Operating an infusion pump system
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1. A method of administering medicinal fluid to a patient, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving user input to program a controller in a control module, the user input being received via a user interface that is disposed on the control module;
(b) slidably installing a medicine-filled container through an opening defined in a fluid delivery module that comprises an actuator module;
(c) attaching the fluid delivery module to the control module to provide an electrical connection between the fluid delivery module and the control module;
(d) causing the actuator module to dispense a medicinal fluid from the medicine-filled container to a patient in response to an activation signal generated by the controller, wherein the controller generates the activation signal according to the received user input;
(e) separating the fluid delivery module from the control module; and
(f) repeating steps (b)-(e) with the previously used control module, a different medicine-filled container, and a different fluid delivery module.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device and a removable controller device. When the pump device and the removable controller device are removably attached to one another, the components may provide a portable infusion pump unit to dispense medicine to a user. In particular embodiments, the removable controller device includes a user interface to readily provide information, for example, about the operation of the pump.
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1. A method of administering medicinal fluid to a patient, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving user input to program a controller in a control module, the user input being received via a user interface that is disposed on the control module; (b) slidably installing a medicine-filled container through an opening defined in a fluid delivery module that comprises an actuator module; (c) attaching the fluid delivery module to the control module to provide an electrical connection between the fluid delivery module and the control module; (d) causing the actuator module to dispense a medicinal fluid from the medicine-filled container to a patient in response to an activation signal generated by the controller, wherein the controller generates the activation signal according to the received user input; (e) separating the fluid delivery module from the control module; and (f) repeating steps (b)-(e) with the previously used control module, a different medicine-filled container, and a different fluid delivery module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24)
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16. A method of administering medicinal fluid to a patient, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving user input to program a controller in a control module, the user input being received via a user interface that is disposed on the control module; (b) slidably installing a medicine-filled container through an opening defined in a fluid delivery module that comprises an actuator module; (c) attaching the fluid delivery module to the control module; (d) causing the actuator module to dispense a medicinal fluid from the medicine-filled container to a patient in response to an activation signal generated by the controller, wherein the controller generates the activation signal according to the received user input; (e) separating the fluid delivery module from the control module; and (f) repeating steps (b)-(e) with the previously used control module, a different medicine-filled container, and a different fluid delivery module, wherein the method further comprises transferring stored electrical energy from a first energy storage module in the fluid delivery module to a second energy storage module in the control module after performing step (c). - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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18. A method of administering medicinal fluid to a patient, the method comprising:
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(a) obtaining a first fluid delivery module that is a disposable, one-time-use only device, the first fluid delivery module that comprising an electrically powered actuator module; (b) obtaining a first medicine-filled container that is separate from the first fluid delivery module; (c) slidably installing the first medicine-filled container through an opening defined in the first fluid delivery module; (d) releasably mounting the first fluid delivery module to a control module so that the control module is in electrical communication with the first fluid delivery module; (e) causing the actuator module to dispense a medicinal fluid from the first medicine-filled to a patient in response to an activation signal generated by the controller module; (f) detaching the first fluid delivery module from the control module; and (g) repeating steps (c)-(f) with the previously used control module, a second medicine-filled container different from the first medicine-filled container, and a second fluid delivery module different from the first fluid delivery module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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22. A method of administering medicinal fluid to a patient, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving user input to program a controller in a control module, the user input being received via a user interface that is disposed on the control module; (b) slidably installing a medicine-filled container through an opening defined in a fluid delivery module that comprises an actuator module; (c) attaching the fluid delivery module to the control module, wherein the step of attaching the fluid delivery module to the control module comprises releasably mounting the fluid delivery module to the control module to provide an electrical connection; (d) causing the actuator module to dispense a medicinal fluid from the medicine-filled container to a patient in response to an activation signal generated by the controller, wherein the controller generates the activation signal according to the received user input, wherein the activation signal generated by the controller is transmitted to the fluid delivery module via the electrical connection; (e) separating the fluid delivery module from the control module; and (f) repeating steps (b)-(e) with the previously used control module, a different medicine-filled container, and a different fluid delivery module. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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