External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities
CA 2736596 C · Owner: Medtronic Minimed, Inc. · Inventors: Mann, Alfred E.; Ruppert, Deborah; Gut, Adrian
Overview
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An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiving remotely generated commands. The processor is coupled to the housing and the receiver to receive remotely generated commands and to control the external infusion device in accordance with the commands. The indication device indicates when a command has been received and indicates when the command is being utilized to control the external infusion device so that the external infusion device is capable of being concealed from …
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- Filed August 17, 1999 and granted April 29, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 17, 2019.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by August 17, 2021.
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