Portable Infusion Pump and Media Player
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1. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
- a portable housing defining a space to receive a medicine;
a pump drive system to dispense medicine to a user from the housing when the medicine is received in the space;
a controller that electrically communicates with the pump drive system to transmit activation signals to the pump drive system; and
an external audio device that communicates with at least a portion of the controller, wherein the controller accesses digital music content stored in a memory device to output selected music through the external audio device to the user, the controller interrupting the selected music output through the external audio device to the user in response to a medicine dispensation alarm condition.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a portable infusion pump system can be configured to deliver medicine (e.g., insulin or the like) to a user and to deliver media content to a user. The media content can include, for example, MP3 music and other audio/video data stored in a memory device in the portable system. Thus, in particular embodiments, the portable infusion pump system can serve a dual purpose of providing medication and entertainment for the user from a compact and unobtrusive device.
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28 Claims
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1. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a portable housing defining a space to receive a medicine; a pump drive system to dispense medicine to a user from the housing when the medicine is received in the space; a controller that electrically communicates with the pump drive system to transmit activation signals to the pump drive system; and an external audio device that communicates with at least a portion of the controller, wherein the controller accesses digital music content stored in a memory device to output selected music through the external audio device to the user, the controller interrupting the selected music output through the external audio device to the user in response to a medicine dispensation alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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activating a pump drive system of a portable infusion pump system to dispense medicine to a user according to set parameters; accessing digital music content stored in a memory device of the portable infusion pump system to output selected music through an external audio device to the user; and in response to a detected alarm condition of the portable infusion pump system, interrupting the selected music output through the external audio device to the user so as to deliver an audible alert through the external audio device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a portable housing defining a space to receive a medicine; a pump drive system to dispense medicine to a user from the housing when the medicine is received in the space; a controller that electrically communicates with the pump drive system to transmit activation signals to the pump drive system; and a media content playback system that communicates with at least a portion of the controller to output selected media content to the user, wherein the controller accesses instructional media content stored in a memory device to output tutorial information through the media content playback system to the user, the tutorial information communicating actions to be performed by the user of the medical infusion pump system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a portable housing defining a space to receive a medicine; a pump drive system to dispense medicine to a user from the housing when the medicine is received in the space; a controller that electrically communicates activation signals to the pump drive system to control the dispensation of the medicine; a media content playback system having an external audio device connectable to the controller so as to output selected media content to the user, wherein the controller accesses digital media content stored in a memory device to output selected media content through the external audio device to the user; and a user interface electrically coupled to the controller, wherein the user interface includes a display device that contemporaneously displays medicinal delivery information and media content playback information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of using a medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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actuating one or more buttons of a user interface of a portable infusion pump system so as to adjust a pump parameter, the portable infusion pump system comprising a pump drive system to dispense medicine to a user according to the parameter; actuating one or more buttons of the user interface to select media content for playback through an external audio device to the user, the selected media content being stored with a plurality of digital media content files in a memory device of the portable infusion pump system; and contemporaneously receiving the medicine dispensed from the portable infusion pump system and receiving the playback of the selected media content output by the portable infusion pump system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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