System and method for selecting an intravenous device
First Claim
1. A system for providing a user with a recommended intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters, comprising:
- a computer device having a processor a processor and a memory;
an input interface in electrical communication with the computer device for permitting a user to enter desired parameters;
an output interface in electrical communication with the computer device for providing information from the system to the user; and
a control program, stored in the computer device and for execution of the processor, the control program interactively displaying a series of prompts on the output interface to elicit responses from the user concerning the infusion characteristics, wherein the control program stores user entered parameters in the memory, wherein the control program applies rules for computing values for each of a plurality of intravenous devices in accordance with the user entered parameters and for comparing the values to thereby select the most favorable intravenous device, and wherein the control program displays the selected intravenous device to the user on the output interface.
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Abstract
A computer system comprising a control program stored in a memory recommends an intravenous device for infusion therapy based on input entered by a user. The control program includes an execution program for interacting with the user to elicit responses and to provide output to the user. The user inputs parameters to the prompts of the execution program to provide the control program with information regarding the infusion and the patient. The control program further includes a logic engine which applies rules to user entered parameters to determine additional infusion characteristics and to thereby weigh various intravenous devices. Based on the assigned weights, the logic engine returns with a recommended intravenous device which is then displayed by the execution program to the user.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for providing a user with a recommended intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters, comprising:
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a computer device having a processor a processor and a memory; an input interface in electrical communication with the computer device for permitting a user to enter desired parameters; an output interface in electrical communication with the computer device for providing information from the system to the user; and a control program, stored in the computer device and for execution of the processor, the control program interactively displaying a series of prompts on the output interface to elicit responses from the user concerning the infusion characteristics, wherein the control program stores user entered parameters in the memory, wherein the control program applies rules for computing values for each of a plurality of intravenous devices in accordance with the user entered parameters and for comparing the values to thereby select the most favorable intravenous device, and wherein the control program displays the selected intravenous device to the user on the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein which causes a computer system to recommend an intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters by performing the steps of:
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prompting for parameters from the user relating to characteristics of the infusion; storing user entered parameters in a memory; applying rules to each of a plurality of intravenous devices in accordance with the user entered parameters to thereby assign each intravenous device a weight value; comparing the weight value of each intravenous device; selecting the intravenous device with the most favorable weight value; and displaying the recommended device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for assisting a user, the computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied in the computer usable medium for causing a computer system to recommend an intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters, the computer program product having; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to prompt for parameters from the user relating to characteristics of the infusion; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to store the user entered parameters in a memory; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to apply rules to each of a plurality of intravenous devices in accordance with the user entered parameters to thereby assign each intravenous device a weight value; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to compare the weight value of each intravenous device; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to select the intravenous device with the most favorable weight value; and computer readable program code for causing the computer system to display the recommended device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing a user with a recommended intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters, comprising:
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a computer device having a processor and a memory; an input interface in electrical communication with the computer device for permitting a user to enter desired parameters; an output interface in electrical communication with the computer device for providing information from the system to the user; and a control program, stored in the computer device and for execution of the processor, the control program interactively displaying a series of prompts on the output interface to elicit responses from the user concerning the infusion characteristics, wherein the control program (i) stores user entered parameters in the memory, to thereby select the most favorable intravenous device, and wherein the control program displays the selected intravenous device to the user on the output interface, (ii) computes the osmolality of the infusion based on the user entered parameters relating to the physical characteristics of the infusion, (iii) computes a first value for each intravenous device based on the osmolality of the infusion, (iv) displays a prompt to elicit a response from the user concerning the vascular integrity of the patient, (v) stores user entered parameters in the memory relating to vascular integrity of the patient, (vi) computes the average number of insertions of each intravenous device, (vii) computes a second value for each intravenous device based on the vascular integrity of the patient and the average number of insertions, (viii) displays a prompt to elicit a response from the user concerning the duration of the therapy, (ix) stores user entered parameters relating to the duration of the therapy in the memory, (x) computes a third value for each intravenous device based the duration of therapy and recommended dwell times for each intravenous device, (xi) sums the first value, the second value and the third value for each intravenous device to calculate a total value, and (xii) compares the total value for each intravenous device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-user medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein which causes a computer system to recommend an intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters by performing the steps of:
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prompting for parameters from the user relating to characteristics of the infusion; storing user entered parameters in a memory; computing the osmolality of the infusion based on the user entered parameters relating to the physical characteristics of the infusion; computing a first weight value for each intravenous device based on the osmolality of the infusion; eliciting a response from the user concerning the vascular integrity of the patient; storing user entered parameters in the memory relating to vascular integrity of the patient; computing the average number of insertions of each intravenous device; computing a second weight value for each intravenous device based on the vascular integrity of the patient and the average number of insertions; eliciting a response from the user concerning the duration of the therapy; storing user entered parameters relating to the duration of the therapy in the memory; computing a third weight value for each intravenous device based on the duration of therapy and recommended dwell times for each intravenous device; computing the sum of the first weight value, the second weight value and the third weight value to calculate a total weight value; comparing the total weight value for each intravenous device; selecting the intravenous device with the most favorable weight value; and displaying the recommended device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product for assisting a user, the computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied in the computer usable medium for causing a computer system to recommend an intravenous device for delivery of an infusion into a patient based on user entered parameters, the computer program product having; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to prompt for parameters from the user relating to characteristics of infusion; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to store the user entered parameters in a memory; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to compute the osmolality of the infusion based on the user entered parameters relating to the physical characteristics of the infusion; computer readable program code for causing the computer to compute a first weight value for each intravenous device based on the osmolality of the infusion; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to elicit a response from the user concerning the vascular integrity of the patient; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to store the user entered parameters in the memory relating to vascular integrity of the patient; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to compute the average number of insertions of each intravenous device; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to compute a second weight value for each intravenous device based on the vascular integrity of the patient and the average number of insertions; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to elicit a response from the user concerning the duration of the therapy; computer readable program code for causing a computer system to store user entered parameters relating to the duration of the therapy in the memory; computer readable program code for causing a computer system to compute a third weight value for each intravenous device based on the duration of therapy and recommended dwell times for each intravenous device; computer readable program code for causing the computer system to select the intravenous device with the most favorable weight value; and computer readable program code for causing the computer system to display the recommended device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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