Method and System for Manual and Autonomous Control of an Infusion Pump

• US 20120220940A1
• Filed: 05/10/2012
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Asante Solutions, Inc
• Inventors: Estes, Mark C., Wenger, Mitchell, Mernoe, Morten, Causey, James
• Application Number:
  US13/468,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20120220940A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14268 with a reusable and a disposable component
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/31518 designed to reduce the overall size of an injection device, e.g. using flexible or pivotally connected chain-like rod members
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14566 with a replaceable reservoir for receiving a piston rod of the pump
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A method and system for both autonomous and manual control of an infusion pump for delivering medication to a patient is provided.

Claims

1. A method for directly transferring operating parameters from one infusion pump device to a second infusion pump device, comprising:

providing a first infusion pump device including parameters to be transferred;

establishing a communications link from the first infusion pump device to a second infusion pump device; and

transferring the parameters from the first infusion pump device to the second infusion pump device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link is established using wired means.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication link is established using a USB-to-USB cable connection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link is established by contact between the first infusion pump device and the second infusion pump device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication link is established using wireless means.

6. The method of claim 5, the communication link is established between an infrared port on the first infusion pump device and an infrared port on the second infusion pump device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising bi-directionally transferring data between the first infusion pump device and the second infusion pump device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters include historical treatment information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters include user information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameters include operating parameters.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring data indicative of medication on board from the first infusion pump device to the second infusion pump device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring data pump manufacturer data from the first infusion pump device to the second infusion pump device.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring pump user data from the first infusion pump device to the second infusion pump device.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring pump configuration data from the first infusion pump device to the second infusion pump device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second infusion pump devices each include:

a pump body;

a medicine reservoir insertable into an interior space of the pump body through an opening in the pump body; and

a drive system positioned in the pump body.