Patent ID: 8206350

Claim:
An infusion system for infusing a fluid from a reservoir into a body, the infusion system comprising: an external infusion device including: a receiver for receiving remotely generated communication; a processor operatively coupled to the receiver to process the remotely generated communication and to control the external infusion device in accordance with the remotely generated communication such that the external infusion device is capable of being concealed on the body of a user under clothing when receiving remotely generated communication; a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory can be used to store the remotely generated communication; a power supply operatively coupled to the processor to provide power to the external infusion device; a drive mechanism directly coupled to a plunger within the reservoir, the drive mechanism further coupled to the processor to expel the fluid from the external infusion device when controlled by the processor; a housing containing at least the processor, the memory and the power supply; a first input device operatively coupled to the processor to program the external infusion device; and a programmer including: a programmer processor; a second input device operatively coupled to the programmer processor for inputting commands, the second input device being similar in appearance and layout to the first input device; a transmitter operatively coupled to the programmer processor for transmitting remotely generated communications to the receiver of the external infusion device based on the input commands from the second input device; at least one display device for providing a visual display; a programmer housing containing at least the programmer processor and the transmitter, wherein the external infusion device is configured to expel the fluid to the body of the user by utilizing a catheter adapted to extend through the skin into the body of the user.