DETACHABLE PORTABLE INFUSION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a portable therapeutic apparatus securable to the body of a patient, wherein the portable therapeutic apparatus is configured for at least one therapeutic function selected from the group consisting of delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and sensing a bodily analyte, the method comprising:
- receiving a position indication signal from a position detector, the position detector comprising a patch portion and a cradle portion, the patch portion coupled to a patch unit of the portable therapeutic apparatus, the cradle portion coupled to or comprising the material of a cradle unit of the portable therapeutic apparatus, wherein the patch unit is configured for removable connection to the cradle unit; and
determining a physical proximity of the patch portion of the position detector to the cradle portion of the position detector based on the position indication signal.
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Abstract
A portable therapeutic apparatus and a method for controlling the apparatus are provided. In one aspect the apparatus and the method can be implemented using a patch unit (100, 200) removably attachable to a cradle unit (20), said cradle unit removably attachable to the body of the patient; a position detector (1000) comprising a patch portion (900) and a cradle portion (800), said patch portion coupled to the patch unit, said cradle portion coupled to the cradle unit; a processor adapted for receiving a position indication signal from the at least one position detector, said position indication signal corresponding to a physical proximity of the patch portion to the cradle portion, and, wherein the portable therapeutic apparatus is adapted for at least one therapeutic function selected from the group consisting of delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and sensing a bodily analyte.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a portable therapeutic apparatus securable to the body of a patient, wherein the portable therapeutic apparatus is configured for at least one therapeutic function selected from the group consisting of delivering a therapeutic fluid into the body of the patient and sensing a bodily analyte, the method comprising:
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receiving a position indication signal from a position detector, the position detector comprising a patch portion and a cradle portion, the patch portion coupled to a patch unit of the portable therapeutic apparatus, the cradle portion coupled to or comprising the material of a cradle unit of the portable therapeutic apparatus, wherein the patch unit is configured for removable connection to the cradle unit; and determining a physical proximity of the patch portion of the position detector to the cradle portion of the position detector based on the position indication signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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