Processing program data for medical pumps
First Claim
1. A method for creating a library of pump data on a computer having a database, each pump program, the pump data being organized into sets of program data, each set of program data being available for batch downloading to a medical pump and including data items for controlling operation of the medical pump, the method comprising:
- entering a plurality of data items into a database on the computer, the plurality of data items forming a set of program data, at least some of the data items establishing parameters for controlling operation of a medical pump; and
assigning at least one data key to the set of program data, the data key identifying the set of program data.
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Abstract
An apparatus for maintaining a library of program data for medical pumps, the apparatus comprising: memory loaded with a database, the database including a plurality of program data records and a plurality of data key records, each program data record containing a set of program data items, at least some of the program data items included in the database for controlling operation of a medical pump, each data key record containing a data key and each data key identifying one of the data program records; a database management system programmed to link a data key to a set of program data; and a scanner in data communication with the database management system, the database management system being further programmed to receive a code scanned by the scanner, save the code in a data key record, and link the code to a set of program data, the code being a data key.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating a library of pump data on a computer having a database, each pump program, the pump data being organized into sets of program data, each set of program data being available for batch downloading to a medical pump and including data items for controlling operation of the medical pump, the method comprising:
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entering a plurality of data items into a database on the computer, the plurality of data items forming a set of program data, at least some of the data items establishing parameters for controlling operation of a medical pump; and
assigning at least one data key to the set of program data, the data key identifying the set of program data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for maintaining a library of program data for medical pumps, the apparatus comprising:
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memory loaded with a database, the database including a plurality of program data records and a plurality of data key records, each program data record containing a set of program data items, at least some of the program data items included in the database for controlling operation of a medical pump, each data key record containing a data key and each data key identifying one of the data program records;
a database management system programmed to link a data key to a set of program data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for batch programming a medical pump, the apparatus comprising:
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memory loaded with a database, the database including a plurality of program data records and a plurality of data key records, each program data record containing a set of program data items, at least some of the program data items included in the database for controlling operation of a medical pump, each data key record containing a data key and each data key identifying one of the data program records;
a data output configured for data communication with a programmable medical pump; and
a processor in electrical communication with the memory and the data output, the processor configured to retrieve a set of program data from the database and batch download the set of program data to the medical pump. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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16. A method for batch programming a medical pump, the method comprising:
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selecting a set of program data, the set of program data including data items for controlling operation of a medical pump; and
batch downloading the set of program data to the medical pump, wherein the set of program data is downloaded to the medical pump without intervening action by a user after the first data item is downloaded to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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