Patent ID: 7054782

Claim:
A computing device in communication with an implantable drug delivery device for delivering at least one drug to a patient, the drug delivery device having a reservoir containing at least one drug and a nonconformance monitor module configured to monitor at least one performance parameter, the computing device comprising in combination: (a) a memory having stored therein pump performance acquisition instructions; (b) a telemetry module providing bi-directional communication between the computing device and the implantable drug delivery device and providing the pump performance acquisition instructions to the implantable drug delivery device and receiving pump performance data from the implantable drug delivery device, the pump performance data is selected from the group consisting of pump reservoir pressure, fluid outlet pressure, propellant pressure, fluid flow rate, battery current drain, motor current drain, motor drive current profile, battery voltage, and physiologic sensor output level; and (c) a nonconformance management module contained within the memory receiving the pump performance data and determining whether the pump is conforming to performance requirements, and determining what action should be taken if non-conformance is determined.