Infusion pump system and method
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1. A portable infusion pump system, comprising:
- a pump device including a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, a drive system positioned in the pump housing to dispense the medicine from the pump device when the medicine is received in the space of the pump housing, and a drop detection mechanism mechanically mounted to a component of the pump housing, wherein the drop detection mechanism shifts from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to an impact on the pump housing that is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold level;
wherein the drop detection mechanism comprises a weighted member suspended in a spaced from one or more electrically conductive wires coupled to a circuit, wherein the drop detector mechanism shifts from the first configuration to the second configuration when at least one of the wires is broken; and
a controller device removably attachable to the pump housing so as to electrically connect with the pump device, wherein the controller device houses control circuitry configured to communicate with the drive system positioned in the pump housing to control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to detect when at least one component of the pump system is exposed to an impact above a threshold level. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with an impact detection system that can sense when an impact above the threshold level has occurred to the pump device, which thereby enables the infusion pump system to initiate appropriate patient safety countermeasures.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable infusion pump system, comprising:
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a pump device including a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, a drive system positioned in the pump housing to dispense the medicine from the pump device when the medicine is received in the space of the pump housing, and a drop detection mechanism mechanically mounted to a component of the pump housing, wherein the drop detection mechanism shifts from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to an impact on the pump housing that is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold level;
wherein the drop detection mechanism comprises a weighted member suspended in a spaced from one or more electrically conductive wires coupled to a circuit, wherein the drop detector mechanism shifts from the first configuration to the second configuration when at least one of the wires is broken; anda controller device removably attachable to the pump housing so as to electrically connect with the pump device, wherein the controller device houses control circuitry configured to communicate with the drive system positioned in the pump housing to control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
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a portable housing defining a space to receive a medicine; a pump drive system to dispense medicine from the portable housing when the medicine is received in the space; control circuitry that electrically communicates with the pump drive system to control dispensation of the medicine from the portable housing when the medicine is received in the space; a drop detector mechanism mechanically mounted to the portable housing and in electrical communication with the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry disables the pump drive system in response to the drop detector mechanism detecting an impact to the portable housing that is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold level; and
wherein the drop detection mechanism comprises a weighted member suspended in a spaced from one or more electrically conductive wires coupled to a circuit, wherein the drop detector mechanism shifts from the first configuration to the second configuration when at least one of the wires is broken. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a portable infusion pump system, comprising:
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sensing that a drop detector mechanism mounted to a portable infusion pump system indicates an impact greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold level was applied to the portable infusion pump system;
wherein the drop detection mechanism comprises a weighted member suspended in a spaced from one or more electrically conductive wires coupled to a circuit, wherein the drop detector mechanism shifts from the first configuration to the second configuration when at least one of the wires is broken; andin response to the sensing that the drop detector mechanism indicates said impact, disabling a pump drive system housed in the portable infusion pump system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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