Remote monitoring for networked fluid infusion systems

A network-based medical device system for a user, the system comprising:

• an external fluid infusion pump that is part of a local medical device system, wherein the fluid infusion pump is controlled to deliver fluid to the body of the user via an infusion set having a cannula inserted under the user's skin;
• a monitor device for the local medical device system and to enable remote programming and control of the fluid infusion pump by at least one device external to the local medical device system, the monitor device comprising a communication module and a network interface coupled to the communication module, the communication module being configured to generate a network communication that conveys data related to operation or control of the fluid infusion pump;
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• a network device external to the local medical device system, the network device and the network interface being configured to enable transmission of the network communication from the monitor device to the network device via a network communication link, wherein the network device receives and processes the data conveyed in the network communication, generates, in response to the data conveyed in the network communication, an activation instruction to remotely activate delivery of fluid by the fluid infusion pump, and transmits the activation instruction in a network control communication that is intended for the fluid infusion pump, and wherein the fluid infusion pump receives the network control communication from the network device, processes the activation instruction, and delivers fluid to the body of the user in accordance with the activation instruction.