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Pump controller that checks operational state of insulin pump for controlling the insulin pump

  • US 9,314,564 B2
  • Filed: 11/19/2012
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a diabetes treatment system that includes an insulin pump and a pump controlling device that is operable to communicate with and control the insulin pump, comprising:

  • receiving, by the pump controlling device, a request for the insulin pump to perform an operation that is dependent on a specified state of the pump;

    requesting, by the pump controlling device, a current state of the insulin pump from the insulin pump;

    receiving, by the pump controlling device from the insulin pump, the current state of the insulin pump;

    determining, by the pump controlling device, whether the current state of the insulin pump matches to the specified state of the insulin pump;

    sending, by the pump controlling device to the insulin pump, a command to perform the operation in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump matches the specified state of the insulin pump; and

    performing, by the pump controlling device, a corrective action intended to change the current state of the insulin pump, the performing in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump does not match the specified state of the insulin pump.

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