Pump tracking system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for enabling and programming a plurality of medical pumps wherein each pump can be selectively enabled and loaded with an application program, further wherein each pump has an interface port and an application program storage memory, each pump requiring receipt of an enable signal and receipt of an application program before each pump is usable to pump fluid to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a storage medium configured to store a plurality of application programs;
an interface arranged and configured to be operatively connected to the interface port of the pumps; and
circuitry operatively connected to the storage medium and the interface, the circuitry being configured to;
selectively generate an enable signal for selectively enabling a pump; and
if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the interface, selectively download an application program from the storage medium to the operatively connected pump and transmit the enable signal to the operatively connected pump, thereby causing the operatively connected pump to become enabled;
wherein the circuitry is further configured to selectively generate a disable signal, and if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the interface, selectively transmit the disable signal thereby causing the operatively connected pump to become disabled.
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Abstract
A system for enabling and programming a plurality of pumps wherein each pump can be selectively enabled and loaded with an application program. Each pump also has an interface port. The system comprises a central computer having a storage medium configured to store a plurality of application programs and a remote computer. The remote computer has a first interface arranged and configured to be operatively connected to the interface port of the pumps, a second interface arranged and configured to be operatively connected to the central computer, and circuitry operatively connected to the storage medium, the first interface, and the second interface. The circuitry is configured to generate an enable signal for selectively enabling a pump, and if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the first interface, download an application program from the storage medium in the central computer to the operatively connected pump and transmit the enable signal to the operatively connected pump, thereby causing the pump to become enabled. A data manager stores information to track the application programs and the pumps. A disable signal is generated to later disable the pumps. A security system using checksum values is also provided.
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1. An apparatus for enabling and programming a plurality of medical pumps wherein each pump can be selectively enabled and loaded with an application program, further wherein each pump has an interface port and an application program storage memory, each pump requiring receipt of an enable signal and receipt of an application program before each pump is usable to pump fluid to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium configured to store a plurality of application programs; an interface arranged and configured to be operatively connected to the interface port of the pumps; and circuitry operatively connected to the storage medium and the interface, the circuitry being configured to; selectively generate an enable signal for selectively enabling a pump; and if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the interface, selectively download an application program from the storage medium to the operatively connected pump and transmit the enable signal to the operatively connected pump, thereby causing the operatively connected pump to become enabled; wherein the circuitry is further configured to selectively generate a disable signal, and if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the interface, selectively transmit the disable signal thereby causing the operatively connected pump to become disabled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling and programming a plurality of medical pumps wherein each pump can be selectively enabled and loaded with an application program, further wherein each pump has an interface port and an application program storage memory, each pump requiring receipt of an enable signal and receipt of an application program before each pump is usable to pump fluid to a patient, the system comprising:
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a central computer having a storage medium configured to store a plurality of application programs; and a remote computer having; a first interface arranged and configured to be operatively connected to the interface port of the pumps; a second interface arranged and configured to be operatively connected to the central computer; and circuitry operatively connected to the storage medium, the first interface, and the second interface, the circuitry being configured to selectively generate an enable signal for selectively enabling a pump, and if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the first interface, selectively download an application program from the storage medium in the central computer to the operatively connected pump and transmit the enable signal to the operatively connected pump, thereby causing the pump to become enabled; wherein the circuitry is further configured to selectively generate a disable signal, and if one of the pumps is operatively connected to the interface, selectively transmit the disable signal thereby causing the operatively connected pump to become disabled. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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