Infusion Management Platform For Medication Container Volume Tracking

• US 20140276560A1
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Sehgal, Ritika, Pan, Xiuchuan, Sullivan, Brian, Thompson, Melissa
• Application Number:
  US13/802,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20140276560A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/506
• 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 5/1684 by detecting the amount of infusate remaining, e.g. signalling end of infusion
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An infusion management platform specifies, for each of a plurality of containers, an identification for one of a plurality of patients, an identification for an infusion module, and attributes characterizing fluid within the container for infusion into the corresponding patient. Thereafter, the infusion management platform receives data from a plurality of infusion modules characterizing administration of fluid to each of a plurality of patients. It can then be determined by the infusion management platform for each container using a rule set, an amount of the fluid infused to the corresponding patient and an amount of fluid remaining in the container. Data can then be provided that characterizes the determined amount of infused fluid and the determined amount of remaining fluid for each container. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method:

specifying, by an infusion management platform for each of a plurality of containers, an identification for one of a plurality of patients, an identification for an infusion module, and attributes characterizing fluid within the container for infusion into the corresponding patient;

receiving, by the infusion management platform, data from a plurality of infusion modules characterizing administration of fluid to each of a plurality of patients, the data comprising the identification for the corresponding infusion module, the plurality of infusion modules being remote from the infusion management platform;

determining, by the infusion management platform for each container using a rule set, an amount of the fluid infused to the corresponding patient and an amount of fluid remaining in the container; and

providing data characterizing the determined amount of infused fluid and the determined amount of remaining fluid for each container.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein providing data comprises at least one of:

displaying the data in a graphical user interface, loading the data, storing the data, and transmitting the data to a remote computing system.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the specifying, receiving, determining, and providing are implemented by at least one data processor forming part of at least one computing system.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the determining comprises:

determining a maximum volume for each container.

5. A method as in claim 4, further comprising:

determining, using the received data, a cumulative infused volume for each container;

wherein the determined amount of fluid remaining in the corresponding container is based on the corresponding determined cumulative infused volume.

6. A method as in claim 5, wherein cumulative infused volume is equal to a summation of volume infused for each of at least one segment, wherein each segment comprises a portion of the corresponding container programmed by the corresponding infusion module.

7. A method as in claim 6, wherein each segment has a different order identification specifying an amount of the fluid prescribed for delivery to the corresponding patient.

8. A method as in claim 7, wherein the received data comprises messages indicating a start time for each segment.

9. A method as in claim 8, further comprising:

determining, based on the start time for each segment, whether a maximum container volume for the corresponding container has already been exceeded;

characterizing the container as being completed if the maximum volume has been exceeded; and

generating, by the infusion management platform, a new container that specifies the identification for the patient associated with the completed container, the identification for the infusion module that infused the fluid in the completed container, and attributes characterizing the fluid within the completed container.

10. A method as in claim 1, wherein a maximum volume for the container is equal to a nominal volume plus an overfill allowance.

11. A method as in claim 1, wherein the provided data comprises an estimated time at which the container will be empty.

12. A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions, which when executed by at least one data processor of at least one computing system, result in operations comprising:

specifying, by an infusion management platform for each of a plurality of containers, an identification for one of a plurality of patients, an identification for an infusion module, and attributes characterizing fluid within the container for infusion into the corresponding patient;

receiving, by the infusion management platform, data from a plurality of infusion modules characterizing administration of fluid to each of a plurality of patients, the data comprising the identification for the corresponding infusion module, the plurality of infusion modules being remote from the infusion management platform;

determining, by the infusion management platform for each container using a rule set, an amount of the fluid infused to the corresponding patient and an amount of fluid remaining in the container; and

providing data characterizing the determined amount of infused fluid and the determined amount of remaining fluid for each container.

13. A computer program product as in claim 12, wherein providing data comprises at least one of:

displaying the data in a graphical user interface, loading the data, storing the data, and transmitting the data to a remote computing system.

14. A computer program product as in claim 12, wherein the determining comprises:

determining a maximum volume for each container.

15. A computer program product as in claim 14, further comprising:

determining, using the received data, a cumulative infused volume for each container;

wherein the determined amount of fluid remaining in the corresponding container is based on the corresponding determined cumulative infused volume.

16. A computer program product as in claim 15, wherein cumulative infused volume is equal to a summation of volume infused for each of at least one segment, wherein each segment comprises a portion of the corresponding container programmed by the corresponding infusion module;

wherein each segment has a different order identification specifying an amount of the fluid prescribed for delivery to the corresponding patient;

wherein the received data comprises messages indicating a start time for each segment.

17. A computer program product as in claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the start time for each segment, whether a maximum container volume for the corresponding container has already been exceeded;

characterizing the container as being completed if the maximum volume has been exceeded; and

generating, by the infusion management platform, a new container that specifies the identification for the patient associated with the completed container, the identification for the infusion module that infused the fluid in the completed container, and attributes characterizing the fluid within the completed container.

18. A computer program product as in claim 12, wherein a maximum volume for the container is equal to a nominal volume plus an overfill allowance.

19. A computer program product as in claim 12, wherein the provided data comprises an estimated time at which the container will be empty.

20. A system comprising:

at least one data processor; and

memory storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one data processor, result in operations comprising;

specifying, by an infusion management platform for each of a plurality of containers, an identification for one of a plurality of patients, an identification for an infusion module, and attributes characterizing fluid within the container for infusion into the corresponding patient;

receiving, by the infusion management platform, data from a plurality of infusion modules characterizing administration of fluid to each of a plurality of patients, the data comprising the identification for the corresponding infusion module, the plurality of infusion modules being remote from the infusion management platform;

determining, by the infusion management platform for each container using a rule set, an amount of the fluid infused to the corresponding patient and an amount of fluid remaining in the container; and

providing data characterizing the determined amount of infused fluid and the determined amount of remaining fluid for each container.