Patent ID: 8346399
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a meal bolus or a remedial bolus of therapeutic agent from a pump based on a measured characteristic of the body of the user, the meal bolus being given in anticipation of a future condition, the remedial bolus being given to correct an already-existing condition, the measured characteristic having an acceptable range, and the pump being a user-controlled programmable medical infusion pump having a keypad, the method comprising: measuring the characteristic of the body and determining whether the measured characteristic is within the acceptable range or not; delivering a meal bolus, if the measured characteristic is inside of the acceptable range, by: delivering a remedial bolus, if the measured characteristic is outside of the acceptable range, by: calculating a residual bolus value, the residual bolus value defining an estimated amount of any previously-delivered bolus still active in a user; calculating and displaying an adjusted bolus amount based on a difference between the desired bolus amount and the residual bolus value prior to executing the deliver command such that a safe amount of therapeutic agent is delivered; and executing the deliver command.