Systems and methods for programming pumps
First Claim
1. A system for delivering medical fluid in a medical container to a patient, the medical container comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for storing data related to the medical fluid, the system comprising:
- a reader for receiving signals transmitted from the RFID tag, the signals comprising data including a desired flow rate; and
a pump, comprising, a pumping mechanism for pumping the medical fluid from the medical container; and
a pump controller coupled to the reader for receiving the data including at least the desired flow rate from the reader, the pump controller controlling the pumping mechanism to pump the medical fluid from the medical container at the desired flow rate based upon the data.
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Abstract
A system for delivering medical fluid to a patient includes a medical container including a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag storing data related to the medical fluid therein. A RF reader receives data signals transmitted from the RFID tag that include a desired flow rate for delivering the fluid to the intended patient. A pump coupled to the reader includes a pumping mechanism for pumping the medical fluid from the container, and a pump controller for receiving the data including the desired flow rate from the reader. The pump controller automatically controls the pumping mechanism to pump the medical fluid from the medical container at the desired flow rate based upon the data.
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1. A system for delivering medical fluid in a medical container to a patient, the medical container comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for storing data related to the medical fluid, the system comprising:
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a reader for receiving signals transmitted from the RFID tag, the signals comprising data including a desired flow rate; and
a pump, comprising, a pumping mechanism for pumping the medical fluid from the medical container; and
a pump controller coupled to the reader for receiving the data including at least the desired flow rate from the reader, the pump controller controlling the pumping mechanism to pump the medical fluid from the medical container at the desired flow rate based upon the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for delivering medical fluid in a medical container to a patient, the medical container comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for storing data related to the medical fluid, the system comprising:
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a reader for receiving signals transmitted from the RFID tag, the signals comprising a container identifier uniquely associated with the medical container;
an interface coupled to the reader for communicating with a remote database, the interface configured for transmitting the container identifier to the database and receiving data from the database associated with the medical container, the data comprising a desired flow rate; and
a pump, comprising, a pumping mechanism for pumping the medical fluid from the medical container; and
a pump controller coupled to the interface for receiving at least the desired infusion rate from the database, the pump controller configured for controlling the pumping mechanism to pump the medical fluid from the medical container at the desired flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for delivering fluid in a container, the method comprising:
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providing a container comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag storing data related to a fluid within the container;
receiving the data from the RFID tag using a radio frequency (RF) reader;
transferring a desired flow rate associated with the data to a pump controller; and
pumping the fluid from the container at the desired flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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