Tool for interfacing with an infusion pump

• US 9,687,601 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2009
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Curlin Medical (Moog Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Curlin Medical (Moog Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kotnik, Paul T, Balci, Rana, Khare, Rajat, Bartz, Troy A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desanto, Matthew F
• Application Number:
  US13/127,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20110264044A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,805 Days
• Field of Search: 604 65- 67, 700 87, 700282, 705 2, 705 3
• 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 2205/6009 for matching patient with his treatment, e.g. to improve transfusion security
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6072 Bar codes
• 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 5/145 using pressurised reservoirs, e.g. pressurised by means of pistons
• 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

Abstract

A tool or computer-readable medium for interfacing with an infusion pump includes i) computer-readable code for generating a drug library, generating a run profile, or a combination thereof, and ii) computer-readable code for configuring the infusion pump.

Claims

1. An infusion pump system, comprising:

an infusion pump; and

an apparatus for interfacing with the infusion pump, the apparatus including;

a pharmacy tool including a drug library of a plurality of drugs, the drug library including information regarding name, concentration, and delivery mode of each of the plurality of drugs, the pharmacy tool being configured to update the drug library according to a user input and assign a version identifier to each update of the drug library, each update associated with a change to the information of the plurality of drugs, the pharmacy tool configured to generate a run profile from a retrieved physician'"'"'s prescription for a patient, the run profile corresponding to an infusion protocol of one of the plurality of drugs of the drug library on the infusion pump for the patient;

a machine readable label generator configured to generate a machine readable label that includes the run profile and the version identifier of the drug library on the pharmacy tool associated with the run profile; and

a biotech tool adapted to configure the infusion pump, including sending the drug library and the version identifier to the infusion pump for local storage on the infusion pump;

wherein the infusion pump is configured to determine whether the version identifier on the generated machine readable label matches the version identifier sent from the biotech tool, and perform an action based upon the determination that the version identifier sent from the biotech tool does not match the version identifier on the generated machine readable label;

wherein the infusion pump is configured to determine whether the run profile is within a safety standard;

wherein the action is an update of the drug library on the infusion pump via the pharmacy tool.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein configuring the infusion pump includes entering:

at least one infusion parameter;

an identification of the patient;

a delivery mode;

a power-saving configuration;

or combinations thereof.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein configuring the infusion pump further includes:

requesting, from the infusion pump, a report including at least one operating parameter of the infusion pump during an infusion; and

commanding the infusion pump to perform functions suitable to operate the infusion pump.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein configuring the infusion pump further includes generating at least one of i) a general log including data related to an operation of the infusion pump, ii) a PCA log including data related to a PCA delivery of a drug using the infusion pump, iii) an alarm log including data related an alarm condition of the infusion pump, or iv) a patient information log including data related to the patient.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the configuring the infusion pump further includes periodically checking at least one of:

an operation state of the infusion pump;

an operation state of components associated with the infusion pump;

or maintenance of the infusion pump.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a certification tool configured to determine whether maintenance has been performed on the infusion pump.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the maintenance includes a determination that the infusion pump has been cleaned.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the certification tool includes determining a next maintenance date for maintenance on the infusion pump.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the drug library includes a care area, at least one infusion parameter, and a report.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the pharmacy tool is configured to publish the drug library.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the run profile includes:

at least one of;

a patient identification, a delivery mode, a care area, or a drug name.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the machine readable label is a barcode label.