Programmable insulin pump
First Claim
1. A method of delivering a bolus from a pump, the pump being a programmable medical infusion pump having a keypad, the method comprising:
- programming a bolus amount into the pump;
programming a duration into the pump;
programming a percentage into the pump, the percentage defining a portion of the bolus amount to deliver immediately upon executing a deliver command and a remainder of the bolus amount to deliver over the duration upon executing a deliver command; and
executing the deliver command.
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Abstract
An apparatus for delivering a bolus of a medical agent to a patient. The apparatus comprises a pump mechanism, a data input device, and a processor in data communication with the keypad and arranged to control the pump mechanism. The processor is programmed to receive data specifying a bolus amount through the data port, receive data regarding duration through the data port, receive a percentage through the data port, the percentage defining a portion of the bolus amount to deliver immediately upon executing a deliver command and a remainder of the bolus amount to deliver over the duration upon executing a deliver command, and execute the deliver command thereby controlling the pump mechanism to deliver the bolus. Also a method of temporarily adjusting the delivery rate of an infusion pump. The infusion pump is programmed to deliver a basal rate. The method comprises prompting a user to select whether to enter the temporary rate as a percent of the current delivery rate or as a new delivery rate; entering into the pump a period of time having a beginning and an end; entering into the pump a temporary basal rate; and delivering the therapeutic agent at a delivery rate substantially equal to the temporary basal rate during the period of time.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a bolus from a pump, the pump being a programmable medical infusion pump having a keypad, the method comprising:
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programming a bolus amount into the pump;
programming a duration into the pump;
programming a percentage into the pump, the percentage defining a portion of the bolus amount to deliver immediately upon executing a deliver command and a remainder of the bolus amount to deliver over the duration upon executing a deliver command; and
executing the deliver command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for delivering a bolus of a medical agent to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a pump mechanism;
a data input device; and
a processor in data communication with the keypad and arranged to control the pump mechanism, the processor being programmed to receive data specifying a bolus amount through the data port, receive data regarding duration through the data port, receive a percentage through the data port, the percentage defining a portion of the bolus amount to deliver immediately upon executing a deliver command and a remainder of the bolus amount to deliver over the duration upon executing a deliver command, and execute the deliver command thereby controlling the pump mechanism to deliver the bolus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of temporarily adjusting the delivery rate of an infusion pump, the infusion pump programmed to deliver a basal rate, the method comprising:
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prompting a user to select whether to enter the temporary rate as a percent of the current delivery rate or as a new delivery rate;
entering into the pump a period of time having a beginning and an end;
entering into the pump a temporary basal rate; and
delivering the therapeutic agent at a delivery rate substantially equal to the temporary basal rate during the period of time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent at a basal rate, the apparatus comprising:
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a pump mechanism;
a data input device; and
a processor in data communication with the keypad and arranged to control the pump mechanism, the processor being programmed to prompt a user to select whether to enter the temporary rate as a percent of the current delivery rate or as a new delivery rate, receive from the data input device a period of time having a beginning and an end and a temporary basal rate, and control the pump mechanism to deliver the therapeutic agent at a delivery rate substantially equal to the temporary basal rate during the period of time. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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