Infusion pump system with contamination-resistant features
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1. A method of connecting components of an infusion pump system, the method comprising:
- preparing a single-use pump device for use with a reusable controller device, the reusable controller device including a user interface display control circuitry to communicate control signals to a drive system of the pump device, the single-use pump device being free of a user interface display and including a pump housing to house a medicine and the drive system to dispense the medicine from the pump device;
removably attaching the pump device with the controller device so that a first electrical connector of the pump device engages a second electrical connector of the controller device to transmit the control signals from the reusable controller device to the single-use pump device; and
compressing a water-resistant seal device between the pump device and the controller to resist migration of water toward the first and second electrical connectors.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may include a construction that is resistant to external contaminants, such as precipitation, water splashes, sweat and the like. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can include a pump device that is removably attached to a controller device to provide an electrical connection therebetween. In such circumstances, the infusion pump system can be assembled as a sealed construction that protects the electrical connection between the pump device and the removable controller device.
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1. A method of connecting components of an infusion pump system, the method comprising:
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preparing a single-use pump device for use with a reusable controller device, the reusable controller device including a user interface display control circuitry to communicate control signals to a drive system of the pump device, the single-use pump device being free of a user interface display and including a pump housing to house a medicine and the drive system to dispense the medicine from the pump device; removably attaching the pump device with the controller device so that a first electrical connector of the pump device engages a second electrical connector of the controller device to transmit the control signals from the reusable controller device to the single-use pump device; and compressing a water-resistant seal device between the pump device and the controller to resist migration of water toward the first and second electrical connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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