INTERFACE FOR MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP

• US 20160000994A1
• Filed: 09/11/2015
• Published: 01/07/2016
• 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 10,155,084 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/5086 for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

An apparatus for indicating acceptable programmable dosing of an infusate, for delivery by a medical infusion pump programmable with a protocol library defining at least one dosing range of the infusate is disclosed. A method of indicating acceptable programmable dosing of an infusate, for delivery by a medical infusion pump programmable with a protocol library defining at least one dosing limit of the infusate is also disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus for indicating acceptable programmable dosing of an infusate, for delivery by a medical infusion pump programmable with a protocol library defining at least one dosing range of the infusate, the apparatus comprising:

a monitor; and

a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the monitor, the programmable circuit programmed to;

receive a protocol library defining (i) a hard limit dosing range of acceptable programmable dosing values of the infusate, and (ii) a soft limit dosing range of typical and acceptable programmable dosing values of the infusate, the soft limit dosing range being within the hard limit dosing range, and

display on the monitor a meter and an indicator, a first location and a second location on the meter corresponding to the hard limit dosing range, a third location and a fourth location corresponding to the soft limit dosing range, the third location and the fourth location being between the first location and the second location, a first color being displayed on the meter related to the hard limit dosing range, a second color different from the first color being displayed on the meter related to the soft limit dosing range, and the indicator having a selectable positional relationship to the meter such that a selected position of the indicator within at least one of (i) the first color, or (ii) the second color, corresponds to an acceptable programmable dosing value.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first location comprises an upper hard dosing limit, and the second location comprises a lower hard dosing limit.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the third location comprises an upper soft dosing limit, and the fourth location comprises a lower soft dosing limit.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is programmed to issue an alert when the selected position of the indicator is within the first color on the meter and outside the second color on the meter.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to:

detect a current condition of the medical infusion pump, and

display on the monitor a color related to the detected current condition.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the programmable circuit is programmed to display the color related to the detected current condition as a background color on the monitor.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the current condition is selected from the group consisting of:

a portion of a hospital coding system;

a current location of the medical infusion pump; and

an alert condition.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the color includes an image.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the image is a graphical representation of a region of a medical facility.

10. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the programmable circuit is programmed to change the display of the color related to the detected current condition in response to detection of the current condition.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to display a numerical value related to at least one of (i) the hard limit dosing range, (ii) the soft limit dosing range, or (iii) the selected position of the indicator.

12. A method of indicating acceptable programmable dosing of an infusate, for delivery by a medical infusion pump programmable with a protocol library defining at least one dosing limit of the infusate, the method comprising:

receiving, by the medical infusion pump, a protocol library defining (i) a hard limit dosing range of acceptable programmable dosing values of the infusate, and (ii) a soft limit dosing range of typical and acceptable programmable dosing values of the infusate, the soft limit dosing range being within the hard limit dosing range, and

displaying, on a monitor of the medical infusion pump, a meter and an indicator, a first location and a second location on the meter corresponding to the hard limit dosing range, a third location and a fourth location corresponding to the soft limit dosing range, the third location and the fourth location being between the first location and the second location, a first color being displayed on the meter related to the hard limit dosing range, a second color different from the first color being displayed on the meter related to the soft limit dosing range, and the indicator having a selectable positional relationship to the meter such that a selected position of the indicator within at least one of (i) the first color, or (ii) the second color corresponds to an acceptable programmed dosing value.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving the protocol library further comprises receiving at least one hard dosing limit defining the hard limit dosing range.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving the protocol library further comprises receiving at least one soft dosing limit defining the soft limit dosing range.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising issuing an alert when the selected position of the indicator is within the first color on the meter and outside the second color on the meter.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a current condition of the medical infusion pump; and

displaying on the monitor a color related to the detected current condition.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the current condition is selected from the group consisting of:

a portion of a hospital coding system;

a current location of the medical infusion pump; and

an alert condition.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising changing the display of the color related to the detected current condition in response to detection of the current condition.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the displaying further comprises displaying the color related to the detected current condition as a background color on the monitor.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying a numerical value related to at least one of (i) the hard limit dosing range, (ii) the soft limit dosing range, or (iii) the selected position of the indicator.