Programmable medical infusion pump displaying a banner

• US 20030163789A1
• Filed: 02/28/2002
• Published: 08/28/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. (Smiths Group International Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. (Smiths Group International Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Blomquist, Michael L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,250,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/526
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3546 Range
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• 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 configuring a programmable pump for delivering an agent to a patient. The method comprises generating a user interface having a plurality of pages, at least one of the pages being a home page; retrieving at least one banner from memory; and displaying the retrieved at least one banner in the home page.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a programmable pump for delivering an agent to a patient, the method comprising:

generating a user interface having a plurality of pages, at least one of the pages being a home page;

retrieving at least one banner from memory; and

displaying the retrieved at least one banner in the home page.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving a banner includes retrieving a banner identifying the programmable pump as an insulin pump.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving a banner includes retrieving a banner containing information identifying the user of the programmable pump.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving a banner includes retrieving a banner containing medical information specific to the user of the programmable pump.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein retrieving a banner includes retrieving a banner identifying the caregiver for the user of the programmable pump.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein two or more of the pages generated by the user interface are home pages, further wherein:

retrieving at least one banner from memory, includes retrieving two or more banners from memory; and

displaying the retrieved at least one banner in the home page, includes displaying at least one banner one of the home pages and at least one banner on another of the home pages.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the programmable pump is in data communication with a computer, the method further comprising:

entering the at least one banner into the computer;

downloading the at least one banner from the computer to the programmable pump; and

loading the at least one banner from memory onboard the programmable pump.

8. A pump for delivering insulin, the pump comprising:

memory, the memory storing a banner;

a screen; and

a processor in data communication with the memory and the screen, the processor programmed to retrieve the banner from the memory and display the banner on the screen, wherein the banner identifies the pump as an insulin pump.

9. The pump of claim 8 wherein the banner contains information identifying the user of the pump.

10. The pump of claim 8 wherein the banner contains medical information specific to the user of the pump.

11. The pump of claim 8 wherein the banner identifies the caregiver for the user of the programmable pump.

12. The pump of claim 8 wherein the memory stores two or more banners and the processor is programmed to:

generate a user interface, the user interface having a plurality of pages, at least two of the pages being a home page; and

display at least one banner in one home page and at least one other banner in another home page.

13. The pump of claim 8 further comprising a data port, the processor being configured to receive a banner through the data port and store the banner in memory.

14. The pump of claim 13 further comprising a computer, the computer programmed to receive a banner through an input device and to download the banner to the pump.

15. A pump for delivering insulin, the pump comprising:

a data port;

memory;

a screen;

a processor in data communication with the data port, the memory, and the screen, the processor programmed to (a) generate a user interface having a plurality of pages, at least one of the pages being a home page, (b) retrieve a banner from the data port, (c) store the banner in memory, and (d) display the banner in the home page.

16. A pump for delivering insulin, the pump comprising:

a data port;

memory, the memory storing a list of selectively available banners;

a screen;

a processor in data communication with the data port, the memory, and the screen, the processor programmed to (a) generate a user interface having a plurality of pages, at least one of the pages being a home page, (b) map one of the banners from the list of selectively available banners to the home page, and (c) display the banner in the home page.