SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL DATABASES FOR PATIENT CARE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A universal configuration database (UCDB), comprising:
- a protocol associated with a medication;
an institutionally established guideline associated with one of a plurality of treatment locations, wherein the guideline comprises a maximum dose rate;
a plurality of first data elements each comprising a device operating characteristic associated with one of the plurality of device types;
a plurality of second data elements each comprising device communication information associated with one of the plurality of device types; and
a device type module comprising a plurality of fields respectively associated with one of the plurality of device types, each field comprising at least one reference link to at least one of the data elements associated with the device type associated with the field;
wherein the first and second datasets created from the UCDB respectively configure a first device type and a second device type to deliver the medication according to the protocol and the guideline,wherein delivery of the medication by the first device type when loaded with the first dataset is equivalent to delivery of the medication by the second device type when loaded with the second dataset, andwherein the second device type will not deliver the medication according to the protocol and the guideline when the second device type is loaded with the first dataset.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating, managing and loading selected configuration datasets used to program a patient care device to have a selected behavior is provided. A common configuration database includes medical treatment guidelines and device operating characteristics for a plurality of patient care device types. A processor operatively connected to the configuration database is programmed to construct at least one device-specific configuration dataset for a selected device behavior from the common configuration database and load the device-specific dataset into the memory of a patient care device. Further, the device-specific configuration datasets may contain device communication information, including communication protocols and data structures, for a plurality of patient care devices types and behaviors to enable communication between patient care devices.
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1 Claim
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1. A universal configuration database (UCDB), comprising:
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a protocol associated with a medication; an institutionally established guideline associated with one of a plurality of treatment locations, wherein the guideline comprises a maximum dose rate; a plurality of first data elements each comprising a device operating characteristic associated with one of the plurality of device types; a plurality of second data elements each comprising device communication information associated with one of the plurality of device types; and a device type module comprising a plurality of fields respectively associated with one of the plurality of device types, each field comprising at least one reference link to at least one of the data elements associated with the device type associated with the field; wherein the first and second datasets created from the UCDB respectively configure a first device type and a second device type to deliver the medication according to the protocol and the guideline, wherein delivery of the medication by the first device type when loaded with the first dataset is equivalent to delivery of the medication by the second device type when loaded with the second dataset, and wherein the second device type will not deliver the medication according to the protocol and the guideline when the second device type is loaded with the first dataset.
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