Operating an Infusion Pump System
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1. A method of operating a portable infusion pump system, comprising:
- receiving an external reference signal that is broadcast from a remote time reference source, the external reference signal being indicative of a standard time;
updating a time setting of the portable infusion pump system based on the external reference signal to provide an updated time; and
operating the portable infusion pump system based on the updated time setting.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a portable medical device, such as an infusion pump, can receive an external reference signal (e.g., a radio, cellular and/or satellite signal) to provide an automatic time-setting and maintenance operation. In these circumstances, the medical device can maintain accurate time and date information even in the event of a power interruption, a time-zone change and/or an internal clock error, for example. In this manner, the portable medical device provides safe operation and added convenience to the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a portable infusion pump system, comprising:
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receiving an external reference signal that is broadcast from a remote time reference source, the external reference signal being indicative of a standard time; updating a time setting of the portable infusion pump system based on the external reference signal to provide an updated time; and operating the portable infusion pump system based on the updated time setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable diabetes treatment device, comprising:
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an external reference system that receives an external reference signal broadcast from a remote time reference source, the external reference signal being indicative of a standard time; and a controller device that updates a time setting of the portable diabetes treatment device based on the external reference signal to provide an updated time setting, wherein the controller device operates the portable diabetes treatment device based on the updated time setting. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wearable infusion pump system, comprising:
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a disposable and non-reusable pump device including a drive system to dispense medicine from the pump device, the pump device having a first electrical connector that is externally accessible; a reusable controller device removably attachable to the disposable and non-reusable pump device, the controller device comprising; a second electrical connector that is engageable with the first connector to provide electrical communication between control circuitry of the controller device and the drive system of the pump device; a user interface comprising a display device, the user interface being electrically connected to the control circuitry an external reference system that receives an external reference signal broadcast from a remote time reference source, the external reference signal being indicative of a standard time, the external reference system being electrically connected to the control circuitry; and a processor that updates a time setting of the infusion pump system based on the external reference signal to provide an updated time setting; wherein the reusable controller activates the drive system of the pump device based on the updated time setting. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a wearable infusion pump system, comprising:
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receiving an external reference signal broadcast from a remote time reference source, the external reference signal being indicative of a standard time; updating a time setting of the wearable infusion pump system based on the external reference signal to provide an updated time; indicating a time-zone change based on the external reference signal; querying a user as to whether operation of the wearable infusion pump system should be adjusted due to the time zone change; in response to user input, adjusting the operation of the wearable infusion pump system based on the time zone change. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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