Graphical display of medication limits and delivery program

• US 20060258985A1
• Filed: 05/11/2005
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Russell, Claudia J.
• Application Number:
  US11/127,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20060258985A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14212 Pumping with an aspiration and an expulsion action
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

This invention describes a medication delivery system and method that displays in graphical form a selected delivery parameter or parameters in association with predetermined acceptable ranges of such values so that the clinician can visualize where in the acceptable range the selected value lies. The graphical form is a vertical bar graph in one embodiment that includes an acceptable area, a caution area, and an unacceptable area within which the selected delivery parameter value may fall. When the selected value falls in the caution or unacceptable areas, a text message is displayed cautioning against over dosage of the particular medical fluid being delivered and in another embodiment, an acceptable value of the delivery parameter is suggested. With such a system, any clinician monitoring the delivery of the medical fluid to the patient can immediately ascertain where in the care facility'"'"'s acceptable range of delivery values this particular patient'"'"'s medication is being delivered.

Claims

1. A system that graphically displays medication delivery information, the system comprising:

an input device that produces a medical fluid signal representative of a medical fluid to be delivered;

a medication delivery device that delivers the medical fluid, the medication delivery device operating in accordance with a selected value of a delivery parameter;

a display that graphically presents medication delivery information;

a memory in which is stored a predetermined range of the delivery parameter associated with the medical fluid to be delivered; and

a processor that receives the medical fluid signal, accesses the memory to retrieve the predetermined range of the delivery parameter associated with the medical fluid represented by the medical fluid signal, presents the predetermined range of the delivery parameter on the display in graphical form, and presents in graphical form on the display the selected value of the delivery parameter showing where in reference to the displayed graphical predetermined range the value of the delivery parameter is located;

whereby a clinician can visualize from observing the display where in the predetermined range the selected value of the delivery parameter lies.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the graphical form of the displayed range of the medical fluid delivery parameter includes a plurality of numerals that provide values to the range.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the predetermined range of the delivery parameter is displayed in horizontal bar graph form.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the predetermined range of the delivery parameter is displayed in vertical bar graph form.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the graphical form of the range of the medical fluid delivery parameter is displayed in summary form without the inclusion of numerals that would provide values to the range.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein:

the predetermined range of a delivery parameter includes a maximum value; and

the processor displays a message when the value of the selected delivery parameter exceeds the maximum value.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the message includes a risk associated with high dose administration of the medical fluid.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the message includes an alternative delivery parameter associated with the selected medical fluid.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein:

the predetermined range of a delivery parameter includes a minimum; and

the processor displays a message when the selected delivery parameter is less than the minimum.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the message includes a risk associated with low dose administration of the medical fluid.

12. The system of claim 1 I wherein the memory in which is stored the library of identifications is located within the pump.

11. A system that graphically displays medication delivery information to a clinician, the system comprising:

an input device that produces a medical fluid signal representative of the identification of a medical fluid to be delivered;

a pump that delivers the medical fluid, the pump operating in accordance with a selected value of a delivery parameter;

a display;

a memory in which is stored a library of identifications of medical fluids, each identification being associated with a predetermined range of the delivery parameter; and

a processor that receives the medical fluid identification signal, accesses the memory to retrieve the predetermined range of the delivery parameter associated with the medical fluid identification signal, presents the predetermined range of the delivery parameter on the display in graphical form, and presents in graphical form on the display the value of the delivery parameter showing where in reference to the displayed graphical predetermined range the value of the delivery parameter is located;

whereby a clinician can visualize from observing the display where in the predetermined range the selected value of the delivery parameter lies.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the memory in which is stored the library of identifications is located remotely from the pump.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the memory in which is stored the library of identifications is located in a controller disposed in communication with the pump.

15. The system of claim 11 wherein the predetermined range of the delivery parameter is display with a plurality of numerals indicating values on the displayed graphic range.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the predetermined range of the delivery parameter is displayed in bar graph form.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the predetermined range is displayed in horizontal bar graph form.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the predetermined range is displayed in vertical bar graph form.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the graphical form of the predetermined range of the medical fluid delivery parameter is displayed in summary form without the inclusion of numerals that would provide values to the range.

20. The system of claim 11 wherein:

the predetermined range of the delivery parameter includes a maximum value; and

the processor displays a message when the selected value of the delivery parameter exceeds the maximum.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the message includes a risk associated with high dose administration of the medical fluid.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the message includes an alternative delivery parameter associated with the selected medical fluid.

23. A method of graphically displaying medication delivery information, the system comprising:

selecting a medical fluid to be delivered;

selecting a value of a delivery parameter with which to deliver the medical fluid;

storing a predetermined range of values of the delivery parameter associated with the medical fluid to be delivered; and

graphically displaying the selected value of the delivery parameter in association with the stored predetermined range of values to graphically show where in the range the selected value falls.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of graphically displaying comprises displaying a plurality of numerals in association with the graphical display of the predetermined range of values.

25. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of graphically displaying comprises displaying the range of predetermined values in horizontal bar graph form.

26. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of graphically displaying comprises displaying the range of predetermined values in vertical bar graph form.

27. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of graphically displaying comprises displaying the range of predetermined values in vertical bar graph form in summary without the inclusion of numerals that would provide values to the range.

28. The method of claim 23 wherein:

the step of graphically displaying comprises displaying the range of predetermined values in vertical bar graph form with a maximum value; and

displaying a message when the selected delivery parameter value exceeds the maximum.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of displaying a message includes displaying a risk associated with high dose administration of the medical fluid.

30. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of displaying a message includes displaying an alternative delivery parameter value associated with the selected medical fluid.