Smiths Medical Asd, Inc.

Jim Drost

Grant A Adams

Taylor Dowden

Eric John Wilkowske

Larry R Zalesky

Sean Riley

Jacob Wander

William Rossi

Beth Kregel

Grant Alan Adams

An infusion pump includes a pumping mechanism having at least one sensor and a pump motor and a pump control subsystem configured to control operation of the pumping mechanism, the pump control subsystem including a processor, a memory, and a startup module configured to drive the pump motor at a first rate, receive input from the at least one sensor, and drive the pump motor at a second rate based on the input received from the at least one sensor. Startup algorithms command an infusion pump to reach a targeted delivery rate or steady state in minimal time without requiring priming of the pump line or otherwise engaging in known methods of pump startup analysis.

Pump startup algorithms and related systems and methods

An overload protection method and apparatus for a medicament syringe pump force sensor. A dome switch is employed with force sensor components of a medicament pump. The dome switch collapses at overload pressures, isolating the force sensor from pump driving forces that exceed the force sensor limit. An alarm signal can be triggered by the overload, and initiate pump shut down.

Method and apparatus for overload protection in medicament syringe pumps

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Plymouth, MN, United States of America

Jim Drost