INFUSION PUMP WITH ADD-ON MODULES
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a pump configured to deliver a fluid;
a wireless communication port;
a controller communicatively coupled to the pump and the communication port, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol; and
a housing to enclose the apparatus, wherein the housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port, and wherein slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged.
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Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a pump configured to deliver a fluid, a wireless communication port, a controller, and a housing to enclose the apparatus. The controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol. The housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port. Slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a pump configured to deliver a fluid; a wireless communication port; a controller communicatively coupled to the pump and the communication port, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol; and a housing to enclose the apparatus, wherein the housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port, and wherein slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of expanding functional capability of a device that includes an infusion pump, the method comprising:
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positioning a mechanical coupling on a housing that encloses the pump device, wherein the mechanical coupling slidably engages a second device; positioning a first wireless communication port in relation to the mechanical coupling such that, when the second device is in a slidably engaged position, the first wireless communication port is positioned opposite a second wireless communication port of the second device; and communicating with the second device via the first and second communication ports using an open standard wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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