Programming and bolus monitoring device for an implantable drug pump
View Patent ↗A programming device for an implantable drug pump includes a display device, a communication device, and a controller. The communication device is adapted to facilitate a communication link between the programming device and an implantable drug pump. The controller adapted to receive bolus data stored on the implantable drug pump when the communications link has been established, to process the bolus data, and to control the display device to generate a visual representation of numbers of bolus attempts for multiple periodic time intervals.
1. A programming device for an implantable drug pump, the programming device comprising:
a display device;
a communication device that facilitates a communication link between the programming device and an implantable drug pump; and
a controller that receives bolus data stored on the implantable drug pump when the communications link has been established, processes the bolus data, and controls the display device to generate a visual representation of a daily drug delivery profile and an average patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) dose profile determined from the bolus data.
2. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 1 , wherein the daily drug delivery profile is an average daily drug delivery profile for multiple days.
3. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 1 , wherein the display device is controlled to also generate a visual representation of denied boluses.
4. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 1 , wherein the controller generates the daily drug delivery profile and the average PCA dose profile over a time interval of use of the implantable drug pump.
5. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 1 , wherein the controller generates the visual representation such that the average PCA dose profile overlays the daily drug delivery profile.
6. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 1 , wherein the bolus data is received for bolus attempts made between a beginning time and an end time.
7. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 6 , wherein one or more of the beginning time and the end time is selected by a user of the programming device.
8. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 6 , wherein the beginning time is the time of the patient's last refill of the implantable drug pump.
9. The programming device for an implantable drug pump of claim 6 , wherein the end time is the time when the bolus data is received by the controller.