Apparatus, systems and methods for an infusion pump assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10485922-B2
Application number	US-201615350768-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2016
Priority date	Feb 9, 2006
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

A system for delivery of a volume of infusible fluid. The system includes a controller configured to calculate a trajectory for delivering infusible fluid, the trajectory comprising at least one volume of fluid, and determine a schedule for delivering the at least one volume of fluid according to the trajectory, wherein the schedule comprising an interval and a volume of infusible fluid for delivery. The system also includes a volume sensor assembly for determining the at least one volume of fluid delivered, wherein the controller recalculates the trajectory based on the volume of fluid delivered.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical infusion device for delivering an infusible medical fluid comprising:
a disposable housing assembly and reusable housing assembly wherein the reusable housing assembly further comprising a locking ring assembly, wherein the reusable housing assembly releasably engages the disposable housing assembly by way of the locking ring assembly wherein the locking ring assembly comprising:
a spring;
a tab that connects to the spring; and
a magnet that connects to the tab;
a pump having a minimum and maximum pulse volume;
a controller configured to:
determine a first volume of infusible medical fluid delivered; and
based on the first volume of infusible medical fluid delivered, determine a time and volume for delivery of a second volume of infusible fluid.

2. The medical infusion device of claim 1 wherein the disposable housing assembly further comprising a reservoir wherein the pump effectuates the movement of infusible medical fluid from the reservoir to a volume sensor assembly.

3. The medical infusion device of claim 1 wherein the pump is driven by a shape memory alloy.

4. The medical infusion device of claim 1 wherein the infusion pump of claim further comprising a split ring resonator antenna.

5. The medical infusion device of claim 1 further comprising a volume sensor assembly for determining the first volume and the second volume of infusible medical fluid delivered.

6. The medical infusion device of claim 5 wherein the volume sensor assembly comprising:
an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and
an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.

7. A controller for a medical infusion device for delivering a medical fluid comprising:
a volume sensor assembly for determining a first volume of infusible fluid delivered, wherein the volume sensor assembly comprising:
an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and
an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region;
a processor for determining the difference between a desired first volume of infusible fluid to be delivered and the actual first volume of infusible fluid delivered; and
a processor for determining a schedule and volume for delivering a second volume of infusible fluid based on the difference.

8. A medical infusion device for delivering an infusible medical fluid comprising:
a pump having a minimum and maximum pulse volume;
a controller configured to:
calculate an approximately constant trajectory for delivering infusible fluid, the approximately constant trajectory comprising at least one volume of fluid; and
determine a schedule for delivering the at least one volume of fluid according to the approximately constant trajectory, wherein the schedule defines an interval and a volume of infusible fluid for delivery; and

a volume sensor assembly, the volume sensor assembly configured to directly measure the at least one volume of fluid delivered, wherein the system recalculates the approximately constant trajectory based on the volume of fluid delivered, wherein the volume sensor assembly comprising:
an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir; and
an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.

9. The medical infusion device of claim 8 , wherein the controller further configured to:
determine a first volume of infusible medical fluid delivered; and
based on the first volume of infusible medical fluid delivered, determine a time and volume for delivery of a second volume of infusible fluid.

10. The medical infusion device of claim 8 wherein the infusion device further comprising a disposable housing assembly and reusable housing assembly.

11. The medical infusion device of claim 8 wherein the reusable housing assembly further comprising a locking ring assembly, wherein the reusable housing assembly releasably engages the disposable housing assembly by way of the locking ring assembly.

12. The medical infusion device of claim 11 wherein the locking ring assembly comprising:
a spring;
a tab that connects to the spring; and
a magnet that connects to the tab.

13. The medical infusion device of claim 9 wherein the disposable housing assembly further comprising a reservoir wherein the pump effectuates the movement of infusible medical fluid from the reservoir to a volume sensor assembly.

14. The medical infusion device of claim 8 wherein the pump is driven by a shape memory alloy.

15. The medical infusion device of claim 8 wherein the infusion pump of claim further comprising a split ring resonator antenna.

16. The medical infusion device of claim 8 further comprising a volume sensor assembly for determining the first volume and the second volume of infusible medical fluid delivered.

17. The medical infusion device of claim 16 wherein the volume sensor assembly comprising:
an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and
an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.

Assignees

• Deka Products Lp

Inventors

• Kamen Dean
• Kerwin John M
• Guay Gerald M
• Gray Larry B
• Lanigan Richard J
• Fichera Stephen L
• Murphy Colin H
• Soldau Thomas F
• Blumberg Jr David

Classifications

• A61M2205/3331

  Pressure; Flow · CPC title

• A61M5/14224 Primary

  Diaphragm type · CPC title

• G01F11/086

  using an auxiliary pressure to cooperate with the diaphragm or bellows · CPC title

• G05D7/0647

  the plurality of throttling means being arranged in series · CPC title

• A61M5/14586

  pressurised by means of a flexible diaphragm · CPC title