Patent ID: 11950903
Assignee: SENSEONICS, INCORPORATED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor of the analyte monitoring device uses the following formula to calculate the estimated HbA1c level:, [
      
       H
       ⁢
       b
       ⁢
       
        A
        
         1
         ⁢
         c
        
       
      
      ]
     
     
      [
      
       H
       ⁢
       b
      
      ]
     
    
    ⁢
    
     (
     
      mmol
      mol
     
     )
    
   
   =
   
    
     [
     
      G
      ⁢
      L
      ⁢
      U
     
     ]
    
    ⁢
    
     (
     t
     )
    
    *
    
     (
     
      
       
        
         k
         1
        
        ⁢
        
         k
         2
        
       
       
        
         k
         
          -
          1
         
        
        +
        
         k
         2
        
       
      
      ⁢
      
       (
       
        
         e
         
          
           -
           
            k
            3
           
          
          ⁢
          t
         
        
        -
        
         e
         
          
           -
           
            (
            
             
              k
              3
             
             +
             
              k
              
               -
               1
              
             
             +
             
              k
              2
             
            
            )
           
          
          ⁢
          t
         
        
       
       )
      
     
     )
    
   
  
  ,
 

where k1 is an association constant that represents a binding constant when a glucose attaches to a hemoglobin to form the pre-A1c, and k−1 is an association constant that represents a dissociation constant when the glucose detaches from the hemoglobin.