SOFTWARE FEATURES FOR MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP
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1. A method of tracking cost parameters relating to a medical infusion pump, the method comprising:
- detecting in a medical infusion pump one or more cost-incurring events, each of the cost-incurring events relating to use of the medical infusion pump by a patient;
storing a history of the cost-incurring events in a memory; and
generating a cost summary based on the history of cost-incurring events.
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Abstract
Various software features useable in a medical infusion pump are disclosed. In certain aspects, localized alarm and message handling systems are disclosed. In other aspects, variable intensity alarms are disclosed. In further aspects, cost tracking systems and methods for medical infusion pumps are disclosed. In still further aspects, methods and systems implementing a variable delay of pressure decay in a medical infusion pump are disclosed. In other aspects, methods and systems implementing a timed intermittent bolus by pressure are disclosed.
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1. A method of tracking cost parameters relating to a medical infusion pump, the method comprising:
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detecting in a medical infusion pump one or more cost-incurring events, each of the cost-incurring events relating to use of the medical infusion pump by a patient; storing a history of the cost-incurring events in a memory; and generating a cost summary based on the history of cost-incurring events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A medical infusion pump comprising:
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a pump mechanism; a memory; a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to; detect in a medical infusion pump one or more cost-incurring events, each of the cost-incurring events relating to use of the medical infusion pump by a patient; store a history of the cost-incurring events in the memory; and generate a cost summary based on the history of cost-incurring events. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cost-tracking system for use with a medical infusion pump, the system comprising:
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a computing system; a medical infusion pump communicatively connected to the computing system, the medical infusion pump including; a pump mechanism; a memory; a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to; detect in a medical infusion pump one or more cost-incurring events, each of the cost-incurring events relating to use of the medical infusion pump by a patient; store a history of the cost-incurring events; and generate a cost summary based on the history of cost-incurring events. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of tracking activity in a medical infusion pump, the method comprising:
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detecting in a medical infusion pump one or more cost-incurring events, each of the cost-incurring events relating to use of the medical infusion pump by a patient; detecting in a medical infusion pump one or more corrective events, each of the corrective events relating to programming of the medical infusion pump by a caregiver; storing an event log of the cost-incurring events and the corrective events in a memory of the medical infusion pump; and generating a cost summary based on at least a portion of the event log including one or more of the cost-incurring events. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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