Patent ID: 8888744

Claim:
A therapeutic fluid delivery system comprising: a dispensing unit comprising: a housing; one or more rechargeable batteries in the housing; a reservoir for holding a therapeutic fluid; a driving mechanism for delivering the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to a user's body; at least one first electrical connector electrically connected to the one or more rechargeable batteries; and at least one first communication module; and a charging unit configured to direct an electrical power from a power source to the dispensing unit, the charging unit comprising: at least one second electrical connector coupleable to the at least one first electrical connector of the dispensing unit to provide electrical power to charge the one or more rechargeable batteries when the charging unit is connected to the dispensing unit; and at least one second communication module configured to communicate with the at least one first communication module of the dispensing unit including communicating one or more data signals representative of data relating to one or more operations of the dispensing unit when the dispensing unit receives electrical power from the charging unit.