Enteral feeding pump certification

• US 10,215,305 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2015
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kpr U.S., LLC (Cardinal Health, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Kpr U.S., LLC (Cardinal Health, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gaines, Robert, Knauper, Christopher, Holste, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Yi, Roy Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Anderson, L.
• Application Number:
  US14/936,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20160061348A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,204 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 15/0076 Feeding pumps A61M1/00, A61M5/142, A61M25/1018 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0482 Enteral feeding product
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3375 Acoustical, e.g. ultrasonic, measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3576 with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14232 Roller pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F15B 19/005 Fault detection or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 37/0075 For recording or indicating the functioning of a valve in combination with test equipment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method of performing a certification on an enteral feeding pump based on at least one operating parameter of the pump includes communicating certification information between the pump and a certification application remote from the pump. The at least one operating parameter is compared to a specified operating metric to verify that the at least one operating parameter of the pump is within the specified operating metric.

Claims

1. A method of performing a certification on an enteral feeding pump based on at least one operating parameter of the pump, the method comprising:

communicating certification information between the pump and a certification application remote from the pump;

verifying that the at least one operating parameter is within a specified operating metric indicating that the at least one operating parameter is functioning properly, wherein verifying that the at least one operating parameter is within a specified operating metric is performed during delivery of the nutritional liquid to a patient.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating certification information comprises wirelessly communicating the certification information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein communicating certification information comprises transmitting the at least one operating parameter to the certification application.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving the transmitted at least one operating parameter at the certification application remote from the pump, and wherein verifying that the at least one operating parameter is within a specified operating metric comprises comparing using a processor at the certification application the received at least one operating parameter to the specified operating metric.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein communicating the certification information comprises receiving the at least one operating parameter at the certification application, and wherein verifying that the at least one operating parameter is within a specified operating metric comprises comparing the received at least one operating parameter to the specified operating metric.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the at least one operating parameter is within a specified operating metric comprises comparing using a processor in the pump, the at least one operating parameter to the specified operating metric, and wherein communicating the certification information comprises transmitting a verification to the certification application that the compared at least one operating parameter is within the specified operating metric.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising making a certification determination whether the at least one operating parameter is within the received specified operating metric and storing the certification determination in a memory of the pump.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising transmitting the certification determination from the pump to the remote certification application.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying that the at least one operating parameter is within a specified operating metric comprises receiving a manual certification instruction to determine the at least one operating parameter, the manual certification instruction comprising at least one certification step performed manually by a person.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one operating parameter comprises a first operating parameter with a first specified operating metric and a second operating parameter with a corresponding second specified operating metric, the first operating parameter and the second operating parameter being different from each other and being selected from the group consisting of a status of an ultrasonic sensor in the pump, a status of a power button in the pump, a status or position of a rotor encoder in the pump, and a status of an accelerometer in the pump, motor current, and ultrasonic sensor voltage, and wherein verifying that the at least one operating parameter comprises verifying using a processor at the certification application that the first operating parameter is within the first operating metric, and verifying using a processor in the pump that the second operating parameter is within the second operating metric.

11. An enteral feeding pump for use with a nutritional liquid feeding set to deliver nutritional liquid through the feeding set, the enteral feeding pump comprising:

a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the feeding set;

a pumping device supported by the housing and configured to act on the feeding set to produce fluid flow of the nutritional liquid in the feeding set when the at least a portion of the feeding set is received by the housing;

a processor configured to determine at least one operating parameter of the enteral feeding pump;

a memory for storing the at least one operating parameter; and

a transceiver configured for communication of certification information with a certification application remote from the enteral feeding pump, the communication of certification information including receiving an operating metric for the at least one operating parameter from the certification application remote from the enteral feeding pump and transmitting the at least one operating parameter to the certification application remote from the enteral feeding pump.

12. The enteral feeding pump of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to determine plural distinct operating parameters and the memory is configured to store said plural distinct operating parameters.

13. The enteral feeding pump of claim 11, wherein the transceiver is configured for wireless communication with the remote certification application.

14. The enteral feeding pump of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to make a certification determination whether the at least one operating parameter is within an operating metric received from the remote certification application and to store the certification determination in the memory.

15. The enteral feeding pump of claim 11, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the at least one operating parameter to the remote certification application for evaluation by the remote certification application against a specified operating metric identified by the remote certification application.

16. The enteral feeding pump of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to send a signal recommending performing certification on each of the at least one operating parameter if the processor evaluates that at least one operating parameter is outside of an operating metric specified by the remote certification application.

17. The enteral feeding pump of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to determine the at least one operating parameter and the memory is configured to store the at least one operating parameter during operation of the enteral feeding pump to supply the nutritional liquid to a patient.

18. An enteral feeding pump certification system comprising:

an enteral feeding pump for use with a nutritional liquid feeding set to deliver nutritional liquid through the feeding set, the enteral feeding pump including;

a processor configured to determine at least one operating parameter of the enteral feeding pump;

a transceiver; and

a certification application remote from the enteral feeding pump and configured for communication with the transceiver, the certification application including a certification application processor configured to execute a certification operation, the certification application further comprising a memory for storing at least one of instructions and information relating to the certification application;

wherein one of the pump processor and the certification application processor is configured to compare the at least one operating parameter to a specified operating metric indicating that the at least one operating parameter is functioning properly, the memory storing the specified operating metric;

wherein one of the pump processor and the certification application processor is further configured to verify that the at least one operating parameter is within the specified operating metric.

19. The certification system of claim 18, wherein the certification application comprises a user interface for displaying information relating to the certification application and allowing user interaction with the certification application.

20. The certification system of claim 18, wherein the certification application comprises instructions to identify the specified operating metric.

21. The certification system of claim 18, wherein the specified operating metric is associated with electronics of the enteral feeding pump.