Control Device with Recommendations

A system for suggesting a fluid dose for a patient via a graphical user interface and for delivering the fluid dose to the patient, the system comprising:

• a fluid administration device configured to deliver the fluid dose to the patient;
• and
• a control device configured to send a delivery command to the fluid administration device, the control device including a processor, an input device, and a display device, the processor configured to generate the graphical user interface on the display device, the control device further configured to
• display a first list of elements, each element of the first list of elements representing a meal type taken or to be taken by the patient,
• receive a first user input from a user of the control device selecting the meal type from the first list of elements,
• display a graphical element representing a quantity of the selected type of meal taken or to be taken by the patient,
• receive a second user input from a user of the control device relating to the quantity of the selected type of meal,
• display a suggested delivery command for the patient, the suggested delivery command including a fluid delivery flow rate, a fluid delivery quantity, or a fluid delivery duration to be performed by the fluid administration device, the suggested delivery command determined based on (i) the received first input and (ii) the received second input,
• display a validation command permitting a validation of the suggested delivery command by the user, and
• accept the validation command by a third user input to validate the suggested delivery command,
• wherein the fluid administration device is configured to deliver the fluid dose to the patient according to the validated delivery command.

A method for suggesting a fluid dose for a patient via a graphical user interface of a control device and for delivering the fluid dose to the patient with a fluid administration device, the method comprising the steps of:

• first displaying a first list of elements on the graphical user interface, each element of the first list of elements representing a meal type taken or to be taken by the patient;
• first receiving a first user input from a user of the control device, the first user input selecting the meal type from the first list of elements;
• second displaying a graphical element on the graphical user interface representing a quantity of the selected type of meal taken or to be taken by the patient;
• second receiving a second user input from a user of the control device relating to the quantity of the selected type of meal;
• third displaying a suggested delivery command for the patient on the graphical user interface, the suggested delivery command including a fluid delivery flow rate, a fluid delivery quantity, or a fluid delivery duration to be performed by the fluid administration device, the suggested delivery command determined based on (i) the received first input and (ii) the received second input;
• fourth displaying a validation command on the graphical user interface, permitting a validation of the suggested delivery command by the user;
• accepting the validation command by a third user input to the control device to validate the suggested delivery command and sending the suggested delivery command to the fluid administration device;
• and
• delivering the fluid dose to the patient by the fluid administration device according to the validated delivery command.