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METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING OCCLUSIONS IN AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP

  • US 20150217048A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2015
  • Published: 08/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of detecting an occlusion in an infusion pump having a drive mechanism that includes a motor and one or more drive train components coupled to a reservoir for infusing fluid from the reservoir into a body of a user, the method comprising:

  • (a) measuring a plurality of respective values of at least two different parameters associated with the motor or one of the drive train components;

    (b) calculating a respective average value based on said plurality of measured values for each of the at least two different parameters;

    (c) adding said respective average values to obtain a combined value; and

    (d) determining whether an occlusion has occurred in the fluid path of the infusion pump by using the combined value.

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