Matching delayed infusion auto-programs with manually entered infusion programs

• US 10,799,632 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2019
• Issued: 10/13/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ICU Medical Incorporated
• Inventors: Kohlbrecher, Christopher E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hartman, Jr., Ronald D
• Application Number:
  US16/296,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20190269852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/14208 with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6054 Magnetic 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: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system and method that identifies delayed infusion programs at an infusion pump or with a first computer and an infusion pump. The first computer receives an infusion auto-program from a remote source, transmits the infusion auto-program to the infusion pump, and sends a stale auto-program to the infusion pump. The infusion pump receives a manual infusion program, saves and executes the manual infusion program, and compares the stale auto-program to the manual infusion program to identify potential matches between the stale auto-program and the manual infusion program. The infusion pump evaluates the potential matches and determines if the potential matches are within a predefined tolerance, continues to execute the at least one manual infusion program on the infusion pump if the potential matches are within the predefined tolerance, and remotely saves differences in the manual infusion program and the at stale auto-program in a remote server for later analysis.

Claims

1. A system configured to identify an acceptable manual infusion program, the system comprising:

a first computer comprising a computer network interface; and

an infusion pump configured to communicate with said first computer using said computer network interface, the infusion pump configured to;

receive a stale auto-program comprising infusion program settings, wherein the stale auto-program was previously unable to be transmitted to the infusion pump,

receive a manual infusion program,

execute said manual infusion program,

compare said stale auto-program to said manual infusion program, wherein said comparison is based on one or more infusion parameters,

determine differences between said stale auto-program and said manual infusion program based on the one or more infusion parameters are within a predefined tolerance, and

continue to execute said manual infusion program on said infusion pump.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said manual infusion program is provided in a drug library stored at said infusion pump.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said first computer is further configured to save said differences between said manual infusion program and said stale auto-program to a remote server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said infusion pump is further configured to receive said manual infusion program from a caregiver and save identification data associated with said caregiver.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said infusion pump is further configured to determine a scoring of accuracy based on said comparison of said stale auto-program and said manual infusion program, wherein said scoring of accuracy comprises an acceptability level of said manual infusion program.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said infusion pump is further configured to generate a report from said comparison of said stale auto-program and said manual infusion program, and wherein said report comprises one or more of a time differential between a completion time of said manual infusion program and a completion time of said stale auto-program, a scoring of accuracy comprising an acceptability level of said manual infusion program and said stale auto-program, and a rating of a caregiver.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said infusion pump is further configured to transmit said manual infusion program to said first computer, and wherein said first computer is further configured to save said manual infusion program and identification data of a caregiver.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said first computer is further configured to compare said manual infusion program to said stale auto-program to determine a scoring of accuracy comprising an acceptability level of said manual infusion program.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said first computer is further configured to generate a report from said comparison of said manual infusion program and said stale auto-program, wherein said report comprises one or more of a time differential between completion time of said manual infusion program and a completion time of said stale auto-program, a scoring of accuracy comprising an acceptability level of said manual infusion program, and a rating of a caregiver.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said infusion pump is further configured to verify the infusion program settings against a drug library installed on the infusion pump.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said stale auto-program further comprises fluid container information and infusion pump information.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more of infusion parameters comprises infusion pump operating parameters, a volume to be infused, or a rate of delivery.

13. A method for identifying delayed infusion programs at an infusion pump comprising:

receiving a stale auto-program from a first computer,

receiving a manual infusion program from a caregiver,

executing said manual infusion program received from said caregiver,

comparing said stale auto-program to said manual infusion program, wherein said comparing is based on one or more infusion parameters,

determining that differences between the stale auto-program and the manual infusion program are within a predefined tolerance, and

continuing to execute said manual infusion program on said infusion pump.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising saving said manual infusion program in a drug library stored at said infusion pump.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising saving said differences to a remote server.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising verifying the infusion program settings against a drug library installed on the infusion pump.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, via said first computer, an infusion auto-program from a remote source, wherein said infusion auto-program comprises infusion program settings; and

queuing said infusion auto-program when said first computer is unable to transmit said infusion auto-program to said at least one infusion pump, wherein said queued infusion auto-program becomes the stale auto-program.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising saving a first event alert indicating the manual infusion program as an acceptable potential match.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising saving a second event alert indicating the auto-program as an un-executed program if the manual infusion program is an acceptable potential match.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein said stale infusion auto-program comprises IV drug container information, infusion pump information, and infusion program settings.