Patent ID: 7967806
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a fluid medication from an implanted device to a patient under direction of a medical professional, said implanted device being part of a system, comprising the steps of: manually programming said implanted device with a maximum dose, a basal rate and a plurality of interval rates over a specified period of time, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of a plurality of time slots during said specified period of time; said system determining a total dose over said specified period of time based on said basal rate and said interval rates, each individual one of said interval rates corresponding to an individual one of said plurality of time slots; said system adjusting said basal rate so that said total dose does not exceed said maximum dose; and delivering said fluid medication in accordance with said basal rate as adjusted in said adjusting step and said plurality of interval rates specified in said programming step.