Method and apparatus for controlling an infusion pump or the like
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1. A method for processing medical information comprising:
- first using a portable data collector to collect first information from a first identifier that has first medical information thereon, said first medical information including medical device information from a medical device identifier of a medical device, said medical device information identifying the medical device on a communication network, said first using collecting information by bringing said portable data collector spatially proximate to said first identifier;
second using said portable data collector to collect second information from a second identifier that has second medical information thereon, said second medical information including medication information from a medication container identifier of a medication container, said second using collecting information by bringing said portable data collector spatially proximate to said second identifier;
third using said portable data collector to collect third information from a third identifier that has third medical information thereon, said third medical information including patient information from a patient identifier of a patient identification device linked to a patient, said third using collecting information by bringing said portable data collector spatially proximate to said third identifier;
transferring the medical device information, the medication information, and the patient information to a controller remote from said portable data collector;
comparing the transferred medication information and patient information with prescription information stored by the controller to confirm that the prescription information is for the patient;
transferring at least a portion of the prescription information to the medical device using the medical device information identifying the medical device on the communication network after confirmation that the prescription information is for the patient; and
delivering medication in accordance with said transferred prescription information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling IV medication delivery and monitoring, the method including providing information tags on IV bags that specify delivery parameters, obtaining delivery parameters for at least one bag, associating a controller with a particular patient, comparing patient information for the particular patient with the delivery parameters, determining the efficacy of delivering the medicant to the patient and affecting pump control as a function of the comparison. The method also includes various timing rules and other verification procedures.
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1. A method for processing medical information comprising:
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first using a portable data collector to collect first information from a first identifier that has first medical information thereon, said first medical information including medical device information from a medical device identifier of a medical device, said medical device information identifying the medical device on a communication network, said first using collecting information by bringing said portable data collector spatially proximate to said first identifier; second using said portable data collector to collect second information from a second identifier that has second medical information thereon, said second medical information including medication information from a medication container identifier of a medication container, said second using collecting information by bringing said portable data collector spatially proximate to said second identifier; third using said portable data collector to collect third information from a third identifier that has third medical information thereon, said third medical information including patient information from a patient identifier of a patient identification device linked to a patient, said third using collecting information by bringing said portable data collector spatially proximate to said third identifier; transferring the medical device information, the medication information, and the patient information to a controller remote from said portable data collector; comparing the transferred medication information and patient information with prescription information stored by the controller to confirm that the prescription information is for the patient; transferring at least a portion of the prescription information to the medical device using the medical device information identifying the medical device on the communication network after confirmation that the prescription information is for the patient; and delivering medication in accordance with said transferred prescription information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical system comprising:
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a plurality of medical pumps, each pump having a different identifier corresponding to pump information identifying the respective pump on a communication network where the identifier is readable by a data collector when the data collector is brought proximate to the identifier; a controller remote to the plurality of medical pumps, the controller comprising; a processor linked to a memory storing, for each respective pump, the pump information identifying the respective pump on the communication network, a display, and a communication port; wherein said memory receives medication information related to a specific pump via the communication port from the communication network that includes the pump information for the specific pump and wherein the display displays at least a portion of the received medication information; and wherein said controller monitors operation of each said plurality of medical pumps to deliver said medication in a specified dosage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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