Electromagnetic signal-based infusion pump control

Abstract

A user-wearable infusion pump system includes an inductively or otherwise wirelessly chargeable battery and at least one button. Activation of the at least one button when not in the presence of an inductive charging signal can enable and/or initiate a first function or operation and activation of the at least one button in the presence of an inductive charging signal can enable and/or initiate a different, second function or operation. Such functionality can also be enabled in the presence of other types of electromagnetic signals.

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         21 . A user-wearable infusion pump, comprising:
 a reservoir configured to contain a medicament;   a drive mechanism configured to facilitate delivery of the medicament to a user;   a rechargeable battery configured to be charged wirelessly;   an input button; and   a processor functionally linked to the input button and configured to receive input for control of functions of the user-wearable infusion pump in response to input received via the input button, wherein the processor is configured to:
 detect an input received via the input button; 
 determine whether or not a wireless charging signal was being received by the user-wearable infusion pump at a time that the input was received; 
 cause the user-wearable infusion pump to execute a first function in response to the input when a wireless charging signal was not being received by the user-wearable infusion pump at the time that the input was received; and 
 cause the user-wearable infusion pump to execute a second function different from the first function in response to the input when a wireless charging signal was being received by the user-wearable infusion pump at the time that the input was received. 
   
     
     
         22 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 21 , wherein the pump includes only a single input button. 
     
     
         23 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 21 , wherein the pump does not include a display screen. 
     
     
         24 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 23 , wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly communicate pump information to a separate device for display on the separate device. 
     
     
         25 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 21 , further comprising an indicator light. 
     
     
         26 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 25 , wherein the indicator light is functionally linked to the input button such that the indicator light illuminates to indicate that input has been received via the input button. 
     
     
         27 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 26 , wherein the indicator light is functionally linked to the input button such that the indicator light illuminates to indicate when the first function is being executed and when the second function is being executed. 
     
     
         28 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 27 , wherein the indicator light is illuminated differently to indicate when the first function is being executed and when the second function is being executed. 
     
     
         29 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 21 , wherein the wireless charging signal is an inductive charging signal. 
     
     
         30 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 21 , wherein the first function is selected from the set consisting of initiating a medicament delivery operation with the user-wearable pump, communicatively coupling the pump with a remote control device, communicatively coupling the pump to a remote glucose monitor and initiating a status check of the user-wearable infusion pump. 
     
     
         31 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 21 , where the second function is selected from the set consisting of suspending delivery of the medicament with the user-wearable infusion pump, initiating a low-power shelf mode for the user-wearable infusion pump, resetting the processor of the user-wearable infusion pump, communicatively coupling the pump with a remote control device, communicatively coupling the pump to a remote glucose monitor, initiating a test routine of the user-wearable infusion pump and initiating a software update protocol. 
     
     
         32 . A user-wearable infusion pump, comprising:
 a reservoir configured to contain a medicament;   a drive mechanism configured to facilitate delivery of the medicament to a user;   a rechargeable battery configured to be charged wirelessly;   an input button; and   a processor functionally linked to the input button and configured to receive input for control of functions of the user-wearable infusion pump in response to input received via the input button, wherein the processor is configured to:
 cause the user-wearable infusion pump to execute a first operating command in response to a first input received via the first input button when a wireless charging signal is not detected by the user-wearable infusion pump when the first input is received, the first operating command causing the user-wearable infusion pump to execute a first function; 
 cause the user-wearable infusion pump to execute a second operating command causing the user-wearable infusion pump to execute a second function different from the first function when a second input the same as the first input is received when a wireless charging signal is detected by the user-wearable infusion pump when the second input is received. 
   
     
     
         33 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 32 , wherein the pump includes only a single input button. 
     
     
         34 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 32 , wherein the pump does not include a display screen. 
     
     
         35 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 34 , wherein the processor is further configured to wirelessly communicate pump information to a separate device for display on the separate device. 
     
     
         36 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 32 , further comprising an indicator light. 
     
     
         37 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 36 , wherein the indicator light is functionally linked to the input button such that the indicator light illuminates to indicate that input has been received via the input button. 
     
     
         38 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 37 , wherein the indicator light is functionally linked to the input button such that the indicator light illuminates to indicate when the first function is being executed and when the second function is being executed. 
     
     
         39 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 38 , wherein the indicator light is illuminated differently to indicate when the first function is being executed and when the second function is being executed. 
     
     
         40 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 32 , wherein the wireless charging signal is an inductive charging signal. 
     
     
         41 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 32 , wherein the first function is selected from the set consisting of initiating a medicament delivery operation with the user-wearable pump, communicatively coupling the pump with a remote control device, communicatively coupling the pump to a remote glucose monitor and initiating a status check of the user-wearable infusion pump. 
     
     
         42 . The user-wearable infusion pump of  claim 32 , where the second function is selected from the set consisting of suspending delivery of the medicament with the user-wearable infusion pump, initiating a low-power shelf mode for the user-wearable infusion pump, resetting the processor of the user-wearable infusion pump, communicatively coupling the pump with a remote control device, communicatively coupling the pump to a remote glucose monitor, initiating a test routine of the user-wearable infusion pump and initiating a software update protocol.