element, obtaining a target state of charge for the energy storage element, calculating an estimated charging time based at least in part on a difference between the target state of charge and a current state of charge, using a first charging rate to charge the energy storage element to an intermediate state of charge, and responsive to determining the amount of time remaining before reaching a second estimated readiness time is less than an updated estimated charging time to charge the energy storage element at the intermediate state of charge to the target state of charge, using a second charging rate to charge the energy storage element to the target state of charge, wherein the second charging rate is greater than the first charging rate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for continuous glucose monitoring. More particularly, the methods, systems, and devices describe a working electrode with a GOx sensor and a background electrode in which the background electrode has no GOx sensor. The system may then compare the first signal and the second signal to detect ingestion of a medication by the user. The system may generate a sensor glucose value based on the comparison.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to management of insufficient hypoglycemia response. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve obtaining an amount of insulin remaining in a body of a patient. The techniques may involve also obtaining a quantity of insulin needed by the patient within a future time period. Additionally, the techniques may involve identifying a condition in which the patient's glucose level will continue to decrease during the future time period despite suspension of basal insulin dosage delivery. The condition may be identified based on determining that the amount of insulin remaining in the body is greater than the quantity of insulin needed by the patient within the future time period. Furthermore, the techniques may involve, responsive to identifying the condition, causing performance of an action for preventing the patient's glucose level from falling into a hypoglycemic range in combination with the suspension of basal insulin dosage delivery.

Abstract: A system includes one or more processors and one or more processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of obtaining a first target value for a glucose level of a patient, modifying a glucose setpoint from a second target value to the first target value, and regulating the glucose level of the patient to the modified glucose setpoint based on controlling insulin delivery by an insulin infusion device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to personalized event detection. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve obtaining a plurality of glucose measurements indicative of a glucose level in a body of a patient during an analysis interval, obtaining a patient-specific meal detection model that identifies one or more glucose measurement statistics that are correlative to occurrence of a meal for the patient, determining values for the one or more glucose measurement statistics based on the plurality of glucose measurements, determining a meal consumption metric based on the values for the one or more glucose measurement statistics, detecting an occurrence of the meal during the analysis interval based on the meal consumption metric, and in response to detecting the occurrence of the meal, providing an indication of the occurrence of the meal during with the analysis interval.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate to glucose management recommendations based on nutritional information. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve obtaining user input that includes textual input indicating quantitative information for a food item. The techniques may also involve determining, based on the quantitative information for the food item, nutritional information for the food item, where the quantitative information for the food item is different from the nutritional information for the food item. The techniques may further involve generating, based on the nutritional information, a glucose management recommendation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide optimized polymeric surfaces adapted for use with implantable medical devices as well as methods for making and using such polymeric surfaces. These polymer surfaces have a constellation of features that function to inhibit or avoid an inflammatory immune response generated by implantable medical devices. Typical embodiments of the invention include an implantable glucose sensor used in the management of diabetes having a polymer surface with the disclosed constellation of features.

Abstract: A medical device includes a sensor to observe a characteristic of an anatomy, and a sensor base coupled to the sensor. The medical device includes a coupling system to couple the sensor base to the anatomy. The coupling system includes a first adhesive member and a second adhesive member. The first adhesive member is coupled to the sensor base and the second adhesive member is to couple to the anatomy. The first adhesive member includes at least one cut-out to direct moisture to an ambient environment surrounding the medical device.

Abstract: A system includes one or more processors and one or more processor-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause performance of: associating a medical device with an intermediate device, obtaining, from the medical device via the intermediate device, measurement data correlative to a condition of a user, determining updated control information for the medical device based at least in part on the measurement data, and streaming the updated control information to the medical device via the intermediate device.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for a prescription-regulated software application and an associated medical device. In some aspects, a smart medicine-injection device (e.g., smart insulin pen) is configured to be in communication with a patient's companion device (e.g., smartphone) having a software application (prescription app) that serves the patient as a complimentary medical device to the smart medicine-injection device, in which only certain features and functionalities of the prescription app are fully operable based on device pairing with the smart medicine-injection device to unlock medical device capabilities only available to the patient through prescription.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide compositions useful in analyte sensors as well as methods for making and using such compositions and sensors. In typical embodiments of the invention, the sensor is a glucose sensor comprising an analyte modulating membrane formed from a polymer composition having carbonate and aromatic isocyanate chains, a composition observed to provide such membranes with improved material properties such as enhanced thermal and hydrolytic stability.

Abstract: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) may be used in conjunction with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to enable identification of valid and reliable sensor data, as well implementation of Smart Calibration algorithms.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and corresponding systems and devices for controlling which communication interface is used for communication in a wireless body area network of medical devices. In some aspects, a security level for data to be transmitted from a first device to a second device is determined. The first device includes a first communication interface and a second communication interface. Signals communicated over the second communication interface (e.g., a near-field communication interface) have a shorter range compared to the first communication interface (e.g., a far-field communication interface). The data is transmitted using the second communication interface based on determining that the security level for the data is higher than that associated with the first communication interface. In some instances, transmission of the data involves switching to the second communication interface after establishing an initial communication channel using the first communication interface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques related to product consumption recommendations. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve receiving activity data from an activity monitoring device. The activity monitoring device may comprise an activity sensor for tracking movement of a user during an activity. The techniques may also involve receiving glucose data from a continuous glucose monitoring device. The techniques may further involve determining a product consumption recommendation based on the glucose data and the activity data. The product consumption recommendation may include a recommendation of when the user should consume a carbohydrate-containing product in order to maintain glucose levels with a specified target range during the activity. Additionally, the technique may involve causing display of the product consumption recommendation on a display device.

Abstract: Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a user involves determining a current value for a physiological condition of the user influenced by the fluid violates a first threshold value, determining a predicted value for the physiological condition of the user violates a second threshold value, and automatically altering operation of the infusion device to modify delivery of the fluid to the user after determining the predicted value violates the second threshold value when the current value violates the first threshold value.

Abstract: A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic includes a power source, a power control switch, and a power latch configured to latch an output of the power control switch. The sensor assembly also includes a power converter coupled to the power control switch. The power converter is configured to step down a voltage of the latched output of the power control switch for delivery of the latched output to one or more components of the sensor assembly. The power control switch is configured to inhibit consumption of power from the power source when the sensor assembly is in a pre-deployment state and output the latched output to the power converter in response to transition of the sensor assembly from the pre-deployment state to a deployed state.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein relate generally to notification generation in a medical device system. In some embodiments, the techniques involve generating a first notification via a medical application executing on a first device, determining that the first notification was not acknowledged within a predetermined time frame, and causing generation of a second notification at a medical device carried by a user to notify the user that the first notification has not been acknowledged.