System for guiding a user during programming of a medical device
DCFirst Claim
1. A medical pump system that provides advance guidance to a user regarding existence and non-existence of a valid input range for a pump programming parameter, comprising:
- an input device for entering a value of a pump programming parameter;
a memory for storing constraints related to the pump programming parameter;
a processor in communication with the memory and the input device, the processor being operable to utilize the constraints to determine and generate a signal, determined from among an affirmative signal and a negative signal, indicating whether a valid input range exists for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter; and
an output device in communication with the processor to receive the signal indicating whether a valid input range exists for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter and, for both a determination that the signal is the affirmative signal and a determination that the signal is the negative signal, explicitly generate a notification to a user of the medical pump system based on the signal immediately prior to attempted input of the to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter.
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Abstract
A medical pump that provides advance guidance to a user regarding existence and limits of a valid input range for a pump programming parameter includes an input device for entering a value of a pump programming parameter, a memory for storing constraints related to the pump programming parameter, and a processor in communication with the memory and the input device. The processor dynamically utilizes the constraints to determine and generate a signal indicating whether a valid input range exists for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter and notifies the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A medical pump system that provides advance guidance to a user regarding existence and non-existence of a valid input range for a pump programming parameter, comprising:
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an input device for entering a value of a pump programming parameter; a memory for storing constraints related to the pump programming parameter; a processor in communication with the memory and the input device, the processor being operable to utilize the constraints to determine and generate a signal, determined from among an affirmative signal and a negative signal, indicating whether a valid input range exists for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter; and an output device in communication with the processor to receive the signal indicating whether a valid input range exists for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter and, for both a determination that the signal is the affirmative signal and a determination that the signal is the negative signal, explicitly generate a notification to a user of the medical pump system based on the signal immediately prior to attempted input of the to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical pump system that provides advance guidance to a user regarding unavailability of a valid input range for a pump programming parameter, comprising:
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an input device for entering a value of a pump programming parameter; a memory for storing constraints related to the pump programming parameter; a processor in communication with the memory and the input device, the processor being operable to utilize the constraints to determine and generate a signal indicating unavailability of a valid input range for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter; and an output device in communication with the processor to receive the signal indicating the unavailability of a valid input range for a to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter and generate a notification of the unavailability of a valid input range to a user of the medical pump system based on the signal prior to attempted input of the to-be-entered value of the pump programming parameter.
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