Method of delivering a fluid medication to a patient in flex mode
First Claim
1. A method of delivering a fluid medication from an implanted device to a patient under direction of a medical professional, said implanted device being part of a system, comprising the steps of:
- manually programming said implanted device with a maximum dose, a basal rate and a plurality of interval rates over a specified period of time, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of a plurality of time slots during said specified period of time;
said system determining a total dose over said specified period of time based on said basal rate and said interval rates, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of said plurality of time slots;
said system adjusting said basal rate so that said total dose does not exceed said maximum dose; and
delivering said fluid medication in accordance with said basal rate as adjusted in said adjusting step and said plurality of interval rates specified in said programming step.
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Abstract
A method of delivering a fluid medication to a patient under direction of a medical professional continually at a basal rate and at an interval rate in each of a plurality of time slots over a specified period of time. The total dose of the fluid medication to be delivered to the patient over the period of time based on the basal rate and the interval rate for each of the plurality of time slots is determined, compared the total dose against a maximum dose. The basal rate is adjusted, if necessary, so that the total dose does not exceed the maximum dose.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a fluid medication from an implanted device to a patient under direction of a medical professional, said implanted device being part of a system, comprising the steps of:
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manually programming said implanted device with a maximum dose, a basal rate and a plurality of interval rates over a specified period of time, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of a plurality of time slots during said specified period of time; said system determining a total dose over said specified period of time based on said basal rate and said interval rates, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of said plurality of time slots; said system adjusting said basal rate so that said total dose does not exceed said maximum dose; and delivering said fluid medication in accordance with said basal rate as adjusted in said adjusting step and said plurality of interval rates specified in said programming step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of delivering a fluid medication from an implanted device to a patient under direction of a medical professional, said implantable medical device being part of a system, comprising the steps of:
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manually programming said implanted device with a basal rate and a plurality of interval rates over a specified period of time, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of a plurality of time slots during said specified period of time; said system determining a total dose over said specified period of time based on said basal rate and said interval rates; manually adjusting at least one of said plurality of interval rates; said system adjusting said basal rate in accordance with said plurality of interval rates as adjusted in said manually adjusting step; and delivering said fluid medication in accordance with said basal rate as adjusted in said adjusting step and said plurality of interval rates.
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