PROGRAMMING MEDICAL PUMPS WITH ELECTRONIC STANDING ORDER TEMPLATE

• US 20130018315A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• 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:
  US13/619,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20130018315A1
• 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. An apparatus for programming a medical pump, the apparatus comprising:

memory loaded with a database, the database including one or more therapies, one or more therapeutic agents, and one or more standing order templates;

a data output configured for data communication with a programmable medical pump; and

a processor in electrical communication with the memory and the data output, the processor configured to select a therapy from the memory;

select a therapeutic agent from the memory after selection of a therapy; and

generate a standing order corresponding to the selected therapy and the selected therapeutic agent.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the standing order includes rules, the rules including data for programming a medical pump.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the processor is configured to store the generated standing order in memory.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a programmable medical pump, the programmable medical pump in data communication with the output, the processor configured to synchronize the standing order between the memory and the programmable medical pump.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a serial communication cable connected to the data output.