Infusion pump system and method
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1. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
- a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags being encased in an individual housing, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing respective information that corresponds to one or more actions to be initiated by a portable infusion pump in response to a receipt by the portable infusion pump of the respective information, at least one NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing information comprising a value of carbohydrates; and
the portable infusion pump comprising;
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 communicates control signals to the pump drive system to control dispensation of the medicine from the portable housing when the medicine is received in the space; and
a NFC circuit electrically connected with the control circuitry to communicate to the control circuitry, wherein the NFC circuit is configured to wirelessly receive the respective information stored on each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to initiate one or more particular actions of the portable infusion pump that correspond to the respective information in response to receiving the respective information, wherein the one or more particular actions of the portable infusion pump comprise calculating a dispensation of the medicine, wherein said calculating the dispensation of the medicine is performed using the value of carbohydrates, and wherein the dispensation correlates to the value of carbohydrates;
wherein each individual housing encases a single NFC tag and is physically separate from the portable infusion pump and the medicine.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to wirelessly communicate with other devices using near field communication (NFC). In particular embodiments, by incorporating near field communication capabilities into the infusion pump system, user communications with the infusion pump system can be enhanced and simplified.
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1. A medical infusion pump system, comprising:
- a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags being encased in an individual housing, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing respective information that corresponds to one or more actions to be initiated by a portable infusion pump in response to a receipt by the portable infusion pump of the respective information, at least one NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing information comprising a value of carbohydrates; and
the portable infusion pump comprising;
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 communicates control signals to the pump drive system to control dispensation of the medicine from the portable housing when the medicine is received in the space; and
a NFC circuit electrically connected with the control circuitry to communicate to the control circuitry, wherein the NFC circuit is configured to wirelessly receive the respective information stored on each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to initiate one or more particular actions of the portable infusion pump that correspond to the respective information in response to receiving the respective information, wherein the one or more particular actions of the portable infusion pump comprise calculating a dispensation of the medicine, wherein said calculating the dispensation of the medicine is performed using the value of carbohydrates, and wherein the dispensation correlates to the value of carbohydrates;
wherein each individual housing encases a single NFC tag and is physically separate from the portable infusion pump and the medicine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags being encased in an individual housing, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing respective information that corresponds to one or more actions to be initiated by a portable infusion pump in response to a receipt by the portable infusion pump of the respective information, at least one NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing information comprising a value of carbohydrates; and
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14. A portable infusion pump system, comprising:
- a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags being encased in an individual housing, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing respective information, wherein each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags can wirelessly transmit the respective information to a device when positioned within an NFC proximity range with the device, at least one NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing information comprising a value of carbohydrates;
a pump device including a pump housing that defines a space to receive a medicine, and 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 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 control signals to the drive system positioned in the pump housing to control dispensation of the medicine from the pump device, and wherein the controller device houses an NFC circuit electrically connected with the control circuitry to communicate to the control circuitry, wherein the NFC circuit is configured to wirelessly receive the respective information stored on each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to initiate one or more particular actions that correspond to the respective information in response to receiving the respective information, wherein the one or more particular actions of the portable infusion pump comprise calculating a dispensation of the medicine, wherein said calculating the dispensation of the medicine is performed using the value of carbohydrates, and wherein the dispensation correlates to the value of carbohydrates;
wherein each individual housing encases a single NFC tag and is physically separate from the portable infusion pump and the medicine. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a plurality of near field communication (NFC) tags, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags being encased in an individual housing, each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing respective information, wherein each NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags can wirelessly transmit the respective information to a device when positioned within an NFC proximity range with the device, at least one NFC tag of the plurality of NFC tags storing information comprising a value of carbohydrates;
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