System and Method for Intelligent Administration and Documentation of Drug Usage

• US 20080191013A1
• Filed: 02/13/2008
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aldo Liberatore, Derek Shipley, Peter Johnson, Sameer Hassan, Tod Warner
• Original Assignee: Aldo Liberatore, Derek Shipley, Peter Johnson, Sameer Hassan, Tod Warner
• Inventors: Liberatore, Aldo
• Application Number:
  US12/030,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20080191013A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/60 with identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6072 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1456 with a replaceable reservoir comprising a piston rod to be moved into the reservoir, e.g. the piston rod is part of the removable reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

A system and method are provided for automated and precise administration and documentation of medical drugs. An identification mechanism such as barcodes or RFID technology is incorporated into a syringe that can be loaded into a syringe gun having an appropriate reader. The syringe gun includes or communicates with a control system that can store or communicate with a database comprising drug, patient and inventory information. The information can be used by the control system to control the administration of the drug, provide suitable safeguards based on the nature of the drug and the patient, and to update inventory and initiate billing as required.

Claims

1. A method for controlling administration of the contents of a receptacle comprising:

providing a holder for said receptacle;

said holder reading an identifier on said receptacle to obtain data pertaining to said contents;

said holder determining the acceptability of said contents according to one or more criteria; and

if said contents are deemed to be acceptable, administering said contents according to a predetermined dosage at a predetermined rate.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said identifier is provided by any one or more of a barcode affixed to said receptacle, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag included with said receptacle, a printed label affixed to said receptacle and a microchip having electrical contacts for connecting to a reader.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said receptacle is a syringe and said holder is a syringe barrel configured to retain said syringe, said syringe barrel comprising a piston and pusher for operating on said syringe to control administration of said contents.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said contents are administered by operating on said receptacle using a control system.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein said control system operates a drive mechanism included in said holder for said operating on said receptacle.

6. The method according to claim 4 wherein said control system is external to said holder.

7. The method according to claim 4 wherein said control system resides in said holder.

8. The method according to claim 4 wherein said control system is connectable to a database comprising information associated with said receptacle.

9. The method according to claim 8 wherein said database comprises an inventory program.

10. The method according to claim 9 wherein said receptacle is a syringe and said holder is a syringe barrel configured to retain said syringe, said database comprising patient information used to determine the acceptability of said contents.

11. A system for controlling administration of the contents of a receptacle comprising:

a holder for holding said receptacle, said holder comprising a reader for reading an identifier on said receptacle to obtain data pertaining to said contents, and a control mechanism for administering said contents according to a predetermined dosage at a predetermined rate; and

a controller for determining the acceptability of said contents according to one or more criteria and for permitting administration of said contents if said contents are deemed to be acceptable.

12. The system according to claim 11 wherein said identifier is provided by any one or more of a barcode affixed to said receptacle, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag included with said receptacle, a printed label affixed to said receptacle and a microchip having electrical contacts for connecting to a reader.

13. The system according to claim 11 wherein said receptacle is a syringe and said holder is a syringe barrel configured to retain said syringe, said syringe barrel comprising a piston and pusher for operating on said syringe to control administration of said contents.

14. The system according to claim 11 wherein said controller operates a drive mechanism included in said holder for said operating on said receptacle.

15. The system according to claim 11 wherein said controller is external to said holder.

16. The system according to claim 11 wherein said controller resides in said holder.

17. The system according to claim 11 wherein said controller is connectable to a database comprising information associated with said receptacle.

18. The system according to claim 17 wherein said database comprises an inventory program.

19. The system according to claim 18 wherein said receptacle is a syringe and said holder is a syringe barrel configured to retain said syringe, said database comprising patient information used to determine the acceptability of said contents.

20. The system according to claim 11 comprising one or more alarms for indicating said acceptability.