Systems and methods for operating ambulatory medical devices such as drug delivery devices
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1. An infusion pump system for dispensing a drug to a patient comprising:
- a. reservoir means for holding a drug;
b. delivery means for delivering said drug to said patient;
c. delivery control means for activating said delivery means, said delivery control means including;
(i) microprocessor means for operating said delivery means;
(ii) a set of memory modules, each module containing information defining a specific user interface, wherein each memory module includes a plurality of sections of memory, a first section of memory comprising a non-volatile memory, and a second section comprising an electrically reprogrammable memory; and
(iii) coupling means for accepting one of said memory modules, and coupling said one memory module to said microprocessor means, wherein said microprocessor means reads said information and operates said delivery means in conformance with said specific user interface.
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Abstract
An infusion pump system dispenses a drug to a patient in accordance with a predetermined therapy. The system includes a drug delivery system controlled by a microprocessor and replaceable memory modules coupled to the microprocessor for configuring a specific pump user interface and other characteristics required for the therapy. Information specific to a particular patient is entered through input structure on the pump. The memory modules include plural memory sections for storing different types of information.
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1. An infusion pump system for dispensing a drug to a patient comprising:
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a. reservoir means for holding a drug; b. delivery means for delivering said drug to said patient; c. delivery control means for activating said delivery means, said delivery control means including; (i) microprocessor means for operating said delivery means; (ii) a set of memory modules, each module containing information defining a specific user interface, wherein each memory module includes a plurality of sections of memory, a first section of memory comprising a non-volatile memory, and a second section comprising an electrically reprogrammable memory; and (iii) coupling means for accepting one of said memory modules, and coupling said one memory module to said microprocessor means, wherein said microprocessor means reads said information and operates said delivery means in conformance with said specific user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An infusion pump system for dispensing a drug to a patient, said system comprising:
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a. a set of memory modules, each memory module containing information defining a specific user interface, wherein each memory module includes a plurality of sections of memory, a first section of memory comprising a non-volatile memory, and a second section comprising an electrically reprogrammable memory; b. a housing with memory access means for replaceably accepting one of said memory modules; c. reservoir means mounted on said housing for holding a drug; d. drug delivery means for delivering said drug from said reservoir to said patient; and e. delivery control means mounted in said housing for operating said drug delivery means, said delivery control means including microprocessor means coupled to said one memory module, said microprocessor means receiving said information from said one memory module to operate said delivery means in conformance with the specific user interface defined by the information in said one memory module. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of administering a drug to a patient comprising the steps of:
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a. providing an infusion pump system having a reservoir with a drug, a delivery means for delivering said drug to a patient, and a delivery control means including a microprocessor for operating said delivery means, and a set of memory modules, each module containing information defining a specific user interface, wherein said specific user interface includes pump application program information, said pump application program information being preprogrammed onto said specific memory module in a first non-volatile memory section, and wherein patient specific setting information is programmable onto said specific memory module in a second electrically reprogrammable memory section; b. selecting a specific memory module; c. coupling said specific memory module to said microprocessor, wherein said microprocessor operates said delivery means in conformance with said specific user interface; and d. programming said patient specific setting information onto said specific memory module from input means associated with said delivery control means for inputting information to said delivery control means. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of operating a pump comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a memory module having a plurality of different memory sections; b. programming a first section with pump application program information; c. programming a second section with patient specific setting information; and d. coupling the memory module to a microprocessor of a pump. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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