Patent ID: 7239941

Claim:
A device for programming a pump used to inject medicaments into the body of a patient to receive a medical treatment, said pump being made up of two both mechanically and electrically connectable units, namely: a cartridge unit ( 12 ) which contains a liquid to be injected and which comprises a first electronic memory ( 36 ) for storing data relating to said treatment, and a pump unit ( 10 ) comprising actuation means ( 18 ) which act on the cartridge unit ( 12 ) in order to convey the liquid outward, a microprocessor which is used to control said means using the data contained in said first memory ( 36 ), and a source of electrical energy, characterized in that it comprises: a computer ( 46 ) which is used to produce said data relating to said treatment, and a first interface ( 50 ) which can be connected to the computer in order to receive said data relating to said treatment and which is designed to be both mechanically and electrically connected to the cartridge unit ( 12 ) in place of the pump unit ( 10 ) in order to introduce the data into its memory ( 36 ).