System and method of pairing an infusion pump with a remote control device
Embodiments of the present disclosure enable a user-wearable infusion pump that may have a limited user interface including no display to be paired with a remote control device that can include a remote consumer electronic device such as a smartphone and/or a dedicated remote controller.
1. A method of pairing a user-wearable infusion pump with a remote control device, the user-wearable infusion pump including one or more indicator lights and no display screen, comprising:
receiving input at the remote control device to initiate a pairing procedure for pairing the remote control device with the user-wearable infusion pump;
determining, with the remote control device, whether the user-wearable infusion pump is available for the pairing procedure;
initiating the pairing procedure with the remote control device after determining that the user-wearable infusion pump is available for the pairing procedure;
presenting step by step instructions for the pairing procedure on a display screen of the remote control device;
providing visual feedback as to a status of the pairing procedure at a plurality of steps of the pairing procedure with the one or more indicator lights of the user-wearable infusion pump; and
confirming successful pairing of the remote control device with the user-wearable infusion pump with both the display screen of the remote control device and the one or more indicator lights of the user-wearable infusion pump.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the user-wearable infusion pump has been placed on an inductive charging device.
3. The method of claim 2 , where presenting step by step instructions includes presenting an instruction on the display screen of the remote control device for the user-wearable infusion pump to be placed on the inductive charging device.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pairing procedure is only initiated after it is determined that the user-wearable infusion pump has been placed on the inductive charging pad.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting a pairing initiation input received at the user-wearable infusion pump via an input button of the user-wearable infusion pump.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the pairing procedure is not initiated until the pairing initiation input is detected.
7. The method of claim 1 , where presenting step by step instructions includes presenting one or more instructions on the display screen of the remote control device for the user to interact with an input button of the user-wearable infusion pump.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting a pump alarm or alert prior to confirming successful pairing and terminating the pairing procedure in response to detecting the pump alarm or alert.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing visual feedback as to a status of the pairing procedure with the one or more indicator lights includes indicating different statuses by activating the one or more indicator lights differently.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing the user-wearable infusion pump to issue an audible indication when the pairing process is initiated.
11. A system for pairing an infusion pump with a remote control device, comprising:
a user-wearable infusion pump including one or more indicator lights and no display screen; and
a remote control device including a display screen and configured to remotely control the user-wearable infusion pump, wherein the remote control device includes a processor configured to:
receive input at the remote control device to initiate a pairing procedure for pairing the remote control device with the user-wearable infusion pump;
determine whether the user-wearable infusion pump is available for the pairing procedure;
initiate the pairing procedure with the remote control device after determining that the user-wearable infusion pump is available for the pairing procedure; and
present step by step instructions for the pairing procedure on the display screen of the remote control device, wherein
the user-wearable infusion pump is configured to provide visual feedback as to a status of the pairing procedure with the one or more indicator lights, and
successful pairing of the remote control device with the user-wearable infusion pump is indicated with both the display screen of the remote control device and the one or more indicator lights of the user-wearable infusion pump.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor of the remote control device is further configured to determine that the user-wearable infusion pump has been placed on an inductive charging device.
13. The system of claim 12 , where the processor of the remote control device is configured to present an instruction on the display screen of the remote control device for the user-wearable infusion pump to be placed on the inductive charging device.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor of the remote control device is configured to initiate the pairing procedure only after it is determined that the user-wearable infusion pump has been placed on the inductive charging pad.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump further comprises an input button, and the processor of the remote control device is further configured to detect a pairing initiation input received at the user-wearable infusion pump via the input interface of the user-wearable infusion pump.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump is configured to initiate the pairing procedure only after the pairing initiation input is detected.
17. The system of claim 11 , where the processor of the remote control device is configured to present one or more instructions on the display screen of the remote control device for the user to interact with an input button of the user-wearable infusion pump.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor of the remote control device is further configured to detect a pump alarm or alert prior to successful pairing and to terminate the pairing procedure in response to detecting the pump alarm or alert.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump is configured to indicate different statuses by activating the one or more indicator lights differently.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user-wearable infusion pump is configured to issue an audible indication when the pairing process is initiated.