Infusion pumps
First Claim
1. A method of dispensing medicament from a cartridge, the method comprising the step of:
- pushing a plunger so as to controllably dispense out of a medicament reservoir within the cartridge in accordance with a stored delivery profile that includes multiple doses over a multi-hour time period, the reservoir defining a total filled volume, an amount of medicament of 0.1% or less of the total filled volume of the reservoir and with a single-dose precision of better than plus or minus 20%;
wherein the single-dose precision is obtained after a time-to-precision period of less than eight hours, which begins at the onset of a first pushing of the plunger within the cartridge, during which the plunger is being pushed in accordance with the stored delivery profile.
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Abstract
Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, insertion tools, and related components as well as combinations thereof and related methods. One method of dispensing medicament from a cartridge includes pushing a plunger so as to controllably dispense out of a medicament reservoir within the cartridge in accordance with a stored delivery profile an amount of medicament of 0.1% or less of the total filled volume of the reservoir and with a single-dose precision of better than plus or minus 20%. The single-dose precision is obtained after a time-to-precision period of less than eight hours, which begins at the onset of the first plunger pushing for the cartridge, during which the plunger is being pushed in accordance with the stored delivery profile.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of dispensing medicament from a cartridge, the method comprising the step of:
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pushing a plunger so as to controllably dispense out of a medicament reservoir within the cartridge in accordance with a stored delivery profile that includes multiple doses over a multi-hour time period, the reservoir defining a total filled volume, an amount of medicament of 0.1% or less of the total filled volume of the reservoir and with a single-dose precision of better than plus or minus 20%; wherein the single-dose precision is obtained after a time-to-precision period of less than eight hours, which begins at the onset of a first pushing of the plunger within the cartridge, during which the plunger is being pushed in accordance with the stored delivery profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of dispensing medicament from a cartridge, the method comprising the step of:
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pushing a plunger so as to controllably dispense out of a medicament reservoir within the cartridge, the reservoir defining a total filled volume, an amount of insulin that contains 500 international units of insulin activity per 1.0 cc that is 0.1% or less of the total filled volume of the reservoir and with a single-dose precision of better than plus or minus 20%; and actuating an alarm in response to a missed delivery of 3 international units (6 microliters) of the insulin; wherein the precision is obtained after a time-to-precision period of less than eight hours, which begins at the onset of a first pushing of the plunger within the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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