Patent ID: 7092796

Claim:
A system for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to a flow control device, wherein the flow control device acts on a fluid conduit coupled to the fluid supply to move the fluid from the fluid supply through the conduit, the fluid supply and conduit forming an upstream fluid supply segment, the system comprising: a pressure sensor assigned to the flow control device and coupled to the fluid conduit at a location between the fluid supply and the flow control device, the pressure sensor sensing pressure of the conduit and providing pressure signals in response to such sensed pressure; and a processor having a connection verification mode in which the processor is configured to prompt an operator to induce a pressure change in the fluid conduit, monitor the pressure signals for a predetermined time period to detect the induced pressure change, prompt the operator to confirm that a pressure change has been induced if the induced pressure change is not detected within the predetermined time period, and provide a verification indication when the processor receives pressure signals indicative of the induced pressure change in the conduit to thereby verify that the particular fluid supply is connected to the flow control device.