Geofencing for medical devices
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1. An infusion system comprising:
- an infusion pump;
a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; and
a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory comprising;
determining a location of the infusion pump via GPS coordinates;
determining whether the location of the infusion pump is within a safe zone defined around specified GPS coordinates, wherein the safe zone is a measured distance around the specified GPS coordinates; and
enabling or disabling one or more functions of the infusion system based on the determining of whether the location of the infusion pump is within the safe zone.
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Abstract
A medical therapy system for delivering at least two therapies based on a geographic location of the medical therapy system is disclosed. The medical therapy system includes an infusion pump having a case that contains a processor, memory, a drive mechanism, a reservoir, a radio, and a sensor suite. The sensor suite includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver to determine a location of the infusion pump. The processor receives the location of the infusion pump and executes first instructions stored in the memory. The processor executes second instructions stored in the memory only when the location of the infusion pump is within a safe zone defined around specified GPS coordinates.
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1. An infusion system comprising:
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an infusion pump; a global positioning system (GPS) receiver; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory comprising; determining a location of the infusion pump via GPS coordinates; determining whether the location of the infusion pump is within a safe zone defined around specified GPS coordinates, wherein the safe zone is a measured distance around the specified GPS coordinates; and enabling or disabling one or more functions of the infusion system based on the determining of whether the location of the infusion pump is within the safe zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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an infusion pump including a processor, a memory and a sensor suite, wherein the sensor suite includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that determines GPS coordinates of the infusion pump, wherein the GPS receiver is coupled to the processor that executes first instructions stored in the memory, and wherein the processor executes second instructions stored in the memory in response to determining that the location of the infusion pump is within a safe zone defined around specified GPS coordinates, wherein the safe zone is a measured distance around the specified GPS coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for a global positioning system (GPS) enabled infusion system, the method comprising:
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determining, electronically by a processor of the GPS enabled infusion system, a location of an infusion pump via a GPS receiver; determining, electronically by the processor, whether the location of the infusion pump is within a safe zone defined around specified GPS coordinates, wherein the safe zone is a measured distance around the specified GPS coordinates; and enabling or disabling one or more functions of the GPS enabled infusion system based on the determination of whether the location of the infusion pump is within the safe zone. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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