Infusion fluid management system
First Claim
1. A system for administering fluid infusions to patients comprising:
- a plurality of infusion devices, each infusion device independently operable to infuse an infusate into an associated patient in accordance with instructions representative of an infusion regimen, and including memory located at each of the infusion devices for storing the instructions;
means located remotely from the plurality of infusion devices for processing data, the data including data representative of an infusion for each of the patients, the infusion data comprising data identifying the patients, data identifying an infusate associated with each patient, and data identifying a manner of infusion associated with each patient, the data processing means further comprising;
means for prompting a user to choose one of multiple tasks, the tasks including processing new infusion data, updating previously processed infusion data, storing infusion data, and outputting infusion data in a format readable by each of the infusion devices,means for processing new infusion data to provide a new infusion regiment for each of the plurality of patients,means for storing the infusion data for each of the plurality of patients,means for processing stored infusion data to renew an infusion regimen for each of the plurality of patients, andmeans for outputting the infusion data in a format readable by each of the infusion devices into memory; and
means for transferring the infusion data associated with each of the patients to the infusion device associated with the respective patient.
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Abstract
An infusion management and pumping system is disclosed. Infusion prescriptions are generated and monitored by a pharmacy management system. Labels for each infusion to be given to a patient are generated and printed in a bar code format. Each label contains data regarding a prescribed infusion program, including the drug or drugs to be infused, the infusion regimen, the expiration date, and the patient to whom the infusion is to be administered. The management system checks for incompatibilities between drugs that are being prescribed for simultaneous infusion. Each label generated by the management system is attached to the container which holds the infusion solution. The data on the label is transferred to an infusion pumping system by a bar code reader at the infusion pumping system. The pumping system checks that all necessary data has been entered. During operation, the pumping system checks for a variety of alarm conditions and stores any alarms in a ranking according to urgency. The infusion pumping system is responsive to remote or biofeedback instructions to alter the planned infusion program. Central computer records processing receives infusion data and provides infusion, inventory, and use analysis.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for administering fluid infusions to patients comprising:
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a plurality of infusion devices, each infusion device independently operable to infuse an infusate into an associated patient in accordance with instructions representative of an infusion regimen, and including memory located at each of the infusion devices for storing the instructions; means located remotely from the plurality of infusion devices for processing data, the data including data representative of an infusion for each of the patients, the infusion data comprising data identifying the patients, data identifying an infusate associated with each patient, and data identifying a manner of infusion associated with each patient, the data processing means further comprising; means for prompting a user to choose one of multiple tasks, the tasks including processing new infusion data, updating previously processed infusion data, storing infusion data, and outputting infusion data in a format readable by each of the infusion devices, means for processing new infusion data to provide a new infusion regiment for each of the plurality of patients, means for storing the infusion data for each of the plurality of patients, means for processing stored infusion data to renew an infusion regimen for each of the plurality of patients, and means for outputting the infusion data in a format readable by each of the infusion devices into memory; and means for transferring the infusion data associated with each of the patients to the infusion device associated with the respective patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for administering fluid infusions to a patient comprising:
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means for infusing an infusate into a patient; means coupled to the infusing means for storing predetermined data; means for automatically transferring data representative of the infusion to the infusing means from a source external of the infusing means; means for manually entering data representative of the infusion to the infusing means by an operator; and means coupled to the infusing means for automatically checking the data representative of the infusion which had been transferred by the automatic data transferring means or entered by the manual entering means, by comparison with the predetermined data and by determination that data had not been entered or transferred, and for prompting for operator action in response to discrepancies between the transferred or entered data and the predetermined data or in response to a determination that data had not been entered or transferred. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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