Patent ID: 7819843

Claim:
An external infusion device for infusion of insulin from a reservoir into a body of a patient, the external infusion device comprising: a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a plunger in the reservoir, to infuse insulin into the body of the patient; a processor to control the external infusion device; at least one power supply; a display device operatively coupled to the processor to provide visual information to the patient, wherein the display device includes an LCD; an input device operatively coupled to the processor to allow the patient to command the processor; an alarm operatively coupled to the processor to provide alerts to the patient, wherein the alarm includes a vibration alarm to provide primarily tactile alerts, wherein the patient accesses and modifies the alarm using the input device and the visual information from the display device; and a housing that houses the drive mechanism, the processor, the reservoir, the at least one power supply, the display device, at least a portion of the input device and the alarm, the housing being sized to fit in a clothing pocket; wherein the input device is a keypad.