SYNCHRONIZATION OF CENTRALIZED SYSTEMS AND MEDICAL DEVICES

• US 20140279882A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Weiler, Aron, Orona, Martin
• Application Number:
  US13/831,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/617
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Application data and configuration data is stored for a medical device in a first centralized system and also stored in a second centralized system. The first and second centralized systems communicate via a network connection that is intermittently available. During a cessation of the network connection between the first and second centralized systems, a data update may occur by at least one of: pushing data from the first centralized system to at least one data store in the medical device, and pulling data from at least one data store in the medical device to the first centralized system. During a resumption of the network connection between the first and second centralized systems, at least one data store in the first centralized system may be synchronized with a corresponding at least one data store in the second centralized system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, articles, and computer readable media are also described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

storing application data and configuration data for a medical device in a first centralized system and storing the application data and the configuration data in a second centralized system, the first centralized system communicating with the second centralized system via a network connection, the network connection being intermittently available;

updating, during a cessation of the network connection between the first centralized system and the second centralized system, by at least one of;

(i) pushing data from the first centralized system to at least one data store in the medical device, and

(ii) pulling data from at least one data store in the medical device to the first centralized system;

synchronizing, during a resumption of the network connection between the first centralized system and the second centralized system, at least one data store in the first centralized system with a corresponding at least one data store in the second centralized system.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the medical device comprises a syringe pump and the configuration data characterizes at least one syringe container for use with the syringe pump.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including language data associated with a user interface.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including an update to firmware stored on the medical device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including an update to an operating system stored on the medical device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including at least one of a new application and an update to an application stored on the medical device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including an update to configuration data stored on the medical device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including an update to network configuration data for the medical device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including synchronization of device communication related to a plurality of medical devices connected to the first centralized system.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises pushing data to the medical device including an update to authorization data related to one or more users.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the medical device comprises one of an infusion pump, a vital signs monitor, and a ventilator.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the application data comprises a software component being executed on one or more medical devices.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one data store comprises at least one of a data store of device communications, a data store associated with a file transfer, and a data store associated with an editor.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, perform at least the following:

store application data and configuration data for a medical device in a first centralized system and storing the application data and the configuration data in a second centralized system, the first centralized system communicating with the second centralized system via a network connection, the network connection being intermittently available;

update, during a cessation of the network connection between the first centralized system and the second centralized system, by at least one of;

(i) pushing data from the first centralized system to at least one data store in the medical device, and

(ii) pulling data from at least one data store in the medical device to the first centralized system;

synchronize, during a resumption of the network connection between the first centralized system and the second centralized system, at least one data store in the first centralized system with a corresponding at least one data store in the second centralized system.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the update comprises pushing data to the medical device including updated configuration data stored on the medical device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the update comprises pushing data to the medical device including synchronization of device communication related to a plurality of medical devices connected to the first centralized system.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the medical device comprises one of an infusion pump, a vital signs monitor, and a ventilator.

18. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing computer program code, the at least one processor, the at least one memory, and the computer program code configured to cause the apparatus to at least;

store application data and configuration data for a medical device in a first centralized system and storing the application data and the configuration data in a second centralized system, the first centralized system communicating with the second centralized system via a network connection, the network connection being intermittently available;

update, during a cessation of the network connection between the first centralized system and the second centralized system, by at least one of;

(i) pushing data from the first centralized system to at least one data store in the medical device, and

(ii) pulling data from at least one data store in the medical device to the first centralized system;

synchronize, during a resumption of the network connection between the first centralized system and the second centralized system, at least one data store in the first centralized system with a corresponding at least one data store in the second centralized system.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the update comprises pushing data to the medical device including an update to configuration data stored on the medical device.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the update comprises pushing data to the medical device including synchronization of device communication related to a plurality of medical devices connected to the first centralized system.