User interface improvements for medical devices

• US 9,026,370 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2008
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hospira Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Rubalcaba, Bernardino Jr., Cozmi, Mihaela, Davis, Glenn, LeCaptain, Angela, Schroeder, Katalin M., Silkaitis, Raymond P., Willey, Suzanne, Fathallah, Marwan A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sasaki, Shogo
• Application Number:
  US12/337,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177180A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,330 Days
• Field of Search: 700/266, 604/131
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14212 Pumping with an aspiration and an expulsion action
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14228 with linear peristaltic action, i.e. comprising at least three pressurising members or a helical member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14232 Roller pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2016 Rotation, translation, scaling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/06 Intravenous injection support

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for operating a medical device with or without a cassette in place. A method is disclosed for adding additional VTBI to an ongoing infusion without stopping the infusion and with maintaining the infusion parameters. A method and system is disclosed for changing the CCA without having to interrupt or completely stop an ongoing infusion. Quick titration buttons are provided to allow improved navigation between various delivery display screens.

Claims

1. A method for configuring and controlling programmability of an infuser adapted to receive and act upon a portion of an administration set to deliver medication, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an input device for inputting infuser settings, one of the infuser settings including a user selectable infuser configuration parameter that has an affirmative value that allows programming of the infuser independent of receipt of the administration set by the infuser and a negative value that prevents programming of the infuser until the administration set is received by the infuser;

receiving a value of said user selectable infuser configuration parameter; and

operating the infuser in accordance with the value of said user selectable infuser configuration parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a medication management unit is in communication with the infuser and the input device and the medication management unit is included in performing the step of receiving said value of said user selectable infuser configurable parameter and then performs a step of transmitting the value to the infuser prior to the operating step.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of displaying on the input device the value of said user selectable infuser configuration parameter.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising storing the value as part of a user-customizable drug library in a memory associated with the medication management unit and wherein the transmitting step includes downloading the user-customizable drug library to the infuser.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of operating the infuser further comprises:

detecting whether said administration set has been received by the infuser;

if said administration set has not been received by the infuser and the value of said user selectable infuser configuration parameter has the negative value, generating a warning message based on the negative value, the warning message indicating that said administration set must be received by the infuser to allow programming of the infuser.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying the warning message on a display screen associated with the infuser.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said administration set comprises a cassette.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the affirmative value allows infuser programming without receipt of the cassette by the infuser.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the infuser settings including the user selectable infuser configuration parameter correspond to a specific infuser make and model.

10. A medication management system for controlling programmability of an infuser adapted to receive and act upon a portion of an administration set to deliver medication, the system comprising:

a medication management unit having a processing unit, a storage medium coupled to the processing unit, and an input device including a display screen connected to the processing unit; and

an infuser in communication with the medication management unit and having a processor;

the storage medium containing programming code executed by the processing unit to;

display on the display screen of the input device a worksheet for input of infuser settings, one of the infuser settings including a user selectable infuser configuration parameter that has an affirmative value that allows programming of the infuser independent of receipt of the administration set by the infuser and a negative value that prevents programming of the infuser until the administration set is received by the infuser;

receive a value of said user selectable infuser configuration parameter;

transmit the value to the infuser; and

the processor of the infuser being adapted to operate the infuser according to the value.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein a pump display screen is associated with the infuser and the processor is configured to detect whether said administration set has been received by the infuser;

and, if said administration set has not been received by the infuser and the value of the user selectable infuser configuration parameter is the negative value, generate a warning message on the pump display screen indicating that said administration set must be received by the infuser to allow programming of the infuser.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said administration set comprises a cassette.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the affirmative value allows infuser programming without receipt of the cassette by the infuser.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the infuser settings including the user selectable infuser configuration parameter correspond to a specific infuser make and model.