Medication data transfer system and method for patient infusions
First Claim
1. A method of associating a name for a medical fluid with an identification of an infusion pump used to infuse the medical fluid into a patient, comprising:
- identifying an infusion pump as being connected to the patient;
monitoring the infusion pump for an indication by the infusion pump of the name of the medical fluid for infusion into the patient;
displaying at least one selectable medical fluid name on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump;
selecting a medical fluid name displayed on the separate monitor;
associating the selected medical fluid name with the identification of the infusion pump; and
providing the selected medical fluid name and the identification of the infusion pump to a patient data management system (“
PDMS”
) for display of the selected medical fluid name and associated identification of the infusion pump on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided to associate a medication name with an infusion pump and to communicate that association to a patient data management system (“PDMS”) for display and monitoring. In the case where the infusion pump does not contain a library of selectable medical fluid names that includes the name of the medical fluid to be infused, a separate computer will display a list of medical fluid names for the infusion pump and the operator may select the name of the medical fluid for that infusion pump. The computer will then continually associate that medical fluid name with that infusion pump and communicate the association to the PDMS. In the case where the infusion pump is capable of accepting an upload of new medical fluid names, the computer will upload an abbreviated list of fluid names so as not to overburden the computer with the transfer of large amounts of data.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of associating a name for a medical fluid with an identification of an infusion pump used to infuse the medical fluid into a patient, comprising:
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identifying an infusion pump as being connected to the patient;
monitoring the infusion pump for an indication by the infusion pump of the name of the medical fluid for infusion into the patient;
displaying at least one selectable medical fluid name on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump;
selecting a medical fluid name displayed on the separate monitor;
associating the selected medical fluid name with the identification of the infusion pump; and
providing the selected medical fluid name and the identification of the infusion pump to a patient data management system (“
PDMS”
) for display of the selected medical fluid name and associated identification of the infusion pump on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30)
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16. A fluid infusion monitoring system in which a name for a medical fluid is associated with an identification of an infusion pump used to infuse the medical fluid into a patient, comprising:
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a monitor separately located from the infusion pump; and
a computer in communication with the infusion pump and in communication with a patient data management system, wherein the computer is programmed to;
identify an infusion pump as being connected to the patient;
monitor the infusion pump for an indication by the infusion pump of the name of the medical fluid for infusion into the patient;
display at least one selectable medical fluid name on the separately-located monitor;
select a medical fluid name displayed on the separately-located monitor;
associate the selected medical fluid name with the identification of the infusion pump; and
provide the selected medical fluid name and the identification of the infusion pump to a patient data management system (“
PDMS”
) for display of the selected medical fluid name and associated identification of the infusion pump on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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27. The fluid infusion monitoring system of claim 27 further comprising:
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a data base of predetermined pumping parameter limits;
a processor programmed to compare the uploaded pumping parameter to the data base and provide an alert if the uploaded pumping parameter is outside the limits.
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