Patent ID: 8328787

Claim:
A method of filling an infusion pump having a reservoir for holding a liquid which is to be dispensed by the pump, the pump having an input port through which the reservoir is filled and an output port through which liquid in the reservoir is pumped by the pump, the method consisting of coupling a source of the liquid which is to be dispensed by the pump to an input port of a dual stopcock also having an input/output port, a first output port and a second output port, coupling the first output port of the dual stopcock to the input port of the pump, coupling a syringe to the input/output port of the dual stopcock, drawing from the source into the syringe an amount of liquid to be transferred to the pump, operating the stopcock to couple the syringe to the input port of the pump, and operating the syringe to transfer liquid from the syringe to the pump.