Patent ID: 9314564
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61M,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of operating a diabetes treatment system that includes an insulin pump and a pump controlling device that is operable to communicate with and control the insulin pump, comprising: receiving, by the pump controlling device, a request for the insulin pump to perform an operation that is dependent on a specified state of the pump; requesting, by the pump controlling device, a current state of the insulin pump from the insulin pump; receiving, by the pump controlling device from the insulin pump, the current state of the insulin pump; determining, by the pump controlling device, whether the current state of the insulin pump matches to the specified state of the insulin pump; sending, by the pump controlling device to the insulin pump, a command to perform the operation in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump matches the specified state of the insulin pump; and performing, by the pump controlling device, a corrective action intended to change the current state of the insulin pump, the performing in response to a determination that the current state of the insulin pump does not match the specified state of the insulin pump.