Patent ID: 8348885

Claim:
A method for remote monitoring and operating of an external infusion pump that is part of a local infusion system, the infusion pump controlling the infusion of fluid into the body of a user via an infusion set having a cannula inserted under the skin of the user, the method comprising: receiving, at a network device that is external to the infusion system, a network communication generated by a transmitting device within the infusion system, the network communication conveying pump data associated with the infusion pump, wherein the transmitting device is one of a plurality of different local devices in the local infusion system; extracting the pump data from the network communication; processing the pump data to generate an activation instruction to remotely activate delivery of fluid by the infusion pump; selecting one of the plurality of different local devices as an intended recipient device for the activation instruction; selecting, from a plurality of data communication protocols, one or more protocols corresponding to the intended recipient device, wherein the selected one or more protocols facilitate compatible communication with the intended recipient device; and transmitting the activation instruction in a network control communication that is intended for the infusion pump, wherein the network control communication is transmitted in accordance with the selected one or more protocols, and wherein the activation instruction causes the infusion pump to deliver fluid to the body of the user in accordance with the activation instruction.