User interface improvements for medical devices
First Claim
1. A medical pump for delivering a plurality of therapeutic agents contained in a container, the pump comprising:
- a pump housing;
a pump channel carried by the pump housing and adapted to deliver therapeutic agents from the container to a patient;
wherein the container has a label that has information regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second therapeutic agent contained in the container;
a pump user interface carried on the pump housing and including a display having a first area for displaying the information on the label regarding the first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for concurrently displaying the information on the label regarding the second therapeutic agent contained in the container;
wherein when an electronic image of the label is supplied to the display, at least a portion of the electronic image of the label is displayed concurrently with the information regarding the first therapeutic agent and the second therapeutic agent, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for operating a medical device with a screen having an improved graphical user interface, which selectively reallocates screen display for both single and multi-channel pumps. Channel indicators associate operation information with a specific delivery channel. Patient or drug order verification is facilitated with a rendering of the patient or the entire drug order/label on the screen. Decimal numbers are presented in vertically offset decimal format. A dual function button cancels the current operation and, after a delay, clears entered parameters. An area sensitive scrollbar cycles through information at various speeds. Screen brightness is adjusted based on an ambient light detector. A screen saver mode activates based on several operating conditions. The screen is incorporated in a removable user interface.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A medical pump for delivering a plurality of therapeutic agents contained in a container, the pump comprising:
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a pump housing; a pump channel carried by the pump housing and adapted to deliver therapeutic agents from the container to a patient; wherein the container has a label that has information regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second therapeutic agent contained in the container; a pump user interface carried on the pump housing and including a display having a first area for displaying the information on the label regarding the first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for concurrently displaying the information on the label regarding the second therapeutic agent contained in the container; wherein when an electronic image of the label is supplied to the display, at least a portion of the electronic image of the label is displayed concurrently with the information regarding the first therapeutic agent and the second therapeutic agent, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of displaying a medication order at a medical pump, the mediation order being defined by a plurality of therapeutic agents of predetermined amounts contained, in a single container, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a label on the container having information regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second therapeutic agent contained in the container; providing a display screen carried on a pump housing attached to a pump channel wherein the display screen has a first area for displaying the information on the label regarding the first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for concurrently displaying the information on the label regarding the second therapeutic agent contained in the container; and simultaneously displaying on the display screen information regarding the first and second therapeutic agents contained in the container; wherein when an electronic image of the label is supplied to the display, at least a portion of the electronic image of the label is displayed concurrently with the information regarding the first therapeutic agent and the second therapeutic agent, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of verifying a medication order to be delivered by a medical pump having a processor from a pre-filled container equipped with a label including at least some human-readable drug delivery information, comprising the steps of:
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providing a display screen on the medical pump, the display screen being connected to the processor; providing a first area for displaying information on the label regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for displaying information on the label regarding a second therapeutic agent contained in the container, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set; supplying an electronic image of the label in its entirety to the processor of the medical pump; and displaying the electronic image in its entirety on the display screen of the medical pump; and displaying information regarding the first therapeutic agent contained in the container in the first area and displaying information regarding the second therapeutic agent in the second area concurrently with the electronic image of the label; comparing the displayed electronic image with the label on the container at the medical pump. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for verifying a medication order to be dispensed by a medical pump from a pre-filled container having a label including at least some human-readable drug delivery information, the system comprising:
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a medical pump including a processor, a pump channel and a display screen attached to the pump channel and connected to the processor; a label image generator for transmitting an electronic image of the label in its entirety to the processor of the medical pump; and the display screen being adapted to display at least a portion of the label; the display having a first area for concurrently displaying information regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for concurrently displaying information regarding a second therapeutic agent contained in the container, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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