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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1996
Randolph Meinzer, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Grace M Esche, Algonquin, IL (US);
Eric J Michael, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Kimball J Knowlton, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Cynthia Bennett, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Eric Linner, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Kenneth M Lynn, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Joseph Kruft, Island Lake, IL (US);
Eileen D Hirotsuka, McHenry, IL (US);
Daniel Kusswurm, Geneva, IL (US);
Jane M Zeisloft, Barrington, IL (US);
Janice Stewart, Prospect Heights, IL (US);
Debra Gelhar, Westmont, IL (US);
Gilbert Rivas, Gurnee, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides an infusion pump having a main body portion. The main body portion includes a display area for displaying user interface information. At least one pump module is provided which is removably secured to the main body portion and adapted to receive an IV tube. The pump module can apply pumping action to the IV tube. The pump module further includes an auxiliary display area for displaying supplemental user interface information. A microprocessor is contained in the main body portion for generating user interface information on the display areas.