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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0118794 (2005-04-29) |
등록번호 | US-8112240 (2012-02-07) |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 16 인용 특허 : 1081 |
Method and apparatus for providing a leak detection circuit for a data monitoring and management system using the guard trace of a glucose sensor by applying a leak detection test signal to determine whether a leakage current is present is provided. The leak detection circuit may include an interfac
Method and apparatus for providing a leak detection circuit for a data monitoring and management system using the guard trace of a glucose sensor by applying a leak detection test signal to determine whether a leakage current is present is provided. The leak detection circuit may include an interface circuit, such as a capacitor, coupled to the guard trace to detect the leakage current when the leak detection test signal is applied to the guard trace, such that the user or patient using the data monitoring and management system, such as glucose monitoring systems, is notified of a failed sensor and prompted to replace the sensor.
1. A glucose monitoring apparatus, comprising: an interface circuit coupled to at least one electrode of a transcutaneously positioned glucose sensor;a leak detection circuit operatively coupled to the at least one electrode; anda processor operatively coupled to the interface circuit and the leak d
1. A glucose monitoring apparatus, comprising: an interface circuit coupled to at least one electrode of a transcutaneously positioned glucose sensor;a leak detection circuit operatively coupled to the at least one electrode; anda processor operatively coupled to the interface circuit and the leak detection circuit, the processor configured to generate and transmit a leak detection test signal to the interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit is configured to transfer the leak detection test signal from the processor to the at least one electrode, wherein the leak detection circuit is configured to detect a leakage current that results from the transmission of the leak detection test signal to the at least one electrode, wherein the leak detection circuit is further configured to generate a leakage signal and transmit the leakage signal to the processor upon detection of a leakage current, and wherein the processor is further configured to receive the leakage signal from the leak detection circuit in response to the leak detection test signal. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the interface circuit includes a capacitor. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the capacitor includes a ceramic capacitor. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the leak detection test signal includes one of a digital signal and an analog signal. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the leakage signal received by the processor includes a sensor signal from the sensor. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the received leakage signal exceeds a predetermined sensor signal level. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the predetermined sensor signal level includes a measured sensor signal level, wherein the measured sensor signal level is measured by the processor at a predetermined time interval. 8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the predetermined sensor signal level includes a tolerance level that corresponds to an acceptable current leakage level. 9. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the processor is further configured to output a notification corresponding to the received leakage signal when the received leakage signal exceeds the predetermined sensor signal level a predetermined number of consecutive times. 10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to generate and transmit subsequent leak detection test signals at predetermined time intervals. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the leak detection circuit comprises a resistor operatively coupled to a capacitor, the capacitor operatively coupled to the processor. 12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the resistor is operatively coupled to the at least one electrode. 13. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the leak detection circuit has a leakage resistance between 100 MegaOhms and 10,000 MegaOhms. 14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the leak detection test signal has a duration of less than one second. 15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the leak detection test signal has a duration of between 250 milliseconds to 500 milliseconds. 16. A method, comprising: providing at least one electrode on a glucose sensor configured for transcutaneous positioning;operatively coupling an interface circuit and a leak detection circuit to the at least one electrode and a processor;generating, using the processor, a leak detection test signal;transmitting the leak detection test signal to the interface circuit;transferring, using the interface circuit, the leak detection test signal to the at least one electrode;detecting, using the leak detection circuit, a leakage current that results from the transmission of the leak detection test signal to the at least one electrode;generating, using the leak detection circuit, a leakage signal and transmitting the leakage signal to the processor upon detection of a leakage current; andreceiving, using the processor, the leakage signal from the leak detection circuit in response to the leak detection test signal. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the leak detection test signal includes one of a digital signal and an analog signal. 18. The method of claim 16 further comprising consecutively receiving the leakage signal a predetermined number of iterations. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein the predetermined number of iterations includes three. 20. The method of claim 16 wherein transmitting the leak detection test signal includes setting a leak detection bit to zero. 21. The method of claim 16 further comprising determining whether the received leakage signal exceeds a predetermined sensor signal level. 22. The method of claim 21 wherein the predetermined sensor signal level includes a measured sensor signal level, and wherein the measured sensor signal level is measured at a predetermined time interval. 23. The method of claim 21 further comprising adding a tolerance level to the predetermined sensor signal level, wherein the tolerance level corresponds to an acceptable current leakage level. 24. The method of claim 21 further comprising prompting a user to replace the sensor when the detected leakage signal exceeds the predetermined sensor signal level a predetermined number of consecutive times. 25. The method of claim 16 further comprising transmitting subsequent leak detection test signals at predetermined time intervals.
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