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MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20070233281A1
  • Filed: 03/28/2007
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for administering a medication to a patient with a medical device, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving at a first computer, in communication with a second computer, caregiver specific identification information through an identification receiver;

    receiving at the first computer drug container specific identification information from the identification receiver, wherein the drug container specific identification information is located on a container containing the medication;

    receiving at the first computer medical device specific identification information from the identification receiver;

    retrieving medical device specific delivery information based on the drug container specific identification information;

    transmitting to the second computer from the first computer the medical device specific identification information and the medical device specific delivery information;

    transmitting the medical device specific delivery information from the second computer to the medical device, and storing the medical device specific delivery information in a medical device memory for programming the medical device to deliver the medication to the patient;

    after at least one of the aforesaid transmitting steps, receiving at the first computer patient specific identification information from the identification receiver;

    comparing at least one of the received drug container specific identification information and the patient specific identification information to stored medication order information within a first memory associated with the first computer;

    transmitting a first medication delivery initiation signal to the second computer if the received drug container specific identification information and/or the patient specific identification information matches the stored medication order information within the first memory associated with the first computer; and

    ,at least in part in response to receiving the first medication delivery initiation signal at the second computer, transmitting a second medication delivery initiation signal to the medical device to initiate the delivery of the medication to the patient using the medical device specific delivery information previously received by the medical device.

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