METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFUSING LIQUID TO A BODY
First Claim
1. A system for infusing liquid to a body, comprisingan infusion device including a source of infusion fluid, a delivery port to the body, a metering element coupled between the source of infusion fluid and the delivery port and a controller capable of programmable infusion rate and time sequences;
- a two-way communication device capable of communicating with the controller and including an alarm signal;
a sensor capable of generating a diagnostic signal indicative of the magnitude of a constituent of liquid in the body relevant to the infusion and being in communication with one of the controller or the two-way communication device, one of the controller or the two-way communication device having a preset range limit for the magnitude of the constituent of liquid in the body and a routine for activating the alarm signal in the two-way communication device when the preset range limit is exceeded.
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Abstract
A system for infusing liquid to a body includes an infusion device, a network interface with a cell phone and wireless link and a network server system capable of communication with the infusion device through the network interface. The server system has access to a file of information specific to the controller for the infusion device. The infusion device includes a source of infusion fluid, a delivery port, a pump between the source of infusion fluid and the delivery port and a controller capable of programmable pump rate and sequence. A method for infusing liquid to a body includes controlling infusion using a programmable controller, establishing a file of information specific to the controller accessible to an extended area network server system and remotely transmitting commands to the controller. A sensor generates a diagnostic signal indicative of the magnitude of a constituent of liquid in the body and a routine provides an alarm signal when the magnitude exceeds a preset range.
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1. A system for infusing liquid to a body, comprising
an infusion device including a source of infusion fluid, a delivery port to the body, a metering element coupled between the source of infusion fluid and the delivery port and a controller capable of programmable infusion rate and time sequences; -
a two-way communication device capable of communicating with the controller and including an alarm signal; a sensor capable of generating a diagnostic signal indicative of the magnitude of a constituent of liquid in the body relevant to the infusion and being in communication with one of the controller or the two-way communication device, one of the controller or the two-way communication device having a preset range limit for the magnitude of the constituent of liquid in the body and a routine for activating the alarm signal in the two-way communication device when the preset range limit is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for infusing liquid to a body, comprising the steps of
communicating between a programmable controller and a two-way communication device including programming the programmable controller using the two-way communication device and monitoring the programmable controller; -
sensing the magnitude of a constituent of liquid in the body relevant to the infusion; transmitting data from the sensor to one or both of the programmable controller or the two-way communication device; controlling infusion to the body using the programmable controller responsive to the magnitude of the constituent of liquid in the body; establishing a preset range limit for the magnitude of the constituent of liquid in the body in one of the programmable controller or the two-way communication device; activating an alarm signal in the two-way communication device when the preset range limit is exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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