Methods, circuits, devices, apparatuses, encasements and systems for identifying if a medical infusion system is decalibrated
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1. An infusion pump having a decalibration test mode to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated, said pump comprising:
- a native pumping mechanism to drive fluids through a functionally associated conduit at a predetermined first flow rate;
at least one native sensor to sense a physical characteristic of the fluid within the conduit including a pressure sensor to sense a level of pressure of the fluid within the conduit and during said decalibration test mode to relay an indicator that a container, having a known volume connected to an output of said pumping mechanism, is full; and
computing circuitry (a) to receive said indicator from said pressure sensor, (b) in response to receiving said indicator, to calculate an average flow rate at least partially based on said indicator and (c) to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated based on a comparison of said average flow rate with said predetermined first flow rate.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an infusion pump which may include a native pumping mechanism to drive fluids through a functionally associated conduit, at least one native sensor to sense a physical characteristic of the fluid within the conduit and computing circuitry having a decalibration test mode to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated. The computing circuitry may be adapted to receive output from at least one native sensor during the decalibration test mode.
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1. An infusion pump having a decalibration test mode to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated, said pump comprising:
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a native pumping mechanism to drive fluids through a functionally associated conduit at a predetermined first flow rate; at least one native sensor to sense a physical characteristic of the fluid within the conduit including a pressure sensor to sense a level of pressure of the fluid within the conduit and during said decalibration test mode to relay an indicator that a container, having a known volume connected to an output of said pumping mechanism, is full; and computing circuitry (a) to receive said indicator from said pressure sensor, (b) in response to receiving said indicator, to calculate an average flow rate at least partially based on said indicator and (c) to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated based on a comparison of said average flow rate with said predetermined first flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An infusion pump decalibration testing system, comprising:
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a pumping mechanism to drive fluids through a functionally associated conduit at a predetermined first flow rate; at least one sensor to sense a physical characteristic of the fluid within the conduit, including a pressure sensor to sense a level of pressure of the fluid within the conduit and during a decalibration test mode to relay an indicator that a container, having a known volume connected to an output of said pumping mechanism, is full; computing circuitry having a decalibration test mode (a) to receive said indicator from said pressure sensor during the decalibration test mode, (b) in response to receiving said indicator, to calculate an average flow rate at least partially based on said indicator and (c) to determine whether the infusion pump is decalibrated based on a comparison of said average flow rate with said predetermined first flow rate; and ancillary circuitry to activate a predetermined state on said pumping mechanism including said container. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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