Programmable insulin pump

An apparatus for delivering a bolus of a medical agent to a patient, the apparatus comprising:

• a pump mechanism;
• a data input device;
• and
• a processor in data communication with the keypad and arranged to control the pump mechanism, the processor being programmed to receive data specifying a bolus amount through the data port, receive data regarding duration through the data port, receive a percentage through the data port, the percentage defining a portion of the bolus amount to deliver immediately upon executing a deliver command and a remainder of the bolus amount to deliver over the duration upon executing a deliver command, and execute the deliver command thereby controlling the pump mechanism to deliver the bolus.

A method of temporarily adjusting the delivery rate of an infusion pump, the infusion pump programmed to deliver a basal rate, the method comprising:

• prompting a user to select whether to enter the temporary rate as a percent of the current delivery rate or as a new delivery rate;
• entering into the pump a period of time having a beginning and an end;
• entering into the pump a temporary basal rate;
• and
• delivering the therapeutic agent at a delivery rate substantially equal to the temporary basal rate during the period of time.

An apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent at a basal rate, the apparatus comprising:

• a pump mechanism;
• a data input device;
• and
• a processor in data communication with the keypad and arranged to control the pump mechanism, the processor being programmed to prompt a user to select whether to enter the temporary rate as a percent of the current delivery rate or as a new delivery rate, receive from the data input device a period of time having a beginning and an end and a temporary basal rate, and control the pump mechanism to deliver the therapeutic agent at a delivery rate substantially equal to the temporary basal rate during the period of time.