Safe drug delivery system
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1. A method, for safe drug delivery, comprising the steps of:
- retrieving wirelessly, from a programmable memory card attached to a drug container, a patient identity, forming a retrieved patient identity, and drug delivery parameters, forming the retrieved drug delivery parameters;
comparing, at a drug delivery device, the retrieved patient identity with a stored patient identity in the drug delivery device;
issuing an alert if the stored patient identity is different from the retrieved patient identity;
checking operational options of the drug delivery device against the retrieved drug delivery parameters to determine if the operational options of the drug delivery device is capable of delivering the drug according to the retrieved drug delivery parameters;
issuing an alert if the drug delivery device is incapable of delivering the drug according to the retrieved drug delivery parameters;
delivering, by the drug delivery device, a drug in the drug container to a patient according to the retrieved drug delivery parameters;
detecting wirelessly, by the drug delivery device, the programmable memory card is removed;
stopping delivery of the drug in the drug container to the patient if the programmable memory card is removed; and
recording wirelessly, by the drug delivery device, drug delivery data in the programmable memory card, whereinthe drug delivery data comprises type of drug, amount of drug delivered, drug delivery rate, and time of drug delivered and the drug delivery data are sent for recording via the programmable memory card.
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A system for safe delivery of drug to a patient employs a programmable memory card for transferring drug delivery instructions and patient information between a server in a pharmacy and a drug delivery apparatus in a patient room. The server in the pharmacy checks the prescription for safety and the drug delivery apparatus checks for the drug delivery instructions and also the patient identity. The drug delivery apparatus records the information about the drug delivered to the patient onto the programmable memory card at the end of the drug delivery.
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1. A method, for safe drug delivery, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving wirelessly, from a programmable memory card attached to a drug container, a patient identity, forming a retrieved patient identity, and drug delivery parameters, forming the retrieved drug delivery parameters; comparing, at a drug delivery device, the retrieved patient identity with a stored patient identity in the drug delivery device; issuing an alert if the stored patient identity is different from the retrieved patient identity; checking operational options of the drug delivery device against the retrieved drug delivery parameters to determine if the operational options of the drug delivery device is capable of delivering the drug according to the retrieved drug delivery parameters; issuing an alert if the drug delivery device is incapable of delivering the drug according to the retrieved drug delivery parameters; delivering, by the drug delivery device, a drug in the drug container to a patient according to the retrieved drug delivery parameters; detecting wirelessly, by the drug delivery device, the programmable memory card is removed; stopping delivery of the drug in the drug container to the patient if the programmable memory card is removed; and recording wirelessly, by the drug delivery device, drug delivery data in the programmable memory card, wherein the drug delivery data comprises type of drug, amount of drug delivered, drug delivery rate, and time of drug delivered and the drug delivery data are sent for recording via the programmable memory card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A safe drug delivery apparatus comprising:
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a memory card interface retrieving a first patient identity and drug delivery instructions from a memory card attached to a drug container and storing drug delivery data onto the memory card; a non-transitory computer readable storage unit storing a second patient identity and the drug delivery instructions and drug delivery parameters derived from the drug delivery instructions; a drug delivery mechanism configured to deliver a drug to a patient according to the drug delivery parameters; and a controller checking the second patient identity in the non-transitory computer readable storage unit against the first patient identity and checking operational options of the safe drug delivery apparatus against the drug delivery parameters to determine if the operational options of the safe drug delivery apparatus is capable of delivering the drug according to the drug delivery parameters, the controller being capable of overriding the second patient identity in the non-transitory computer readable storage unit with the first patient identity, wherein the controller stops delivery of the drug in the drug container to the patient if the memory card is removed; wherein the drug delivery data comprises type of drug, amount of drug delivered by the drug delivery mechanism, drug delivery rate, and time of drug delivered, and the safe drug delivery apparatus records the drug delivery data to the memory card for external recording purpose. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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