Medication management system

• US 9,123,077 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2004
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Hospira Incorporated (Pfizer Inc.)
• Inventors: Silkaitis, Raymond P., Holland, Geoffrey N., Keely, Patrick B., Pelletier, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): SOREY, ROBERT A
• Application Number:
  US10/783,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20080133265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,211 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A medication management system (MMS) includes a medication management unit (MMU) associated with a medical device. The MMU downloads a medication order to the medical device only if information from a first input matches information from a second input. The medical device receives delivery information only from the MMU. The medication order is performed only after delivery data validation. The MMU also determines drug-drug incompatibility. The MMU can modulate (start, stop, and dynamically adjust) medication order performance. The medical device wirelessly receives a patient ID to automatically associate with the patient. During delivery, the medical device caches an updated drug library to replace an existing one. The medical device displays a patient picture for validation. The MMU evaluates the performance of medical devices and caregivers based medical device feedback. The MMU adjusts the output of medical device information conveyed to a caregiver.

Claims

1. A system for administering medication to a patient comprising:

an infusion pump comprising;

a pump housing,

a processor that acts as a web server disposed in the pump housing, wherein the processor is configured to communicate with a web browser client device that is remote from the infusion pump,

a unitary dual function touch screen display located on the pump housing and in communication with the processor, wherein the dual function touch screen display comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to display a pump information screen and wherein the second portion is configured to concurrently display a web browser screen.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the pump information comprises a digital photo of a patient the infusion pump is currently associated with.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the digital photo of a patient the infusion pump is currently associated with is transmitted directly to the infusion pump by a patient identification indicator device located on the patient.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the pump information comprises pump monitor information.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the pump monitor information includes infusion pump operating parameters selected from a group of infusion pump operating parameters consisting of dose, rate, duration and volume.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor supplies the web browser client device with web browser information.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the web browser information includes a caregiver task list.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor supplies the web browser client device with pump information.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

a medication management unit in electronic communication with the infusion pump and having a processing unit and a storage medium coupled to the processing unit, the storage medium containing programming code executed by the processing unit to;

store infusion pump operating parameters specific to a patient and a digital photo of the patient in the storage medium;

transmit the infusion pump operating parameters specific to a patient and the digital photo of the patient from the medication management unit to the infusion pump; and

wherein the processor of the infusion pump receives the infusion pump operating parameters specific to a patient and the digital photo of the patient from the medication management unit and displays the infusion pump operating parameters specific to a patient and the digital photo of the patient as pump information.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to permit a remote web browser to associate with the infusion pump to configure the infusion pump.