INTERFACE FOR MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP

• US 20150081894A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• 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.
• Granted Patent: US 9,740,829 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• 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 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

An apparatus for indicating a change in operation of a medical infusion pump. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store an original pump parameter and a current pump parameter. The apparatus further includes a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to display the original pump parameter and the current pump parameter. A method indicates a change in operation of a medical infusion pump.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a medical device, the system comprising:

a medical device configured to store information comprising at least one of a condition of the medical device, a medical device setting, a prescription setting, an event log, a delivery of medicament, a condition of a patient, a patient history, or a combination thereof, the medical device communicatively linked to at least one computing system, and configured to communicate the occurrence of one of an alarm, an alert, a reminder, or a combination thereof to the at least one computing system; and

computer implemented operations residing on a server in communication with the medical device and the at least one computing system, the computer implemented operations configured to receive at least a portion of the stored information from the medical device and generate report information based on at least a portion of the stored information received from the medical device, wherein the generated report information is viewable by the at least one computing system on demand.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm comprises at least one of an indication that a medicament reservoir is low, a medicament reservoir is empty, a medical device malfunction has occurred, maintenance for the medical device is needed, or a combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the alert comprises at least one of an indication that a current medical device activity is outside of an expected range of medical device operation, a current medical device setting is outside of the administratively set thresholds, or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing system comprises a hand held computing system having a display.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the medical device and the at least one computing system are communicatively linked by a wireless connection.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the wireless connection comprises a Bluetooth connection.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing system viewing the generated report information is at a location remote from the medical device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein viewing the generated report information is prompted by one of identifying the patient, identifying the medical device, identifying the time that the report information was generated, or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one computing system comprises a login module requiring authentication before viewing the generated report information.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein generated report information viewed by the at least one computing system is presented as a report comprising at least one of prescription settings, an event log, a patient history, medicament delivery information, a reported pain scale, or a combination thereof.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the report presenting medicament delivery information includes at least one of a volume of medicament delivered, a timing of the delivery of the medicament, or a combination thereof.

12. A method of monitoring a medical device by at least one computing system, the method comprising:

storing in a medical device information comprising at least one of a condition of the medical device, a medical device setting, a prescription setting, an event log, a delivery of medicament, a condition of a patient, a patient history, or a combination thereof, wherein the medical device is connected to at least one computing system and a server;

communicating the occurrence of at least one of an alarm, an alert, a reminder, or combination thereof to the at least one computing system;

receiving at the server at least a portion of the stored information from the medical device and generating report information based on at least a portion of the stored information; and

providing viewable access to the generated report information by the at least one computing system on demand.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the alarm comprises one of an indication that a medicament reservoir is low, a medicament reservoir is empty, a medical device malfunction has occurred, maintenance for the medical device is needed, or a combination thereof.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the alert comprises at least one of an indication that a current medical device activity is outside of an expected range of medical device operation, a current medical device setting is outside of the administratively set thresholds, or a combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein at least one of the at least one computing system comprises a hand held computing system having a display.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the medical device and the at least one computing system are communicatively linked by a wireless connection.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless connection comprises a Bluetooth connection.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one computing system viewing the generated report information is at a location remote from the medical device.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein viewing the generated report information is prompted by at least one of identifying the patient, identifying the medical device, identifying the time that the report information was generated, or a combination thereof.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising presenting a login module on the at least one computing system requiring authentication before viewing the generated report information.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein generated report information viewed by the at least one computing system is presented as a report comprising at least one of prescription settings, an event log, a patient history, medicament delivery information, a reported pain scale, or a combination thereof.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the report presenting medicament delivery information includes at least one of a volume of medicament delivered, a timing of the delivery of the medicament, or a combination thereof.