Patent ID: 8852148
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A61M,F04B

Abstract:
1. An infusion pump having a configuration state during which configuration data is input to the pump for controlling a subsequent infusion operation and an infusion state during which the pump executes an infusion operation in accordance with inputted configuration data, the infusion pump comprising: a housing configured to receive a tube through which infusion fluid is pumped; a data processor contained within the housing; a display electrically connected to the data processor and affixed to the housing; and a plurality of function keys electrically connected to the data processor and affixed to the housing, each of the plurality of function keys corresponding to a respective numeric character, wherein at least one of the function keys is operable while the infusion pump is in the configuration state to input the numeric character to said data processor, and is operable while the infusion pump is in the infusion state to cause a predetermined information screen to be displayed by the display.