Displaying a barcode on a display of an infusion pump

• US 8,567,681 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2011
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Borges, Gregory, Vik, Daniel, Gaetano, Jeffrey L
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mikels, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US13/069,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20120241525A1
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462
• US Class Current: 235/462.13
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6063 Optical identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6072 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06112 the marking being simulated using a light source, e.g. a barcode shown on a display or a laser beam with time-varying intensity profile
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

An infusion pump system includes an infusion channel, and a display associated with the infusion channel. The display is for rendering a scannable barcode.

Claims

1. An infusion pump system comprising:

an infusion channel;

a display associated with said infusion channel, wherein said display is for rendering a scannable barcode; and

a barcode generator for dynamically generating in real-time a first scannable barcode and a second scannable barcode in response to dynamically changing input information, wherein said second scannable barcode replaces said first scannable barcode on said display, wherein at least one of said first scannable barcode and said second scannable barcode comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL);

wherein the URL is directed to a resource location, which when accessed by a mobile device, causes information associated with an alarm for the infusion pump system or information associated with a malfunction for the infusion pump system to be displayed on a screen of the mobile device.

2. The infusion pump system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of infusion channels; and

a plurality of displays associated with said plurality of infusion channels, wherein said plurality of displays are for rendering a plurality of scannable barcodes that correspond to said plurality of infusion channels.

3. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said display is associated with a plurality of infusion channels.

4. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said display is integrated with said pump.

5. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said display is a transmissive display.

6. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said display is a reflective display.

7. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said input information is selected from a group consisting of:

configuration data, unique device data and system state.

8. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said input information comprises:

configuration data and unique device data.

9. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein said display is further configured for rendering user readable information.

10. A method for displaying a barcode on a display of an infusion pump system, said method comprising:

dynamically generating in real-time a first scannable barcode and dynamically generating in real-time a second scannable barcode in response to dynamically changing input information, wherein at least one of said first scannable barcode and said second scannable barcode comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which when activated by a mobile device scanning a barcode containing the URL, causes context-sensitive instruction material to be displayed on the mobile device;

displaying said first scannable barcode on a display of said infusion pump system; and

displaying said second scannable barcode to replace said first scannable barcode on said display.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said input information is selected from a group consisting of:

configuration data, unique device data and system state.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said input information comprises:

configuration data and unique device data.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said barcode on a display of said infusion pump system comprises:

displaying a plurality of barcodes on a corresponding plurality of displays, wherein said plurality of displays are associated with a plurality of infusion channels.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said barcode on a display of said infusion pump system comprises:

displaying a barcode of a plurality of barcodes on said display, wherein said plurality of barcodes are associated with a plurality of infusion channels.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said barcode on a display of said infusion pump system comprises:

displaying said barcode on a transmissive display.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said barcode on a display of said infusion pump system comprises:

displaying said barcode on a reflective display.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying user-readable information on said display.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

scanning said barcode displayed on said display.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the context-sensitive instruction material comprises:

at least one video to be displayed on the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 10, wherein the context-sensitive instruction material comprises:

at least one diagram to be displayed on the mobile device.

21. A method comprising:

dynamically generating a series of scannable barcodes on a display of an infusion pump system in response to dynamically changing input information characterizing operation of the infusion pump system;

scanning at least a portion of the scannable barcodes to obtain infusion related data; and

populating, based on the obtained infusion related data, fields of an Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR).