Patent ID: 8414523
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: A61M,G08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a pump configured to deliver a fluid; a wireless communication port; a controller communicatively coupled to the pump and the communication port, wherein the controller is configured to control and operate the pump and to communicate with a second device via the communication port using an open standard wireless communication protocol; and a housing to enclose the pump and the controller to form a pump device capable of independently delivering the fluid to a user, wherein the housing includes a mechanical coupling to slidably mechanically engage the second device which includes a second wireless communication port, and wherein slidably engaging the second device positions the first and second communication ports opposite each other to allow communication of information between the second device and the controller via the first and second communication ports when slidably engaged, wherein the second device provides an enhanced capability to the apparatus when mechanically engaged with said housing and communicatively engaged with said controller.