Patent ID: 8118782

Claim:
An insulin delivery system comprising a first insulin pump and a second insulin pump, wherein each of the first insulin pump and the second insulin pump comprises: a memory configured to store an infusion program; a control unit configured to control operation of the insulin pump; and a communication interface for data exchange with the other of the first insulin pump and the second insulin pump; wherein the control unit of the first insulin pump is configured to autonomously: monitor, during operation of the first insulin pump according to the infusion program, a status of the first insulin pump; activate a search for the presence of the second insulin pump when a predetermined status is assumed by the first insulin pump, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the first insulin pump to continue insulin delivery according to the infusion program during the search for the presence of the second insulin pump is active; and, upon detection of the presence of the second insulin pump, transmit, via the communication interface of the first insulin pump, the infusion program stored in the memory of the first insulin pump to the second insulin pump; and the control unit of the second insulin pump is configured to: search for the presence of the first insulin pump, and, upon detection of the presence of the first insulin pump, receive, via the communication interface of the second insulin pump, an infusion program from the first insulin pump; and store the infusion program in the memory of the second insulin pump.