Infusion Pump System and Methods

A medical infusion pump system, comprising:

• a portable pump housing that receives insulin for dispensation to a user, the pump housing at least partially containing a pump drive system to dispense the insulin through a flow path to the user;
• a controller that communicates with the pump drive system to dispense the insulin from the portable pump housing;
• and
• a temperature detection device that communicates with the controller,
• wherein the controller, in response to a detected temperature level being less than a lower threshold value or greater than a higher threshold value, is configured to output an alarm.

A medical infusion pump system, comprising:

• a portable pump housing defining an opening that slidably receives a prefilled cartridge of insulin for dispensation to a user, the pump housing at least partially containing a pump drive system to dispense the insulin through a flow path to the user,
• a controller that communicates with the pump drive system to dispense the insulin from the portable pump housing;
• and
• a detection device that communicates with the controller, wherein the detection device is configured to detect an indicator on the prefilled cartridge of insulin that indicates whether the prefilled cartridge has sustained a particular temperature exposure level, and wherein the controller, in response to a detection of the indicator that the prefilled cartridge has sustained the particular temperature exposure level, is configured to output an alarm.

A method of operating an insulin infusion pump system, comprising:

• receiving, at a controller of an insulin infusion pump system, ambient air pressure information indicative of an ambient air pressure external of the insulin infusion pump system;
• determining if the ambient air pressure information is less than a low limit threshold value or greater than a high limit threshold value, wherein the low and high limit threshold values are stored in the memory of the controller;
• and
• in response to determining the ambient air pressure information is less than the low limit threshold value or greater than the high limit threshold value, outputting (i) an alarm and (ii) user instructions for continuing operations of the insulin infusion pump system without replacing an insulin supply and components of the infusion pump system.

A method of operating an insulin infusion pump system, comprising:

• receiving, at a controller of an insulin infusion pump system, temperature information indicative of a temperature at the insulin infusion pump system;
• determining, by the controller, if the temperature information is less than a low limit threshold value or greater than a high limit threshold value, wherein the low and high limit threshold values are stored in the memory of the controller;
• and
• outputting, by the controller, an alarm in response to determining the temperature information is less than the low limit threshold value or greater than the high limit threshold value.

A medical infusion pump system, comprising:

• a portable pump housing that receives a medicine supply for dispensation to a user, the pump housing at least partially containing a pump drive system to dispense medicine from the medicine supply through a flow path to the user;
• a controller that communicates with the pump drive system to dispense the medicine from the portable pump housing;
• and
• at least one of a pressure detection device and a temperature detection device configured to be coupled to the portable pump housing and to communicate with the controller.