| abstract |
A monitor device (200) for a fluid infusion system (100) and its operating, display, and data processing characteristics are described herein. One embodiment of the monitor device (200) is used in an insulin infusion system (100) having an insulin infusion pump (104) and a continuous glucose sensor transmitter (106). The monitor device (200) is configured as a wireless bedside monitor that wirelessly receives status data from a device in the fluid infusion system (100), such as the infusion pump (104) or the sensor transmitter (106). The monitor device (200) supports a number of user interface features, alarm/alert features, and graphical display features, where such features enhance the overall operation and user-friendliness of the monitor device (200). For example, the monitor device (200) can generate status icons that graphically indicate the time remaining for an exhaustible operating quantity of a device in the infusion system (e.g., a battery charge, a fluid reservoir volume, or a calibration or replacement period). The monitor device (200) can also estimate future measurements of a physiological characteristic of a monitored patient, based upon empirical measurement data received by the monitor device (200). |