Analyte Monitoring Display Panels for Glucose Trend Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing diabetes management systems lack robust and comprehensive display and user interface capabilities for effective glucose monitoring and alerting, which are crucial for managing blood glucose levels and preventing complications.
Innovation Solution
An analyte monitoring device with a user interface featuring a display that outputs multiple screens, including a home screen divided into panels for analyte level change, current level, and trend indicators, and an alert screen for detected conditions, along with actuators for responsive output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a simple display interface is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the comprehensiveness of information presentation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is segmented into multiple functional screens (home screen with current glucose level, trend screen with historical data, alert screen with notifications, settings screen with configurations). Each screen presents specific information categories separately, allowing comprehensive information delivery without overwhelming the user with a single complex display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimension display to multi-dimensional navigation by adding temporal dimension (historical trends over time), categorical dimension (different information types on different screens), and hierarchical dimension (main screens with sub-details). This resolves the contradiction by organizing comprehensive information across multiple dimensions rather than compressing it into one complex view.
2Loss of information
If multiple display screens are implemented, then the comprehensiveness of information presentation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single microprocessor-based control system performs multiple functions: managing different display screens, processing glucose sensor data, generating alerts, storing historical information, and user interface control. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a universal controller rather than requiring separate dedicated components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a microprocessor as an intermediary that mediates between the glucose sensor, memory storage, alert generation mechanisms, and display output. This intermediary coordinates all system components and manages the complexity of multiple screens by centralizing control logic, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive information presentation.
3Reliability
If comprehensive monitoring data is displayed, then the glycemic control effectiveness is improved, but the ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Different display screens provide different levels and types of information quality suited to specific user needs: the home screen provides immediate critical information (current glucose level) in a simple format for quick checks, while the trend screen provides detailed historical analysis for comprehensive monitoring. This local quality approach ensures ease of operation for quick checks while maintaining reliability for comprehensive analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic alert notifications at clinically relevant intervals (e.g., when glucose levels exceed threshold values) rather than requiring continuous user monitoring. This periodic action maintains glycemic control effectiveness by ensuring critical information is presented at appropriate moments while preserving ease of operation by reducing the need for constant user interaction with the device.
4Adaptability or versatility
If programmable alarms and alerts are added, then the diabetes management capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The alarm system allows users to programmatically change parameters such as alert threshold values, notification timing, and alert types based on individual diabetes management needs. The microprocessor manages these parameter changes through software configuration, avoiding the need for complex hardware modifications while enhancing adaptability to different patient requirements.
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AI summary
Embodiments described herein relate to an analyte monitoring device having a user interface with a display and a plurality of actuators. The display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including a home screen and an alert screen. The home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, with a first panel displays a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, a second panel simultaneously displays a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and a third panel displays status information of a plurality of components of the device. When an alarm condition is detected, the display renders the alert screen in place of the home screen, the alert screen displaying information corresponding to the detected alarm condition. Furthermore, the actuators are configured to affect further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition.