Operating an Infusion Pump System
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1. A medicinal fluid supply system comprising:
- a pump assembly comprising;
a pocket to receive a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge that has an output port, and a mechanism to push upon a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge when installed in the pocket to dispense the medicinal fluid out of the output port of the pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge; and
a controller assembly that removable attaches to the pump assembly, the controller assembly producing a signal to cause the mechanism to push upon the cartridge.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A medicinal fluid supply system comprising:
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a pump assembly comprising;
a pocket to receive a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge that has an output port, and a mechanism to push upon a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge when installed in the pocket to dispense the medicinal fluid out of the output port of the pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge; and
a controller assembly that removable attaches to the pump assembly, the controller assembly producing a signal to cause the mechanism to push upon the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A medicinal fluid supply system comprising:
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a pump assembly comprising;
a pocket to receive a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge, and a pusher that increasingly advances in only one direction so as to cause medicinal fluid to be dispensed from the cartridge when installed in the pocket; and
a controller assembly that removably attaches to the pump assembly, the controller assembly producing a signal to cause the pusher to advance. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medicinal fluid supply system comprising:
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a pump assembly comprising;
a pocket to receive a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge that has a first end, and a mechanism to push upon the first end of a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge when installed in the pocket to dispense the medicinal fluid out of a second opposite end of the pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge; and
a controller assembly that removable attaches to the pump assembly, the controller assembly producing a signal to cause the mechanism of the pump assembly to push upon the first end. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A kit for use in supplying a medicinal fluid, the kit comprising:
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a plurality of pump assemblies, each of the pump assemblies comprising;
a pocket to receive a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge that has a first end, and a mechanism to push upon the first end of a pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge when installed in the pocket to dispense the medicinal fluid out of a second opposite end of the pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge; and
a controller assembly that is removable attachable to each of the pump assemblies in the plurality of pump assemblies, the controller assembly producing a signal to cause the mechanism to push upon the first end of the pre-filled medicinal fluid cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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