INFUSION PUMP WITH BATTERY OPERATION CAPABILITY
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1. An infusion pump comprising:
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a user interface carried by the housing;
a pump actuator positioned by the housing so as to be able to actuate a medical fluid pump member; and
wherein the user interface and the pump actuator are powered interchangeably by a first, rechargeable battery unit and a second battery unit, both the first and second battery units configured to power the user interface and the pump actuator at a place for which outside power is unavailable, and such that the user interface and the pump actuator can be powered by the second battery unit while the first battery unit is being recharged.
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Abstract
An infusion pump includes a housing; a user interface carried by the housing; a pump actuator positioned by the housing so as to be able to actuate a medical fluid pump member; and wherein the user interface and the pump actuator are powered interchangeably by a first, rechargeable battery unit and a second battery unit, both the first and second battery units configured to power the user interface and the pump actuator at a place for which outside power is unavailable, and such that the user interface and the pump actuator can be powered by the second battery unit while the first battery unit is being recharged.
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20 Claims
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1. An infusion pump comprising:
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a housing; a user interface carried by the housing; a pump actuator positioned by the housing so as to be able to actuate a medical fluid pump member; and wherein the user interface and the pump actuator are powered interchangeably by a first, rechargeable battery unit and a second battery unit, both the first and second battery units configured to power the user interface and the pump actuator at a place for which outside power is unavailable, and such that the user interface and the pump actuator can be powered by the second battery unit while the first battery unit is being recharged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. An infusion pump comprising:
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a housing; a user interface carried by the housing; a pump actuator positioned by the housing so as to be able to actuate a medical fluid pump member; and a rechargeable battery unit for powering the pump actuator and user interface, the rechargeable battery unit releasably secured to the housing and including;
(i) at least one rechargeable battery and (ii) a transformer to convert a line voltage into a voltage useable by the at least one rechargeable battery, such that the rechargeable battery unit can be removed from the housing and the at least one rechargeable battery can be recharged by the line voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An infusion pump comprising:
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a housing; a user interface carried by the housing; a pump actuator positioned by the housing so as to be able to actuate a medical fluid pump member; at least one of a pump disposable sensor and a load cell positioned and arranged to enable a tube occlusion determination to be made; and a rechargeable battery unit releasably secured to the housing for powering the pump actuator, the user interface, and the at least one of the pump disposable sensor and load cell. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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