PROGRAMMING MEDICAL PUMPS WITH ELECTRONIC STANDING ORDER TEMPLATE

• US 20130012878A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2003
• 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: Blomquist, Michael L.
• Application Number:
  US13/619,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20130012878A1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades

Abstract

A method of programming a medical pump, the method comprising: selecting a therapy from a memory; upon selection of a therapy, selecting a therapeutic agent for delivery; and generating a standing order, the standing order including data for controlling operation of the medical pump.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium in a computer apparatus, the computer readable medium containing a database, the database programmed to including a plurality of therapies, a plurality of therapeutic agents, at least one of the therapeutic agents being linked to at least one therapy, and a plurality of standing orders, each standing order including data for controlling operation of a programmable medical pump.

2. A computer readable medium of claim 1 wherein the computing apparatus is selected form the group consisting essentially of a hand-held computing apparatus, a tablet computing apparatus, and a desk-top computing apparatus.

3. A computer readable medium, the computer readable medium in a programmable medical pump, the computer readable medium containing a database, the database programmed to including a plurality of therapies, a plurality of therapeutic agents, at least one of the therapeutic agents being linked to at least one therapy, and a plurality of standing orders, each standing order including data for controlling operation of a programmable medical pump.