Displaying a barcode on a display of an infusion pump

• US 9,530,087 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2015
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• 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, Gaetano, Jeffrey L., Vik, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Mikels, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US14/886,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20160042264A1
• Time in Patent Office: 435 Days
• Field of Search: 235/435, 235/439, 235/454, 235/462
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 the infusion channel for rendering scannable barcodes;

a wireless interface; and

a barcode generator to generate in real-time a first scannable barcode and a second scannable barcode in response to input information comprising configuration information received via the wireless interface from a remote medical system, wherein the configuration information includes a volume infused by the infusion pump system via the infusion channel and a volume of medication remaining, wherein the second scannable barcode replaces the first scannable barcode on the display.

2. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first scannable barcode and the second scannable barcode comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

3. The infusion pump system of claim 2, 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.

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

a plurality of infusion channels; and

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

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

6. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein the display is integrated with the pump.

7. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein the display is a transmissive display.

8. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein the display is a reflective display.

9. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein the input information further comprises:

unique device data.

10. The infusion pump system of claim 9, wherein the input information further comprises:

system state information.

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

12. The infusion pump system of claim 1, wherein the configuration data further includes one or more of:

a specification of a barcode format, or a symbology and encoding to create the first scannable barcode and the second scannable barcode.

13. The infusion pump system of claim 9, wherein the unique device data includes one or more of:

a model number for the infusion pump, a serial number for the infusion pump, or a media access control address for the infusion pump.