Integration of infusion pump with remote electronic device

• US 10,478,551 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2017
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Inventors: Rosinko, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Flick, Jason E
• Application Number:
  US15/653,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20170312423A1
• Time in Patent Office: 853 Days
• Field of Search: 604500
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/35 Communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/168 Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters ; Monitoring media flow to the body flow control in general G05D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system and method can provide for a remote electronic device to be used to remotely initiate delivery of a medicament bolus with a medical device, such as an insulin pump, with the medical device providing audible or tactile confirmation of the programmed bolus. The bolus amount can be calculated by or programmed or otherwise entered into the smartphone, etc., and then transmitted to the medical device. When the pump receives the transmitted bolus amount, it issues one or more indications such as audible sounds and/or vibrations in any number of desired combinations. For instance, each individual sound or vibration may correspond to an increment of the medicament. The user can therefore determine the size of the medicament bolus by the number of sounds or vibrations and can confirm or cancel delivery of the bolus.

Claims

1. A method of delivering a medicament bolus with a medical infusion pump, comprising:

determining a medicament bolus delivery for a medical infusion pump with a software application operating on a remote consumer electronic device;

transmitting an operating command for delivery of the bolus from the remote consumer electronic device to the medical infusion pump via the software application operating on the remote consumer electronic device;

causing a notification that the bolus has been initiated to issue from the medical infusion pump; and

causing the medical infusion pump to deliver the bolus to a patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein causing the medical infusion pump to deliver the bolus to a patient includes receiving a confirmation of the bolus.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the confirmation is received via the remote consumer electronic device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the confirmation is received via the medical infusion pump.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying status items relating to the medical infusion pump on a user interface of the remote consumer electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a bolus delivery for a medical infusion pump includes utilizing the software application operating on the remote consumer electronic device to calculate the size of the bolus.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the remote consumer electronic device calculates the size of the bolus based at least in part on information entered through a user interface of the remote consumer electronic device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the information includes a number of carbohydrates to be ingested.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote consumer electronic device is a mobile phone.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote consumer electronic device is a tablet computer.

11. A method of programming a medical infusion pump, comprising:

determining with a software application operating on a remote consumer electronic device an amount of a medicament bolus for delivery by a medical infusion pump;

transmitting an operating command for delivery of the bolus amount from the remote consumer electronic device to the medical infusion pump via the software application operating on the remote consumer electronic device;

causing a notification that the bolus has been initiated to issue from the medical infusion pump.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising displaying status items relating to the medical infusion pump on a user interface of the remote consumer electronic device.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein determining an amount of a medicament bolus for delivery by a medical infusion pump includes utilizing software application operating on the remote consumer electronic device to calculate the bolus amount.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the remote consumer electronic device calculates the bolus amount based at least in part on information entered through a user interface of the remote consumer electronic device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the information includes a number of carbohydrates to be ingested.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the remote consumer electronic device is a mobile phone.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the remote consumer electronic device is a tablet computer.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising receiving a confirmation of the bolus.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the confirmation is received via the remote consumer electronic device.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the confirmation is received via the medical infusion pump.