CPC A61B 5/0026 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/1468 (2013.01); A61B 5/1473 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/14865 (2013.01); A61B 5/72 (2013.01); A61B 5/7278 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0223 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. A receiver unit of a glucose monitoring system, comprising:
a receiver and antenna for wirelessly communicating with a remote transmitter unit electrically and communicatively coupled with a glucose sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes including a working electrode and a reference electrode, wherein the glucose sensor is configured to be positioned with a first portion of the glucose sensor above a skin layer of the user and a second portion of the glucose sensor implanted transcutaneously below the skin layer of the user and in contact with a bodily fluid of the user, wherein the glucose sensor is configured to generate data signals associated with a glucose level of the bodily fluid, wherein the remote transmitter unit is in a proximity of the receiver unit;
one or more processors, a display, and a memory operatively coupled to the one or more processors for storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors:
access a transmitter key uniquely associated with the remote transmitter unit;
transmit, via the receiver and antenna, a command to the remote transmitter unit after verifying the transmitter key;
receive, via the receiver and antenna and subsequent to the command, one or more communication packets from the remote transmitter unit, each communication packet comprising a first data segment and a second data segment, wherein the first data segment comprises data signals indicative of the glucose level of the bodily fluid, and the second data segment comprises information corresponding to a remaining life of the remote transmitter unit;
estimate a remaining life of the remote transmitter unit based on the received information corresponding to the remaining life of the remote transmitter unit;
process the data signals indicative of the glucose level of the bodily fluid received from the remote transmitter unit; and
output the estimated remaining life of the remote transmitter unit and the processed data signals for display.
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