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App. No. 10/856,686

Insulin pump having missed meal bolus alarm

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App. No.
10/856,686
Abstract

A pump for delivering insulin to a user. The pump comprises a pump mechanism and a meal-bolus program module. The meal-bolus program module is programmed to control the pump mechanism to deliver a meal bolus. An alarm program module is in data communication with the alarm, the timer, and the meal-bolus program module. The alarm module is programmed to generate an alarm signal when the meal-bolus program module does not control the pump mechanism to deliver a meal bolus within a predetermined period of time.

Claims (14)

1 . A method of operating an insulin pump, the method comprising:

entering into the pump an interval; and

generating an alarm signal if a predetermined event is not delivered during the interval.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein entering into the pump a predetermined interval of time includes entering into the pump an end time for the interval.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein entering into the pump a predetermined interval of time further includes entering into the pump a start time for the interval.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein generating an alarm signal if a predetermined event is not delivered during the interval includes generating an alarm signal if a meal bolus is not delivered during the interval.

5 . A method of operating an insulin pump, the insulin pump configured to selectively deliver a meal bolus, the method comprising:

entering a time into the pump; and

generating an alarm signal if a meal bolus is not delivered before the time lapses.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein entering a time into the pump includes defining an interval.

7 . The method of claim 6 wherein defining an interval includes entering an end time for the interval.

8 . The method of claim 7 wherein defining an interval further includes entering a start time for the interval.

9 . The method of claim 8 wherein generating an alarm signal if a meal bolus is not delivered before the time lapses includes generating an alarm signal if a meal bolus is not delivered between the start time and the end time.

10 . The method of claim 6 wherein generating an alarm signal if a meal bolus is not delivered before the time lapses includes generating an alarm signal if a meal bolus is not delivered during the interval.