Automated infusion system with dose rate calculator
First Claim
1. An infusion system for infusing medical fluid to a patient, comprising;
- a pump for infusing the medical fluid;
a memory for storing a plurality of infusion parameters for controlling the operation of the pump, the memory also having stored within it flags associated with a plurality of selected stored memory data;
a display;
a selection key that provides a selection signal when actuated;
a fast selection key that provides a fast signal when actuated; and
a processor responsive to the selection signal to select and retrieve infusion parameters from the entire plurality of parameters stored in the memory, to display selected parameters and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected parameters, and also responsive to the fast signal to select among only the flagged memory data, to display selected flagged memory data and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected flagged memory data.
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Abstract
A medication infusion system having an integrated dose rate calculation feature for selectively assigning values to a plurality of infusion parameters and automatically calculating an infusion rate from the selected parameters. One embodiment includes a stored list of drug names having associated dose rate and concentration units that are automatically set when a drug name is selected from the list. Another embodiment includes "Fast" softkeys that can be programmed to display parameter values or drug names in a predetermined sequence. The dose rate calculation feature may also be used during infusion to titrate the dosage being delivered to the patient for improved therapeutic results. The stored list of drug names and associated infusion parameters may be altered by qualified personnel using an external programming source running specialized software.
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33 Claims
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1. An infusion system for infusing medical fluid to a patient, comprising;
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a pump for infusing the medical fluid; a memory for storing a plurality of infusion parameters for controlling the operation of the pump, the memory also having stored within it flags associated with a plurality of selected stored memory data; a display; a selection key that provides a selection signal when actuated; a fast selection key that provides a fast signal when actuated; and a processor responsive to the selection signal to select and retrieve infusion parameters from the entire plurality of parameters stored in the memory, to display selected parameters and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected parameters, and also responsive to the fast signal to select among only the flagged memory data, to display selected flagged memory data and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected flagged memory data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An infusion system for infusing medical fluid to a patient, comprising;
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a pump for infusing the medical fluid; a memory for storing a plurality of infusion parameters for controlling the operation of the pump, the memory also having stored within it flags associated with identifying names comprising names of drugs more commonly used with the pump, the flags also associated with a plurality of selected stored memory data; a display; a selection key that provides a selection signal when actuated a fast selection key that provides a fast signal when actuated; and a processor responsive to the selection signal to select and retrieve infusion parameters from the entire plurality of parameters stored in the memory, to display selected parameters and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected parameters, and also responsive to the fast signal to select among only the flagged memory data, to display selected flagged memory data and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected flagged memory data; a remote programming source being capable of providing data comprising identifying names; and a communications interface for connecting the remote programming source to the memory and for transmitting the data from the remote programming source to the memory for storage in the memory.
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19. An infusion system for infusing medical fluid to a patient, comprising;
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a pump for infusing the medical fluid; a memory for storing a plurality of infusion parameters for controlling the operation of the pump, the memory also having stored within it flags associated with selected memory data comprising values of infusion parameters more commonly used with the pump; a display; a selection key that provides a selection signal when actuated; a fast selection key that provides a fast signal when actuated; and a processor responsive to the selection signal to select and retrieve infusion parameters from the entire plurality of parameters stored in the memory, to display selected parameters and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected parameters, and also responsive to the fast signal to select among only the flagged memory data, to display selected flagged memory data and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected flagged memory data; a remote programming source being capable of providing data comprising values associated with infusion parameters; and a communications interface for connecting the remote programming source to the memory and for transmitting the data from the remote programming source to the memory for storage in the memory.
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20. A method of infusing medical fluid to a patient with a pump having a memory having stored within it a plurality of infusion parameters for controlling the operation of the pump, a display, a selection key that provides selections signals when actuated, and a processor responsive to selection signals to select and retrieve infusion parameters from the entire plurality of parameters stored in the memory, to display the selected parameters and to control the pump to operate in accordance with the selected parameters, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing in the memory flags associated with a plurality of selected stored memory data; providing a fast signal from a fast selection key when the fast selection key is actuated; and selecting among only the flagged memory data, displaying selected flagged memory data and controlling the pump to operate in accordance with the selected flagged memory data in response to the fast signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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