Operating an infusion pump system
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1. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
- a pump device including a drive system to dispense a medicine from the pump device, at least a portion of the drive system being in electrical communication with one or more electrical contacts of the pump device; and
a removable controller device having a user interface, the removable controller device being removably attachable to the pump device in a fixed relationship, the controller device including one or more electrical contacts that engage the electrical contacts of the pump device when removably attached.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device and a removable controller device. When the pump device and the removable controller device are removably attached to one another, the components may provide a portable infusion pump unit to dispense medicine to a user. In particular embodiments, the removable controller device includes a user interface to readily provide information, for example, about the operation of the pump.
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1. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a pump device including a drive system to dispense a medicine from the pump device, at least a portion of the drive system being in electrical communication with one or more electrical contacts of the pump device; and
a removable controller device having a user interface, the removable controller device being removably attachable to the pump device in a fixed relationship, the controller device including one or more electrical contacts that engage the electrical contacts of the pump device when removably attached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a pump device including a drive system to dispense a medicine from the pump device;
a first removable controller device having a first user interface, the first removable controller device being removably attachable to the pump device and being electrically connected to the pump device when removably attached; and
a second removable controller device having a second user interface that is different from the first user interface, the second removable controller device being removably attachable to the pump device and being electrically connected to the pump device when removably attached. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a pump device including a drive system to dispense a medicine from the pump device, the pump device including a first battery; and
a removable controller device removably attachable to the pump device and being electrically connected to the pump device when removably attached, the controller device including a second battery, wherein the first battery has a greater energy density than the second battery and provides energy to charge the second battery over a period of time, and wherein the second battery provides energy to at least a portion of the drive system of the pump device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a pump device including;
a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine;
a drive system to dispense the medicine when received by the pump housing, the drive system including a piston rod that is incrementally movable to apply a dispensing force;
one or more electrical contacts disposed on the pump housing, at least a portion of the drive system being in electrical communication with the one or more electrical contacts; and
a removable controller device including;
a controller housing that is removably attachable to the pump housing in a fixed relationship;
one or more electrical contacts disposed on the controller housing, the electrical contacts of the controller device being engageable with the electrical contacts of the pump device when removably attached;
a user interface arranged on the controller housing, the user interface including a display and one or more user-selectable buttons;
wherein the pump device and the controller device, when removably attached, provide a hand-graspable portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of operating a medical infusion pump system, the method comprising:
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transmitting electrical energy, from a first battery in a pump device including a drive system to dispense a medicine from the pump device, to a second battery in a removable controller device that is removably attached to and electrically connected to the pump device; and
intermittently transmitting electrical energy from the second battery in the removable controller device to at least a portion of the drive system of the pump device, wherein the first battery has a greater energy density than the second battery and provides energy to charge the second battery over a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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