Infusion device
First Claim
1. An infusion pump to be carried by a user and controlled by a controller device, the infusion pump being adapted to be attached to the user'"'"'s body and comprising:
- an infusion pump display;
a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a reservoir containing a fluid to be infused into the user'"'"'s body;
an infusion pump receiver that receives a first communication from the controller device;
an infusion pump transmitter that transmits a second communication to the controller device;
a receptacle that receives therein a test strip for testing a first analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the first analyte in the user;
a processor that processes the determined concentration of the first analyte and the first communication received from the controller device;
a bolus estimator that calculates, based on the determined concentration of the first analyte and in conjunction with the processor, an estimated amount of said fluid to be infused into the body of the user; and
an illuminator that is disposed proximate said receptacle and illuminates at least one of the receptacle and the test strip,wherein the infusion pump is configured to remain attached to the user'"'"'s body between successive infusions of said fluid into the user'"'"'s body, and wherein the controller device includes a controller device display which simultaneously shows substantially the same information as shown on the infusion pump display.
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Abstract
An infusion system that includes a controller device and a communication system to provide for two-way communication between the controller device and an infusion device that controls delivery of fluids to a user'"'"'s body. Either the controller device or the infusion device may be integrated with a characteristic determining device in a single housing. The housing, in turn, may include a test-strip receptacle and an illuminator disposed so as to illuminate an area covering the receptacle and a test-strip inserted therein. The illuminator may be configured to be activated automatically when a test strip is inserted into the receptacle, selectively by the user via a button, key, or similar mechanism, and/or when the ambient light level, measured, e.g., with a light sensor, falls below a predetermined intensity. The illuminator may be a LED emitting white light, and may provide illumination at various levels of intensity.
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1. An infusion pump to be carried by a user and controlled by a controller device, the infusion pump being adapted to be attached to the user'"'"'s body and comprising:
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an infusion pump display; a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a reservoir containing a fluid to be infused into the user'"'"'s body; an infusion pump receiver that receives a first communication from the controller device; an infusion pump transmitter that transmits a second communication to the controller device; a receptacle that receives therein a test strip for testing a first analyte from the user to determine a concentration of the first analyte in the user; a processor that processes the determined concentration of the first analyte and the first communication received from the controller device; a bolus estimator that calculates, based on the determined concentration of the first analyte and in conjunction with the processor, an estimated amount of said fluid to be infused into the body of the user; and an illuminator that is disposed proximate said receptacle and illuminates at least one of the receptacle and the test strip, wherein the infusion pump is configured to remain attached to the user'"'"'s body between successive infusions of said fluid into the user'"'"'s body, and wherein the controller device includes a controller device display which simultaneously shows substantially the same information as shown on the infusion pump display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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