METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP
First Claim
1. An infusion pump for infusing fluid from a reservoir into a body of a user, the infusion pump comprising:
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a drive mechanism including a motor and one or more drive train 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 to measure respective values of at least two different parameters associated with the motor or one of the drive train components; and
a processor contained within the housing, wherein the processor adds said respective values to one another to obtain a combined value and determines whether an occlusion has occurred in the fluid path of the infusion pump by using the combined value.
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Abstract
An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.
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25 Claims
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1. An infusion pump for infusing fluid from a reservoir into a body of a user, the infusion pump comprising:
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a housing; a drive mechanism including a motor and one or more drive train 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 to measure respective values of at least two different parameters associated with the motor or one of the drive train components; and a processor contained within the housing, wherein the processor adds said respective values to one another to obtain a combined value and determines whether an occlusion has occurred in the fluid path of the infusion pump by using the combined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20)
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6. An infusion pump for infusing fluid from a reservoir into a body of a user, the infusion pump comprising:
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a housing; a drive mechanism including a motor and one or more drive train 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 to measure respective values of at least two different parameters associated with the motor or one of the drive train components; and a processor contained within the housing, wherein the processor multiplies said respective values together to obtain a combined value and determines whether an occlusion has occurred in the fluid path of the infusion pump by using the combined value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 22)
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13. An infusion pump for infusing fluid from a reservoir into a body of a user, the infusion pump comprising:
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a housing; a drive mechanism including a motor and one or more drive train 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 to measure a first value and a second value, said first value being equal to the magnitude of force applied to a drive train component and said second value being equal to the magnitude of the motor'"'"'s drive current; and a processor contained within the housing, wherein the processor combines said first and second values to obtain a combined value and determines whether an occlusion has occurred in the fluid path of the infusion pump by using the combined value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25)
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