Patent ID: 8870853
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. An infusion pump system, comprising: a disposable and non-reusable pump device including a drive system to dispense medicine from the pump device, the pump device having a first electrical connector that is externally accessible; and a reusable controller device removably attachable to the disposable and non-reusable pump device such that the reusable controller device is mechanically mounted with the disposable and non-reusable pump device, the controller device comprising: a second electrical connector that is engageable with the first connector to provide electrical communication between control circuitry of the controller device and the drive system of the pump device; a user interface comprising a display device, the user interface being electrically connected to the control circuitry; an external reference system that wirelessly receives an external reference signal indicative of a time of day from a portable computing device configured to provide short range wireless communication with the reusable controller device, the external reference system being electrically connected to the control circuitry; and a processor that updates a time setting of the infusion pump system based on the external reference signal to provide an updated time setting; wherein the reusable controller device activates the drive system of the pump device based on the updated time setting, wherein the reusable controller device activates the drive system of the pump device according to a dispensing rate schedule based on time of day, and wherein the reusable controller device indicates a time-zone change based on the external reference signal and shifts the dispensing rate schedule based on the time-zone change.