System and method for verifying connection of correct fluid supply to an infusion pump
First Claim
1. A system for verifying that a particular fluid supply containing a fluid is connected to a flow control device, wherein a tube is connected to the fluid supply, the tube having an inner surface for carrying the fluid and an outer surface and the flow control device acts on a tube coupled to the fluid supply to control movement of the fluid from the fluid supply through the conduit, the system comprising:
- a pressure sensor coupled to the outer surface of the tube, the pressure sensor providing pressure signals representative of pressure in the tube; and
a processor having a connection verification mode in which the processor is configured to monitor the pressure signals for a predetermined time period to detect an operator-induced pressure change and to provide a verification indication when the processor receives pressure signals indicative of the operator-induced pressure change in the conduit to thereby verify that the particular fluid supply is connected to the flow control device;
wherein the processor in the connection verification mode is further configured to;
prompt the operator to confirm that a pressure change has been induced if the operator-induced pressure change is not detected within the predetermined time period.
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Abstract
A system and method for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to an infusion pump or pump channel. An upstream pressure sensor coupled to a fluid conduit associated with the fluid supply is used to provide pressure signals in response to pressure sensed in the conduit to a processor. In a connection verification mode, the processor is configured to receive the pressure signals and delay the flow control device of the infusion pump from moving fluid through the conduit until the processor detects a pressure change in the conduit indicated by the pressure signals to thereby verify that the particular fluid supply is connected to the infusion pump.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for verifying that a particular fluid supply containing a fluid is connected to a flow control device, wherein a tube is connected to the fluid supply, the tube having an inner surface for carrying the fluid and an outer surface and the flow control device acts on a tube coupled to the fluid supply to control movement of the fluid from the fluid supply through the conduit, the system comprising:
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a pressure sensor coupled to the outer surface of the tube, the pressure sensor providing pressure signals representative of pressure in the tube; and a processor having a connection verification mode in which the processor is configured to monitor the pressure signals for a predetermined time period to detect an operator-induced pressure change and to provide a verification indication when the processor receives pressure signals indicative of the operator-induced pressure change in the conduit to thereby verify that the particular fluid supply is connected to the flow control device; wherein the processor in the connection verification mode is further configured to; prompt the operator to confirm that a pressure change has been induced if the operator-induced pressure change is not detected within the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A patient care system for infusing multiple medical fluids, the patient care system comprising:
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a plurality of fluid containers each adapted to hold a separate medical fluid; a plurality of fluid conduits each in fluid communication with a separate fluid container from among the plurality of fluid containers; a plurality of pump channels each adapted to receive and connect to a separate fluid conduit from among the plurality of fluid conduits and to operate on the received conduit to pump the fluid from the fluid container connected to the received conduit; a plurality of pressure sensors each associated with a pump channel, each coupled to a separate fluid conduit from among the plurality of fluid conduits, and each located upstream of the associated pump channel providing the sensor signals representative of pressure in the fluid conduit with which the pressure sensor is coupled; and a processor connected to the plurality of pressure sensors and to the plurality of pump channels, the processor configured to verify that a particular fluid container from among the plurality of fluid containers is connected to a particular pump channel from among the plurality of pump channels; wherein the processor has a connection verification mode in which the processor is configured to monitor the pressure signals for a predetermined time period to detect an operator-induced pressure change and to provide a verification indication when the processor receives pressure signals indicative of the operator-induced pressure change in a particular conduit to thereby verify that the particular fluid container is connected to the particular pump channel through the particular conduit. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to a pump mechanism wherein the pump mechanism acts on a fluid conduit coupled to the fluid supply to control movement of fluid from the fluid supply through the fluid conduit, the method comprising:
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prompting an operator to induce a pressure change in the fluid conduit; sensing pressure in an upstream portion the fluid conduit located between the fluid supply and pump mechanism and generating pressure signals representative of the pressure in the upstream portion of the fluid conduit; monitoring the pressure signals for a predetermined period of time; processing the pressure signals to detect an operator-induced pressure change in the upstream portion of the fluid conduit in response to the step of prompting the operator to induce the pressure change; and indicating a connection verification that the fluid supply is connected to the pump mechanism when the operator-induced pressure change is detected from processing the pressure signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to a flow control device, wherein the flow control device acts on a fluid conduit coupled to the fluid supply to control movement of the fluid from the fluid supply through the conduit, the system comprising:
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a pressure sensor coupled to the fluid conduit, the pressure sensor providing pressure signals representative of pressure in the fluid conduit; and a processor having a connection verification mode in which the processor is configured to monitor the pressure signals for a predetermined time period to detect an operator-induced pressure change, to prompt the operator to confirm that a pressure change has been induced if the operator-induced pressure change is not detected within the predetermined time period, and to provide a verification indication when the processor receives pressure signals indicative of the operator-induced pressure change in the conduit to thereby verify that the particular fluid supply is connected to the flow control device.
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25. A patient care system for infusing multiple medical fluids, the patient care system comprising:
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a plurality of fluid containers each adapted to hold a separate medical fluid; a plurality of fluid conduits each in fluid communication with a separate fluid container from among the plurality of fluid containers; a plurality of pump channels each adapted to connect to a separate fluid conduit from among the plurality of fluid conduits and to operate on the received conduit to control movement of fluid from the fluid container connected to the received conduit; a plurality of pressure sensors each associated with a pump channel, each coupled to a separate fluid conduit from among the plurality of fluid conduits, and each providing sensor signals representative of pressure in the fluid conduit with which the pressure sensor is coupled; and a processor connected to the plurality of pressure sensors and to the plurality of pump channels, the processor configured to verify that a particular fluid container from among the plurality of fluid containers is connected to a particular pump channel from among the plurality of pump channels; wherein the processor has a connection verification mode in which the processor is configured to monitor the pressure signals for a predetermined time period to detect an operator-induced pressure change, to prompt the operator to confirm that a pressure change has been induced if the operator-induced pressure change is not detected within the predetermined time period time, and to provide a verification indication when the processor receives pressure signals indicative of the operator-induced pressure change in a particular conduit to thereby verify that the particular fluid container is connected to the particular pump channel through the particular conduit.
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26. A method for verifying that a particular fluid supply is connected to a flow control device, wherein the flow control device acts on a fluid conduit coupled to the fluid supply to control movement of fluid from the fluid supply through the fluid conduit, the fluid supply and fluid conduit forming an upstream fluid supply segment, the method comprising:
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prompting an operator to induce a pressure change in the fluid conduit; sensing pressure in the fluid conduit and generating pressure signals representative of the pressure in the fluid conduit; monitoring the pressure signals for a predetermined period of time. processing the pressure signals to detect an operator-induced pressure change in the fluid conduit in response to the step of prompting the operator to induce the pressure change; alerting the operator if the operator confirms that the pressure change has been induced but the processor has not detected a pressure change indicated by the pressure signals within the predetermined time period; and indicating a connection verification that the fluid supply is connected to the flow control device when the operator-induced pressure change is detected from processing the pressure signals.
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