SECURITY FEATURES FOR A MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP

• US 20130012876A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. (Smiths Group International Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. (Smiths Group International Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: DeBelser, David, Blomquist, Michael L.
• Application Number:
  US13/619,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20130012876A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

Various security features for a medical infusion pump are disclosed. The security features include providing dual verification for standing orders, allowing multiple levels of access rights to features of the medical infusion pump, and incorporating a security touch screen in the medical infusion pump. Methods of use and operation of these features are disclosed as well.

Claims

1. A medical infusion pump comprising:

a pump mechanism;

a memory;

a display;

a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory and the display, the programmable circuit programmed to;

receive a signal from the display, the signal corresponding to user interaction with the display of the medical infusion pump;

evaluate the signal; and

allow access to one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump in response to evaluating the signal.

2. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch-screen display.

3. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the display is a multi-touch display.

4. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to associate a stored signal with one or more user records stored in the medical infusion pump.

5. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump include settings selected from the group consisting of:

pump protocols;

pump therapies;

pump qualifiers relating to pump therapies;

pump communications settings;

user access privileges;

security settings; and

history data settings.

6. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the display includes a biometric scanner.

7. The medical infusion pump of claim 6, wherein the biometric scanner is a fingerprint reader.

8. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further configured to associate the signal with a signature associated with one or more user profiles stored in the medical infusion pump.

9. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the signal corresponds to a security access level associated with the pump.

10. The medical infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to detect a pressure pattern applied to the display, the pressure pattern corresponding to a security access level.

11. A method of authenticating a user to use a medical infusion pump, the method comprising:

receiving a signal from a display of the medical infusion pump, the signal corresponding to user interaction with the display;

evaluating the signal; and

allowing access to one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump in response to evaluating the signal.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising associating a stored signal with one or more user records stored in the medical infusion pump.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the signal corresponds to a security access level associated with the pump.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the signal from the display includes receiving a signal from a touch screen display.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the signal from the display includes receiving a signal from a multi-touch display.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving a signal from a display of the medical infusion pump includes receiving a signal from a biometric scanner incorporated into the display.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump include settings selected from the group consisting of:

pump protocols;

pump therapies;

pump qualifiers relating to pump therapies;

pump communications settings;

user access privileges;

security settings; and

history data settings.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to associate a stored signal with one or more user records stored in the medical infusion pump.

19. A medical infusion pump comprising:

a pump mechanism;

a memory;

a touch screen display;

a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory and the touch screen display, the programmable circuit programmed to;

associate a stored biometric signal with one or more user profiles stored in the medical infusion pump;

receive a biometric signal from the touch screen display, the biometric signal corresponding to user interaction with the display;

evaluate the received biometric signal based on the stored biometric signal; and

upon evaluating the biometric signal, allow access to one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump.

20. The medical infusion pump of claim 19, wherein the touch screen display includes a biometric scanner configured to generate a biometric signal in response to user interaction.

21. The medical infusion pump of claim 19, wherein the one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump include settings selected from the group consisting of:

pump protocols;

pump therapies;

pump qualifiers relating to pump therapies;

pump communications settings;

user access privileges;

security settings; and

history data settings.

22. The medical infusion pump of claim 19, wherein the signal corresponds to a security access level associated with the pump.