Implantable therapeutic substance infusion device configuration system
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1. A data communications server system for managing intrathecal therapy, comprising:
- a computerized network of patient nodes, clinician nodes, pharmaceutical nodes, drug pump manufacturer nodes; and
means for configuring implantable drug pumps with data gathered from a patient, a clinician, a drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and a pharmacy.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a software-based computing environment that uses data communication systems or networks, including the Internet and World Wide Web technologies, to implement a dosage calculator, which assists the clinician in managing patients receiving intrathecal therapy. The invention provides for a communications environment for clinicians, pharmacists, drug pump manufactures, and patients to assess the information supplied by an implantable drug pump, and to integrate data from other data sources in order to provide optimization of the life of the drug pump and the therapeutic substance formulations for the patient.
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31 Claims
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1. A data communications server system for managing intrathecal therapy, comprising:
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a computerized network of patient nodes, clinician nodes, pharmaceutical nodes, drug pump manufacturer nodes; and
means for configuring implantable drug pumps with data gathered from a patient, a clinician, a drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and a pharmacy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computerized method of collecting and utilizing distributed patient, clinician, implantable drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and pharmacy data, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a data communications network from which each remote node may access, directly or indirectly, a central server system;
b. providing to the remote network nodes a computerized interface to resources of the server;
c. gathering via the remote network node computerized interfaces individual patient implantable drug pump data from the drug pump manufacturer;
d. aggregating the patient, clinician, drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and pharmacy data; and
e. distributing the patient, clinician, drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and pharmacy data to remote network nodes administered by clinicians. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A real-time information management system for implantable drug pumps, comprising:
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a computerized data communication server network that allows patients, clinicians, pharmacists, and drug pump manufactures to view, analyze and display data concerning the implantable drug pump;
a server-based interface to disseminate to patients, clinicians, pharmacists, and drug pump manufactures information about their drug pumps;
means configuring implantable drug pumps to manage intrathecal therapy based upon patient, clinician, drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and pharmacy information. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computerized method of communicating in real time between patients, clinicians, pharmacists, and implanted drug pump manufactures comprising the steps of:
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a. capturing implanted drug pump device data;
b. storing the implanted drug pump device data on a central server system;
c. analyzing and distributing aggregate drug pump device data;
d. displaying drug pump-specific data in real time over a public network; and
e. dispensing intrathecal therapy based upon patient, clinician, drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and pharmacy information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A data communications server system for managing intrathecal therapy, comprising:
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a computerized network comprising patient nodes, clinician nodes, drug pump manufacturer nodes, and pharmacy nodes;
means for prescribing therapeutic substances with data gathered from at least one patient, at least one clinician, at least one drug pump manufacturer, at least one therapeutic agent producer, and at least one pharmacy, means for configuring implantable drug pumps with data gathered from at least one patient, at least one clinician, at least one drug pump manufacturer, at least one therapeutic agent producer, and at least one pharmacy. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computerized method of communicating in real time between patients, clinicians, pharmacists, and implanted drug pump manufactures, comprising the steps of:
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a. capturing implanted drug pump device data;
b. storing the implanted drug pump device data on a central server system;
c. analyzing and distributing aggregate drug pump device data;
d. displaying drug pump-specific data in real time over a public network;
e. prescribing therapeutic substances; and
f. dispensing intrathecal therapy based upon patient, clinician, drug pump manufacturer, therapeutic agent producer, and pharmacy information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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