Systems and methods for improving operation of infusion pumps

A method of operating an infusion pump, the infusion pump including a sensor, a pumping mechanism to deliver medicament, and a processor operably coupled to the sensor and the pumping mechanism, the method comprising:

• operating the pumping mechanism to deliver medicament through an infusion set to a user;
• receiving at the processor from the sensor an indication of an error condition;
• causing the pumping mechanism to deliver a predetermined quantity of medicament without correcting the error condition, the predetermined quantity being based at least in part on a characteristic of the infusion set,
• generating an alarm in response to the error condition, and
• escalating the alarm prior to completion of delivering the predetermined amount of medicament.

An infusion pump, comprising:

• a sensor;
• a pumping mechanism to deliver medicament through an infusion set to a user;
• and
• a processor operably coupled to the sensor and the pumping mechanism, the processor configured to:
• receive an indication from the sensor of an error condition;
• continue operating the pumping mechanism to deliver a predetermined quantity of the medicament without correcting the error condition, the predetermined quantity being based at least in part on a characteristic of the infusion set,
• wherein the error condition is detection of air, detection of an occlusion, or failure of the sensor.