Patent ID: 7815602

Claim:
An external infusion device for infusion of a liquid into a body from a reservoir, the external infusion device comprising: a drive mechanism coupled with the reservoir to infuse the liquid into the body; a housing adapted for use on an exterior of the body, wherein the housing is sized to contain at least a portion of the reservoir, the drive mechanism being at least partially contained within the housing and coupled with the reservoir, the housing capable of being concealed from view on an individual; a processor being contained within the housing; a memory coupled to and used in conjunction with the processor to store at least one software program including a menu system to enable configuration the external infusion device; a display defined within the housing, the display coupled to the processor to visually convey the menu system; a portable power source being contained within the housing; and a keypad on the housing to program the external infusion device via the menu system, wherein the external infusion device receives, by wireless connection, a command generated from a personal computer at a remote location from the external infusion device to access the menu system of the external infusion device to configure the external infusion device.