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External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities

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  • US 7,819,843 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2005
  • Issued: 10/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An external infusion device for infusion of insulin from a reservoir into a body of a patient, the external infusion device comprising:

  • a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a plunger in the reservoir, to infuse insulin into the body of the patient;

    a processor to control the external infusion device;

    at least one power supply;

    a display device operatively coupled to the processor to provide visual information to the patient, wherein the display device includes an LCD;

    an input device operatively coupled to the processor to allow the patient to command the processor;

    an alarm operatively coupled to the processor to provide alerts to the patient, wherein the alarm includes a vibration alarm to provide primarily tactile alerts, wherein the patient accesses and modifies the alarm using the input device and the visual information from the display device; and

    a housing that houses the drive mechanism, the processor, the reservoir, the at least one power supply, the display device, at least a portion of the input device and the alarm, the housing being sized to fit in a clothing pocket;

    wherein the input device is a keypad.

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