Patent ID: 7153289

Claim:
A remotely programmable infusion system, comprising: an electronically controllable dispenser connectable to a patient for delivering medication to the patient; a memory for storing a programmable protocol; a voice storage unit for storing a voice signal; a remote communication port configured to permit said system to be connected to a particular remote telephone selected from a plurality of remote telephones through a publicly-accessible telephone network; a processor coupled to said dispenser and configured to process said programmable protocol to thereby control operation of said dispenser, said processor coupled to said remote communication port, said voice storage unit and said memory such that said processor is capable of accessing said voice signal from said voice storage unit and sending said voice signal to said particular remote telephone; wherein said remote communication port is configured to receive a remote programming signal from said particular remote telephone and wherein said infusion system is configured to change a parameter of said programmable protocol in response to receiving said remote programming signal from said particular remote telephone.