AMBULATORY MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH HAND HELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE
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Abstract
A communication device (CD) exchanges messages with an implantable infusion pump via telemetry such that commands are supplied thereto and operational information is obtained therefrom. The CD is controlled, at least in part, by a processor IC according to a software program operating therein and provides feedback to a user via a visual display, an audio alarm, and a vibrational alarm, and allows input from the user via a touch sensitive keypad. Certain input functions are restricted by password. The visual display includes an icon and fixed element display region and a bitmap display region. The fixed element display region includes time and date displays, battery and drug level displays that decrement, and a moving delivery state display. Various screens allow operational or log information to be displayed and/or user entry of commands. Program features when disabled are removed from a series of screen options that can be scrolled through.
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36 Claims
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17. A medical system comprising:
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(a) an ambulatory medical device (MD) that comprises MD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one MD telemetry system and at least one MD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the MD telemetry system and operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device is configured to provide a treatment to a body of a patient or to monitor a selected state of the body; (b) a communication device (CD) comprising CD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one CD telemetry system and at least one CD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the at least one CD telemetry system, wherein the at least one CD telemetry system sends messages to or receives messages from the MD telemetry system; and (c) a second device (SD) that comprises an SD communication system; wherein the communication device (CD) is configured to echo one or more CD telemetry system messages, sent to or received from the medical device (MD), to the SD communication system of the second device (SD). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A medical system comprising:
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(a) an ambulatory medical device (MD) that comprises MD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one MD telemetry system and at least one MD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the MD telemetry system and operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device is configured to provide a treatment to a body of a patient or to monitor a selected state of the body; (b) a communication device (CD) that comprises CD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one CD telemetry system and at least one CD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the CD telemetry system, wherein the CD telemetry system sends messages to or receives messages from the MD telemetry system, the communication device (CD) further comprises a second CD communication system; and (c) a second device (SD) that comprises an SD communication system; wherein the communication device (CD) is configured to pass messages received from the second device on to the medical device via transfer from the SD communication system to the second CD communication system to the CD telemetry system and on to MD telemetry system of the medical device, and/or to pass messages received from the medical device to the second device via transfer from MD telemetry system to the CD telemetry system to the second CD communication system and then onto the SD telemetry system of the second device (SD). - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A medical system comprising:
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(a) an ambulatory medical device (MD) that comprises MD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one MD telemetry system and at least one MD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the MD telemetry system and operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device is configured to provide a treatment to a body of a patient or to monitor a selected state of the body; (b) a communication device (CD) that comprises CD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one CD telemetry system and at least one CD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the CD telemetry system to send messages to or receives messages from the MD telemetry system; (c) a second device (SD) that comprises an SD communication system configured to receive signals from the MD telemetry system of the medical device (MD) and to relay those signals by transmitting corresponding signals to at least one of the CD telemetry system of the communication device (CD) and a third device (TD) that comprises a third communication system for communicating a warning or notice message in response to signals transmitted by the second device (SD). - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of making a medical system comprising:
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providing an ambulatory medical device (MD) that comprises MD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one MD telemetry system and at least one MD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the MD telemetry system and operation of the medical device, wherein the medical device is configured to provide a treatment to a body of a patient or to monitor a selected state of the body; connecting a communication device (CD) in electrical communication with the medical device (MD), where the communication device (CD) comprises CD electronic control circuitry that further comprises at least one CD telemetry system and at least one CD processor that controls, at least in part, operation of the CD telemetry system, such that the CD telemetry system is connected to send messages to or receive messages from the MD telemetry system, the communication device (CD) further comprises a second CD communication system; and connecting a second device (SD) having an SD communication system in electrical communication with the communication device (CD); configuring the communication device (CD) to pass messages received from the second device (SD) on to the medical device (MD) via transfer from the SD communication system to the second CD communication system to the CD telemetry system and on to MD telemetry system of the medical device, and/or to pass messages received from the medical device (MD) to the second device (SD) via transfer from MD telemetry system to the CD telemetry system to the second CD communication system and then onto the SD telemetry system of the second device (SD). - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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