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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Emilian Istoc, Long Beach, CA (US);
Himanshu Patel, Northridge, CA (US);
Inventors:
Emilian Istoc, Long Beach, CA (US);
Himanshu Patel, Northridge, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Minimed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modular external infusion device that controls the rate a fluid is infused into an individual's body, which includes a first module and a second module. More particularly, the first module may be a pumping module that delivers a fluid, such as a medication, to a patient while the second module may be a programming module that allows a user to select pump flow commands. The second module is removably attachable to the first module.