CGM Sensor Notification for Remaining Use Period
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional continuous blood glucose monitoring systems lack a method to notify users of the remaining usable time period of the body attachable unit, leading to potential missed data and improper replacement timing, which can result in emergencies due to inaccurate or unavailable glucose level readings.
Innovation Solution
A notification method that connects the body attachable unit with a communication terminal to calculate and notify the user of the remaining usable time period, preventing reconnection and reuse of expired units by verifying communication disconnection and reestablishing data transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If the body attachable unit is used continuously without notification, then the monitoring duration is extended, but the reliability of glucose data is compromised due to expired sensors
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by calculating and notifying the remaining usable time period before the sensor actually expires. This allows users to proactively replace the body attachable unit before glucose measurement reliability deteriorates, thus maintaining both extended monitoring duration and data reliability.
2Reliability
If the body attachable unit is replaced frequently, then the reliability of continuous monitoring is maintained, but the loss of time due to replacement operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously calculating the remaining usable time period based on the start time and total usable period, then notifying users of the exact replacement timing. This enables optimal replacement scheduling that maintains monitoring reliability while minimizing time loss by avoiding premature or delayed replacements.
3Loss of time
If the body attachable unit operates beyond its usable period, then the loss of time for replacement is reduced, but the loss of information occurs due to missed glucose data transmission
Solution Approach 1:
By notifying users of the remaining usable time period in advance, the system enables preliminary action for data backup and transfer. Users can ensure complete glucose data transmission before sensor expiration, preventing information loss while maintaining efficient replacement timing.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a notification method of a continuous glucose monitoring system. A notification method of a continuous glucose monitoring system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise the steps of: performing a communication connection between a body attachment unit and a communication terminal for the communication terminal to receive blood glucose data measured from the body attachment unit which is attached to a human body and continuously measures blood glucose; transmitting information on the body attachment unit from the body attachment unit to the communication terminal and calculating a remaining use period of the body attachment unit; and generating, in the communication terminal, a notification on the remaining use period of the body attachment unit. According to the present disclosure, as the notification for the remaining period of the body attachment unit is generated in the communication terminal, there is an effect wherein a user can prepare in advance a body attachment unit to be replaced before the use period of the body attachment unit ends.