System and Method for Injection Protocol Management

• US 20140249501A1
• Filed: 03/01/2013
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Medrad Incorporated (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Uram, Martin J.
• Application Number:
  US13/782,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20140249501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/506
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• 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 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A fluid injection system for controlling at least one fluid delivery system is provided. The fluid injection system includes at least one computing device in communication with the at least one fluid delivery system. The at least one computing device is configured to: display, on or with at least one display device, at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate a user selection of at least one injection protocol of a plurality of injection protocols; receive, from at least one user, at least one selected injection protocol from the plurality of injection protocols; retrieve, from at least one remote server computer, the at least one selected injection protocol; and control the at least one fluid delivery system based at least partially on the at least one selected injection protocol.

Claims

1. A fluid injection system for controlling at least one fluid delivery system, the fluid injection system comprising at least one computing device in communication with the at least one fluid delivery system, the at least one computing device configured to:

display, on or with at least one display device, at least one graphical user interface configured to facilitate a user selection of at least one injection protocol of a plurality of injection protocols;

receive, from at least one user, at least one selected injection protocol from the plurality of injection protocols;

retrieve, from at least one remote server computer, the at least one selected injection protocol; and

control the at least one fluid delivery system based at least partially on the at least one selected injection protocol.

2. The fluid injection system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to transmit, to the at least one remote server computer, a request to search at least one injection protocol database based at least partially on at least one search parameter, the at least one search parameter comprising at least one of the following:

a cellular treatment, a target organ or body area for the injected fluid, a medication, a condition, or any combination thereof.

3. The fluid injection system of claim 2, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to receive, from the at least one remote server computer, data configured to generate at least one search interface configured to search the at least one injection protocol database.

4. The fluid injection system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to receive payment information from the at least one user, and transmit at least a portion of the payment information to the at least one remote server computer.

5. The fluid injection system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to display payment history data, the payment history data generated based at least partially on a number of downloads of the plurality of injection protocols.

6. The fluid injection system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:

receive, from the at least one user, at least one patient parameter; and

generate at least one injection parameter based at least partially on the at least one patient parameter and the at least one selected injection protocol.

7. The fluid injection system of claim 6, wherein the at least one patient parameter comprises at least one of a patient weight, a patient age, a patient gender, a patient medical history, or any combination thereof.

8. A fluid injection management system, comprising:

at least one injection protocol database comprising injection protocol data, the injection protocol data including a plurality of injection protocols; and

at least one server computer configured to;

receive a plurality of injection protocols from a plurality of client computers;

store the plurality of injection protocols in the at least one injection protocol database; and

transmit at least one selected injection protocol of the plurality of injection protocols to at least one medical or research facility.

9. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one injection protocol comprises at least one of the following:

a flow rate, a flow acceleration, a flow deceleration, a flow pressure, a number of phases, a tube identifier, a fluid delivery system component identifier, an initial cell concentration, a drug or pharmaceutical identifier, an initial pharmaceutical concentration, a total fluid volume, a timing, or any combination thereof.

10. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to receive a request to search the at least one injection protocol database based at least partially on at least one search parameter, the at least one search parameter comprising at least one of the following:

a cellular treatment, a target organ or body area for the injected fluid, a medication, a condition, or any combination thereof.

11. The fluid injection management system of claim 10, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to transmit, to the at least one medical or research facility, at least one search interface configured to search the at least one injection protocol database.

12. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to receive payment information from the at least one medical or research facility.

13. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to transmit, to the at least one client computer, payment history data, the payment history data generated based at least partially on a number of downloads of the at least one injection protocol.

14. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one medical or research facility comprises at least one injection system configured to facilitate a user selection of the at least one selected injection protocol from the plurality of injection protocols.

15. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to receive, from the at least one medical or research facility, at least one patient parameter, wherein the at least injection protocol is generated based at least partially on the at least one patient parameter.

16. The fluid injection management system of claim 8, wherein the at least one server computer is further configured to determine rankings for at least a portion of the plurality of injection protocols, the rankings determined based at least partially on at least one of the following:

a ranking received from a user, a number of times downloaded, a number of times used, a number of comments, or any combination thereof.

17. A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of fluid injection protocols, comprising:

receiving a plurality of fluid injection protocols from a plurality of user computers;

storing the plurality of fluid injection protocols in at least one database;

receiving, from at least one computer in communication with a fluid delivery system, a request to download at least one fluid injection protocol; and

transmitting at least a portion of the at least one fluid injection protocol to the at least one computer.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of fluid injection protocols comprise at least one of the following:

a flow rate, a flow acceleration, a flow deceleration, a tube identifier, a fluid delivery system component identifier, a drug or pharmaceutical identifier, an initial cell concentration, a total fluid volume, an initial pharmaceutical concentration, an injection timing, or any combination thereof.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising receiving a request to search the at least one database based at least partially on at least one search parameter, the at least one search parameter comprising at least one of the following:

a cellular treatment, a target organ or body area for the injected fluid, a medication, a condition, or any combination thereof.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting, to the at least one computer, at least one search interface configured to search the at least one database.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising receiving, from the at least one computer, payment information for purchasing the at least one fluid injection protocol.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting, to at least one protocol provider computer, payment history data, the payment history data generated based at least partially on a number of downloads of at least one fluid injection protocol uploaded by the at least one protocol provider.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising receiving, from the at least one computer, at least one patient parameter, wherein the at least one fluid injection protocol is generated based at least partially on the at least one patient parameter.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising determining rankings for at least a portion of the plurality of fluid injection protocols, the rankings determined based at least partially on at least one of the following:

a ranking received from a user, a number of times downloaded, a number of times used, a number of comments, or any combination thereof.