Personalized Diabetes Management Systems for Specialized Environments

Publication ID: 24-11857765_0004_PTD
Published: November 07, 2025
Category:Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Personalized Diabetes Management Systems for Specialized Environments,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857765_0004_PTD, Published November 07, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857765_0004_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,765.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A novel approach to personalized diabetes management, tailored to specific, high-stakes environments, such as high-security facilities, disaster relief scenarios, and extreme weather conditions.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed personalized parameter modeling methods for therapy management. However, these methods were limited to general-purpose applications. The new inventive concept addresses the need for specialized diabetes management systems that can operate effectively in unique operational environments, ensuring accurate and reliable therapy delivery.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The inventive concept comprises systems and methods for personalized diabetes management, adapted for high-security, disaster relief, and extreme weather conditions. These systems incorporate secure wireless communication, ruggedized infusion pump devices, weather-resistant sensing devices, and satellite-enabled communication. The methods involve obtaining operational context information, generating patient-specific parameter models, and calculating expected calibration factor values. The systems and methods ensure accurate and reliable therapy delivery, even in challenging environments.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel adaptations for specialized environments, including secure data transmission, ruggedized devices, and satellite-enabled communication. These adaptations provide a non-obvious solution to the limitations of the original patent, enabling effective diabetes management in high-stakes scenarios.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include variations in device design, materials, and communication protocols to further enhance the systems' adaptability to unique environments. Additional variations may involve integrating the systems with other medical devices or wearables to provide a more comprehensive healthcare solution.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the areas of diabetes management, emergency response, and extreme environment operations. Target markets may include high-security facilities, disaster relief organizations, and individuals living or working in extreme weather conditions.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A61 A61M5/1723
A A61 A61B5/14532
A A61 A61B5/4839
G G16 G16H10/60
G G16 G16H20/17
G G16 G16H40/40
G G16 G16H40/63
G G16 G16H50/20
G G16 G16H50/50
A A61 A61B5/0022
A A61 A61B5/02438
A A61 A61B5/7239
A A61 A61B5/7242
A A61 A61B2560/0242
A A61 A61B2562/0219
A A61 A61M5/14244
A A61 A61M2205/3569
A A61 A61M2205/502
A A61 A61M2205/52
A A61 A61M2205/70
A A61 A61M2230/005
A A61 A61M2230/06
A A61 A61M2230/201
G G16 G16H15/00

Field of Art

Medical device technology, specifically diabetes management systems, sensor calibration, and personalized medical parameter modeling with expertise in wireless communication, data encryption, and adaptive medical device design

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer with advanced degree, specialized knowledge in medical device design, sensor calibration techniques, wireless communication protocols, and experience developing adaptive medical technologies for variable environmental conditions

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's variations represent predictable extensions of the source patent's core personalized parameter modeling approach, merely adapting the existing technical framework to specialized environmental contexts through standard engineering design choices and known technological substitutions.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Patient-specific parameter model generation using historical operational context information
PTD Variation
Extending parameter modeling to high-security, disaster relief, and extreme weather environments
Obviousness Reasoning
Adapting parameter modeling to different contexts represents a routine design variation using known techniques, with predictable results in medical device technology
Source Patent Element
Wireless communication and data transmission between sensing devices and remote systems
PTD Variation
Implementing secure encryption, satellite communication, and ruggedized device designs
Obviousness Reasoning
Enhancing communication protocols through standard security and environmental adaptation techniques would be an obvious improvement to existing medical device systems
Source Patent Element
Calibration factor calculation based on operational context information
PTD Variation
Applying calibration methods to specialized environments like disaster relief scenarios
Obviousness Reasoning
Extending existing calibration techniques to new environmental contexts represents a predictable application of known sensor modeling principles
Source Patent Element
Patient-specific parameter model generation using historical data
PTD Variation
Integrating satellite communication and remote server processing for parameter model generation
Obviousness Reasoning
Utilizing remote computational resources and alternative communication methods represents a standard engineering approach to expanding medical device functionality
Source Patent Element
Infusion pump device with operational context awareness
PTD Variation
Developing ruggedized infusion pumps for extreme environmental conditions
Obviousness Reasoning
Designing device variants for specific environmental challenges constitutes a routine engineering design choice with predictable performance outcomes
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857765, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed variations in personalized diabetes management systems for specialized environments to be obvious extensions of existing medical device parameter modeling techniques, thereby rendering potential patent claims in this domain anticipated and unpatentable under standard obviousness analysis.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,765
TitlePersonalized parameter modeling methods and related devices and systems
Assignee(s)MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.