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Methods and apparatuses for detecting occlusions in an ambulatory infusion pump

  • US 20080221522A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2008
  • Published: 09/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An infusion pump for infusing fluid from a reservoir into a body of a user, the infusion pump comprising:

  • a housing;

    a drive mechanism including a motor and one or more drive components contained within the housing and operatively coupled to the reservoir to deliver fluid from the reservoir through a fluid path into the body of the user;

    one or more electronic components adapted to measure at least two different parameters associated with the motor or one of the drive train components; and

    a processor contained within the housing and adapted to combine the at least two parameters associated with the motor or one of the drive train components and to determine whether an occlusion has occurred in the fluid path of the infusion pump using the combined parameters.

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