Patent ID: 8579813

Claim:
A medical system, comprising: an external infusion device to deliver insulin to a user; an external characteristic meter to receive a blood sample from the user to determine a glucose level of the user; a sensor set to determine body characteristics on a continuous, near continuous, or intermittent basis, wherein the body characteristics include glucose levels of the user, the sensor set is coupled to a telemetered characteristic monitor transmitter to transmit sensor data including the body characteristics, and wherein the sensor set includes one of an implantable sensor, a subdermal sensor, and a subcutaneous sensor; and a characteristic monitor, including a display having a touch screen to display the sensor data received from the sensor set, a sensor interface to wirelessly receive the sensor data from the sensor set via the telemetered characteristic monitor transmitter, and a microprocessor to program and obtain data from the external infusion device, to coordinate the sensor data from the sensor set and meter data, including the determined glucose level of the user, from the external characteristic meter with the data from the external infusion device, to program and control the external infusion device, and to update delivery parameters of the external infusion device.