Medical device with contextual awareness
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1. A medical device comprising:
- an interventional element communicating with a patient to perform a medical procedure on the patient;
a data input device for receiving data related to an interventional task performed by the interventional element;
a data communication link for electronic data communication with external devices including an external data serving device and at least one external predicate data device; and
an electronic controller communicating with the interventional element, the data input device, and the data communication link and executing a stored program to;
(a) transmit the data related to the interventional task to the external data serving device to receive an operation protocol according to the data related to the interventional task, the operation protocol providing rules related to performance of the interventional task and an identification of required predicate data for the performance of the interventional task;
(b) based on the received operation protocol, discover predicate data of the required predicate data from the at least one external predicate data device; and
(c) execute and monitor execution of the interventional task according to the received operation protocol and predicate data from the external data serving device and the at least one external predicate data device.
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Abstract
A medical device, such as an infusion pump, obtains a contextual awareness of its operation by communicating with centralized patient records and or other medical equipment communicating with a common patient, and/or provides real time advisory information, at care point or remotely. A protocol obtained by the medical device from a protocol server provides context-aware protocols and necessary predicate information for those protocols. This predicate information may be discovered by the medical device communicating with electronic medical records and the associated medical equipment.
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16 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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an interventional element communicating with a patient to perform a medical procedure on the patient; a data input device for receiving data related to an interventional task performed by the interventional element; a data communication link for electronic data communication with external devices including an external data serving device and at least one external predicate data device; and an electronic controller communicating with the interventional element, the data input device, and the data communication link and executing a stored program to; (a) transmit the data related to the interventional task to the external data serving device to receive an operation protocol according to the data related to the interventional task, the operation protocol providing rules related to performance of the interventional task and an identification of required predicate data for the performance of the interventional task; (b) based on the received operation protocol, discover predicate data of the required predicate data from the at least one external predicate data device; and (c) execute and monitor execution of the interventional task according to the received operation protocol and predicate data from the external data serving device and the at least one external predicate data device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical pump delivery system comprising:
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a medical sensor system providing; (a) at least one sensor with a patient to obtain medical information on a real-time basis; (b) a first data communication link for electronic data communication with external devices including an external data serving device; and a medical pump system providing; (a) a pump for the delivery of a liquid medicament; (b) a data input device for receiving data related to a pump task in delivery of the liquid medicament; (c) a second data communication link for electronic data communication with external devices including at least one external predicate data device; and (d) an electronic controller communicating with the pump, the data input device, and the first and second data communication link and executing a stored program to; (i) transmit the data related to the pump task to the external data serving device to receive an operation protocol according to the data related to the interventional task, the operation protocol providing rules related to performance of the pump task and an identification of required predicate data for the performance of the pump task; (ii) based on the received operation protocol, discover predicate data of the required predicate data from the at least one external predicate data device; and (iii) monitor execution of the pump task according to the received operation protocol and predicate data from the external data serving device and the at least one external predicate data device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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