Insulin pump for the visually impaired

• US 7,515,060 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2006
• Issued: 04/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. (Smiths Group International Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Smiths Medical MD Incorporated
• Inventors: Blomquist, Michael L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland; Donnie L
• Application Number:
  US11/582,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20080106431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 903 Days
• Field of Search: 340/692, 340/691.6, 340/691.3, 340/5.91, 341/27
• US Class Current: 340/692
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14264 with means for compensating influence from the environment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/75 with filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/82 Internal energy supply devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14566 with a replaceable reservoir for receiving a piston rod of the pump
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16859 Evaluation of pressure response, e.g. to an applied pulse
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

Methods of programming a pump and insulin pumps. One method include displaying a first screen on a display of the pump. The method also includes, upon displaying the first screen, emitting a first sound. The method further includes displaying a second screen on the display of the pump, the second screen different from the first screen. The method also includes, upon displaying the second screen, emitting a second sound different from the first sound.

Claims

1. A method of programming a pump comprising:

displaying a first screen on a display of the pump;

upon displaying the first screen, emitting a first sound;

displaying a second screen on the display of the pump, the second screen different from the first screen; and

upon displaying the second screen, emitting a second sound different from the first sound.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first screen is a main menu.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second screen is a submenu reached by selecting an option from the main menu.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second screen is optionally displayed while programming the pump.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising emitting the second sound a second time, the second time occurring a first predetermined time after the second screen is initially displayed.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising reverting to the first screen at a second predetermined time after the first predetermined time.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the second predetermined time is thirty seconds.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the second predetermined time is fifteen seconds.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sound has a first pitch and the second sound has a second pitch, the first pitch different from the second pitch.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sound has a first length and the second sound has a second length, the first length different from the second length.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first sound has a first number of occurrences and the second sound has a second number of occurrences, the first number of occurrences different from the second number of occurrences.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising assigning one or more audible alerts to one or more conditions in the pump.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more audible alerts are user-customizable.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising emitting an audible message.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the audible message represents a numeric value.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the audible message is in Morse code.

17. A method of programming a pump comprising:

providing a first key having a first function and a second key having a second function different from the first function;

assigning a first sound to the first key; and

assigning a second sound to the second key, the second sound different from the first sound.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the first key, emitting the first sound.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the second key, emitting the second sound.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the first key is an up key.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second key is a down key.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the second sound has a lower pitch than the first sound.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the up key and the down key select a current value from an operational range having an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein activation of the up key when the current value is equal to the upper threshold value does not change the current value.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein activation of the up key when the current value is equal to the upper threshold value causes the current value to become equal to the lower threshold value.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein activation of the down key when the current value is equal to the lower threshold value does not change the current value.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein activation of the down key when the current value is equal to the lower threshold value causes the current value to become equal to the upper threshold value.

28. The method of claim 24, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the up key, emitting a sound different from the first sound and the second sound.

29. The method of claim 25, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the up key, emitting a sound different from the first sound and the second sound.

30. The method of claim 26, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the down key, emitting a sound different from the first sound and the second sound.

31. The method of claim 27, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the down key, emitting a sound different from the first sound and the second sound.

32. The method of claim 18, further comprising, upon detection of continuous activation of the up key, emitting a sound each time a value increments within the pump.

33. The method of claim 19, further comprising, upon detection of continuous activation of the down key, emitting a sound each time a value decrements within the pump.

34. The method of claim 17, further comprising, upon reaching a predetermined value, emitting the first sound or the second sound.

35. The method of claim 17, further comprising assigning one or more audible alerts to one or more conditions in the pump.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the one or more audible alerts are user-customizable.

37. The method of claim 17, wherein the first sound and second sound change based upon a value within a range of values associated with the pump.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein higher values result in higher pitched first and second sounds.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein higher values result in shorter first and second sounds.

40. The method of claim 17, further comprising emitting an audible message.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the audible message represents a numeric value.

42. The method of claim 40, wherein the audible message is in morse code.

43. An insulin pump comprising:

a pump mechanism;

a memory configured to store a plurality of screens used in programming the pump, the plurality of screens including a first screen and a second screen;

a display;

a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory and the display, the programmable circuit programmed to;

display a first screen on the display;

upon displaying the first screen, emit a first sound;

display a second screen on the display, the second screen different from the first screen; and

upon displaying the second screen, emit a second sound different from the first sound.

44. The insulin pump of claim 43, wherein the first screen is a main menu.

45. The insulin pump of claim 43, wherein the second screen is a submenu reached by selecting an option from the main menu.

46. The insulin pump of claim 43, wherein the second screen is optionally displayed while programming the pump.

47. The insulin pump of claim 43, wherein the programmable circuit is further configured to emit the second sound again a first predetermined time after the second screen is initially displayed.

48. An insulin pump comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of screens used in programming the pump, the plurality of screens including a first screen and a second screen;

a display;

a programmable circuit operatively connected to the memory and the display, the programmable circuit programmed to;

provide a first key having a first function and a second key having a second function different from the first function;

assign a first sound to the first key; and

assign a second sound to the second key, the second sound different from the first sound.

49. The insulin pump of claim 48, further comprising, upon detection of activation of the first key, emitting the first sound.

50. The insulin pump of claim 48, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to, upon detection of activation of the second key, emit the second sound.

51. The insulin pump of claim 48, wherein the first key is an up key.

52. The insulin pump of claim 51, wherein the second key is a down key.

53. The insulin pump of claim 52, wherein the second sound has a lower pitch than the first sound.

54. An insulin pump comprising:

a pump mechanism;

a memory configured to store a plurality of screens used in programming the pump, the plurality of screens including a first screen and a second screen, the memory further configured to store a plurality of sounds including a first sound and a second sound;

a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to;

provide an up key and a down key for selecting a current value from an operational range having an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value;

assign the first sound to the up key;

assign the second sound to the down key, the second sound different from the first sound;

upon detection of activation of the up key, emit the first sound; and

upon detection of activation of the down key, emit the second sound;

wherein the first sound has a higher pitch than the second sound.

55. The insulin pump of claim 54, wherein activation of the up key when the current value is equal to the upper threshold value does not change the current value.

56. The insulin pump of claim 54, wherein activation of the up key when the current value is equal to the upper threshold value causes the current value to become equal to the lower threshold value.

57. The insulin pump of claim 54, wherein activation of the down key when the current value is currently equal to the lower threshold value does not change the current value.

58. The insulin pump of claim 54, wherein activation of the down key when the current value is equal to the lower threshold value causes the current value to become equal to the upper threshold value.