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Infusion pump system and method

  • US 8,945,044 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2012
  • Issued: 02/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An insulin infusion pump system, comprising:

  • a portable housing defining a space to receive a supply of insulin;

    a pump drive system to dispense medicine from the portable housing when the insulin is received in the space;

    control circuitry that electrically communicates with the pump drive system to control dispensation of the medicine according to a programmed dosage schedule from the portable housing when the medicine is received in the space;

    wherein the control circuitry is in electrical communication with the drop detector so that the control circuitry initiates an alarm when the drop detector indicates that the impact to the portable housing is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold level; and

    a drop detector configured to respond to an impact to the portable housing, at least a portion of the drop detector being housed in the portable housing, wherein the control circuitry is in electrical communication with the drop detector.

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