System and method for configuring a rule set for medical event management and responses

• US 8,271,106 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2010
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hospira Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Wehba, Steven R., Ruchti, Timothy L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Masinick, Michael D
• Application Number:
  US12/761,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20100268157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 887 Days
• Field of Search: 700/80, 700/86, 700/89, 704/257
• US Class Current: 700/89
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1405 Patient controlled analgesia [PCA]
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14296 Pharmacokinetic models
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/04 Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 Heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/201 Glucose concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/202 partial carbon oxide pressure, e.g. partial dioxide pressure (P-CO2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/205 partial oxygen pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/42 Rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/50 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 : for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A system and method to configure a rule set used in connection with a medical monitoring system for monitoring patients and patient care equipment, especially medication delivery pumps, based on a variety of conditions and parameters associated with monitored biometric information and equipment information and for providing user-defined responses to those conditions and parameters.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a medical system algorithm by an authorized medical caregiver, the steps of the method comprising:

providing a context free grammar to define the medical system algorithm, the grammar comprising non-terminal parameter symbols and terminal parameter symbols that are configured to be satisfied by a plurality of non-terminal medical system parameters and terminal medical system parameters, respectively, the grammar further comprising non-terminal condition symbols and terminal condition symbols that are configured to be satisfied by a plurality of non-terminal medical system conditions and terminal medical system conditions, respectively, the grammar further comprising a response symbol that is configured to be satisfied by a plurality of medical system responses;

receiving a first parameter selection comprising at least of one of the non-terminal parameters or at least one of the terminal parameters, defined by the grammar;

receiving a respective first medical system condition selection corresponding to the at least one of the non-terminal parameter symbol or terminal parameter symbol for the selected first parameter selection defined by the grammar;

receiving a medical system response selection;

generating the medical system algorithm from the first parameter selection, the first medical system condition selection, and the medical system response selection; and

storing the generated medical system algorithm for later use by an automated medical device wherein the generated medical system algorithm can be selected independently from other stored medical system algorithms.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first parameter selection comprises at least one of the non-terminal parameter symbols and at least one of the terminal parameter symbols defined by the grammar.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the response symbol comprises one of a non-terminal response symbol and a terminal response symbol, wherein the response symbol is configured to be satisfied by non-terminal medical system responses and terminal medical system responses, respectively.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving a medical system response comprises receiving a non-terminal medical system response.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving a second parameter selection comprising at least of one of the non-terminal parameter symbols or at least one of the terminal parameter symbols defined by the grammar; and

, receiving a respective second medical system condition selection corresponding to the at least one of the non-terminal parameter symbol or terminal parameter symbol for the selected second parameter selection defined by the grammar.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the second parameter selection comprises at least one of the non-terminal parameter symbols and at least one of the terminal parameter symbols defined by the grammar.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the first medical system parameter selection is a first alarm selection and wherein the second medical system parameter selection is a second alarm selection, different than the first alarm selection.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the first alarm selection is for an alarm related to a medical pump function and wherein the second alarm selection is for an alarm related to a patient monitor function.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the alarm related to the medical pump function is one of a loss of communication with the medical pump alarm and status of medical pump parameter alarm.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the alarm related to the patient monitor function is one of a loss of communication with the patient monitor alarm and status of a patient monitor parameter alarm.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the first medical system parameter selection is a first alarm selection.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the first alarm selection is one of an alarm related to a medical pump function and wherein the second alarm selection is for an alarm related to a patient monitor function.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the first medical system parameter is a component of a medical system condition.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

receiving a first Boolean connector selection, wherein the step of generating the medical system algorithm is further generated from the first Boolean connector.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of:

receiving a second Boolean connector selection, wherein the step of generating the medical system algorithm is further generated from the second Boolean connector.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the medical system parameters are alternative medical system parameters within the grammar, wherein the alternative medical parameters do not represent a medical state or condition of a patient.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the medical system parameters defined by the grammar comprises both terminal and non-terminal components.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of receiving a response selection comprises receiving a plurality of response selections.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the first medical system parameter selection is received through a first region of a user interface display and wherein the medical system response selection is received through a second region of the user interface display.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein at least one of the alternative medical system parameters defined by the grammar comprises a change in communication state with a medical device.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the first condition selection comprises at least one of a time symbol, a patient drug load symbol, a delivery to demand load symbol, a mean drug consumption symbol, and a patient drug factor symbol.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the medical system response comprises at least one of an implementation of another medical system algorithm, an adjustment of a drug delivery rate, a pause to a drug delivery, and a medical diagnosis.

23. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

receiving a clinical care area (CCA) selection for the medical system algorithm for categorizing the medical system algorithm by CCA; and

, associating the CCA selection with the medical system algorithm and storing the association.