Remotely programmable infusion system
AssigneeI-Flow Corporation
InventorRobert S. Vasko
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Abstract
A remotely programmable infusion system. The remotely programmable infusion system comprises a memory for storing a programmable protocol and a remote communication port for sending a voice signal to a remote touch-tone transceiver and for receiving a remote programming signal from the remote touch-tone transceiver. The remotely programmable infusion system also comprises a voice storage unit for storing the voice signal. The remotely programmable infusion system further comprises a processor, coupled to the remote communication port, to the voice storage unit, and to the memory, for accessing the voice signal from the voice storage unit and the programmable protocol from the memory, and for processing the programmable protocol in response to receiving the remote programming signal.
Claims30
A remotely programmable infusion system having a programmable protocol, said remotely programmable infusion system being programmable by a remote touch-tone transceiver, comprising
- a memory for storing said programmable protocol;
- a voice storage unit for storing a voice signal;
- a remote communication port for sending said voice signal to said remote touch-tone transceiver and for receiving a remote programming signal from said remote touch-tone transceiver;
- an electronically controllable dispenser connectable in biomedical communication with a patient, for delivering medication to the patient;
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- a processor coupled to said remote communication port, said voice storage unit, said memory, and said dispenser, said processor configured to access said voice signal from said voice storage unit, said processor configured to access said programmable protocol in response to receiving said remote programming signal, said processor configured to control said dispenser;
- said infusion system configured to change a parameter of said biomedical communication in response to reprogramming of said protocol.
A method for remotely programming an infusion system connectable in biomedical communication with a patient, said infusion system having a voice storage unit for storing a voice signal and having a programmable protocol, said infusion system being programmable by a remote touch-tone transceiver, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between said infusion system and said remote touch-tone transceiver;
- accessing said voice signal from said voice storage unit after establishing said connection between said remote touch-tone transceiver and said infusion system;
- sending said voice signal to said remote touch-tone transceiver;
- receiving a remote programming signal from said remote touch-tone transceiver;
- programming said programmable protocol in response to receiving said remote programming signal;
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- said infusion system changing a parameter of said biomedical communication with said patient in response to changing of said programmable protocol.
A remotely programmable infusion system having a programmable protocol stored in a protocol memory, said remotely programmable infusion system being programmable by a remote touch-tone transceiver, comprising:
- an infusion pump for delivering fluids to a patient, said infusion pump having a pump data port;
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- a homebase unit, coupled to said pump data port on said infusion pump via a homebase data port, for processing said programmable protocol, said homebase unit comprising:
- a voice storage unit for storing a voice signal;
- a remote communication port for sending said voice signal to said remote touch-tone transceiver and for receiving a remote signal from said remote touch-tone transceiver;
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- a processor coupled to said remote communication port, said voice storage unit, and said protocol memory, for accessing said voice signal from said voice storage unit, for accessing said programmable protocol from said protocol memory, and for processing said programmable protocol to obtain a processed programmable protocol in response to said remote signal, said processed programmable protocol being relayed from said processor to said infusion pump via said homebase data port and said infusion data port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.