Patent ID: 9391670
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,G16H,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A method for communication between a medical infusion device and a remote controller, the medical infusion device comprising a radio-frequency identification transmitter and the remote controller comprising a radio-frequency identification receiver, and the method comprising: placing a remote controller in close proximity to or in physical contact with a medical infusion device; generating a first near-field communication between the remote controller and the medical infusion device; and providing identification information specific to the medical infusion device to the remote controller via the first near-field communication, wherein the first near-field communication is established between the radio-frequency identification transmitter of the medical infusion device and the radio-frequency identification receiver of the remote controller and the radio-frequency transmitter is powered, at least partially, by an electromagnetic field generated by the radio-frequency receiver.