INFUSION PUMP WITH CONFIGURABLE SCREEN SETTINGS

• US 20090153595A1
• Filed: 12/17/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hospira Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Fathallah, Marwan A., Davis, Glenn, Palmroos, John Erik Michael, Xin, Yu, Feng, Wen, Willey, Suzanne, Cozmi, Mihaela, Arrizza, John, Shults, James R., Marino, Angela
• Granted Patent: US 9,393,362 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/690
• 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 2205/587 Lighting arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8212 with means or measures taken for minimising energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

A method and apparatus provides for configuring the backlight brightness level. The backlight brightness level can be configured at the drug library and/or at the medical device, thereby improving the flexibility a user has in changing backlight parameters. A method and apparatus for managing a power saving mode allows the user to configure the power saving program at the drug library and/or at the medical device.

Claims

1. A medication management system for configuring a backlight of a medical device in communication with the medication management system, the system comprising:

a medication management unit having a processing unit and a storage medium coupled to the processing unit, the storage medium containing programming code executed by the processing unit to;

receive a selected clinical care area of a drug library of the medical management unit;

set a default brightness level for the selected clinical care area;

update the drug library with the default brightness level; and

transmit the updated drug library to a memory of the medical device; and

a medical device in electronic communication with the medication management unit, having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing programming code to;

receive the updated drug library at the medical device;

provide a clinical care area at the medical device;

set a current brightness level of the backlight to the default brightness level for the provided clinical care area; and

operate the medical device with the default brightness level.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

programming code to change the default brightness level at the medical device based on user input.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the programming code to change the default brightness level at the medical device comprises:

programming code to provide a brightness setting interface;

programming code to receive an updated brightness setting; and

programming code to display the backlight based on the updated brightness setting.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the programming code to change the default brightness level at the medical device comprises:

programming code to receive a change of clinical care area at the medical device; and

programming code to set the default brightness level based on the received change of clinical care area.