Patient Programmer for Implantable Drug Delivery Device

A system, comprising:

• an implantable drug delivery device configured to deliver infusate according to a drug delivery regimen;
• a telemetry unit configured to communicate with the implantable drug delivery device;
• a mobile computing device configured to communicate with the telemetry unit and with a communication network;
• and
• a remote computing device configured to communicate with the mobile computing device via the communication network,
• wherein the mobile computing device is configured to communicate with the remote computing device via the communication network, and
• wherein the telemetry unit is configured to communicate with the implantable drug delivery device using a first communication interface and with the mobile computing device using a second communication interface different from the first communication interface.

A method of programming an implantable drug delivery device, comprising:

• receiving from the implantable drug delivery device by a first telemetry unit via a first communication link information related to a patient in which the implantable drug delivery device is implanted, wherein the implantable drug delivery device is configured to administer an infusate according to a first drug delivery regimen;
• relaying the information from the first telemetry unit to a mobile computing device via a second communication link different from the first communication link;
• relaying the information from the mobile computing device to a remote computing device via a third communication link different from the first and second communication links;
• receiving by the mobile computing device from the remote computing device via the third communication link a second drug delivery regimen to be implemented by the implantable drug delivery device;
• relaying the second drug delivery regimen from the mobile computing device to the telemetry unit via the second communication link;
• relaying the second drug delivery regimen from the telemetry unit to the implantable drug delivery device via the first communication link;
• and
• implementing the second drug delivery regimen by the implantable drug delivery device.