System and method for programming a clinical device

• US 20050113945A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 05/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/1995
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Engleson, Joseph J., Chamberlain, Craig
• Granted Patent: US 7,117,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/86
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/10 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• 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 2205/502 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 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 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A care management system in which the management of the administration of care for patients is automated. Hospital information systems are monitored and the information from those systems is used in verifying the administrations of care to patients. The care management system monitors ongoing administrations for progress and automatically updates records and provides alarms when necessary. The care management system is modular in nature but is fully integrated among its modules. Particular lists of data, such as the termination times of all ongoing infusions, provide hospital staff current information for increased accuracy and efficiency in planning. Features include the automatic provision of infusion parameters to pumps for accurate and efficient configuration of the pump, and providing an alarm when an unscheduled suspension of an infusion exceeds a predetermined length of time. A passive recognition system for identifying patients and care givers is provided.

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient, the system comprising:

a first processor in operable communication with the clinical device;

input means operatively connected to the first processor for input of information related to the delivery of medication to the first processor;

a second processor having a memory in which is stored information related to the delivery of medication to the patient;

a means for communicating information related to the delivery of medication to the patient between the first and second processors, the information including identification data and clinical device operating parameters;

wherein identification data input into the first processor is compared to the stored identification data by either the first or second processor and the second processor downloads clinical device operating parameters to the first processor to program and operate the clinical device in accordance with the downloaded operating parameters if the comparison of the identification data satisfies a predetermined condition.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the information related to the delivery of medication to the patient stored within the memory further includes clinical device location data, and the communication means is also for communicating the clinical device location data from the first processor to the second processor for storing the clinical device location data in the memory.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the information related to the delivery of medication to the patient stored in the memory further includes clinical device usage data and the communication means is also for communicating clinical device usage data from the first processor to the second processor for storing the clinical device usage data in the memory.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the information related to the delivery of medication to the patient stored in the memory further includes clinical device maintenance data and the communication means is also for communicating clinical device maintenance data from the first processor to the second processor for storing the clinical device maintenance data in the memory.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the information related to the delivery of medication to the patient stored in the memory includes medical administration records, each medical administration record including patient identification data and medical treatment data.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the medical treatment data includes clinical device operating parameters.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the communication means is also for communicating medical treatment data input into the first processor by the input means to the second processor for storing the medical treatment data in the medical administration record corresponding to the patient being treated.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the communication means includes a first transmitter/receiver operatively connected to the first processor for transmitting and receiving information related to the delivery of medication to the patient to and from the second processor;

and

a second transmitter/receiver operatively connected to the second processor for transmitting and receiving information related to the delivery of medication to the patient to and from the first processor.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the first input means comprises a barcode reader.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the first input means comprises an RF transponder.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising an identification device located on an individual;

wherein the RF transponder interacts with the identification device to provide a signal to the first processor representing the identity of the individual.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the identification device comprises an electrical circuit.

25. A system for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:

a first processor operably connected to the clinical device;

a sensor in communication with the first processor, the sensor including circuit means for transmitting a signal and for receiving information related to the delivery of medication communicated to the sensor in response thereto, wherein the received information is communicated to the first processor;

a passive identification device located on a patient including means responsive to the signal to communicate the information related to the delivery of medication to the sensor;

a second processor having a memory in which is stored information related to the delivery of medication to the patient;

a means for communicating information related to the delivery of medication to the patient between the first and second processors, the information including identification data and clinical device operating parameters;

wherein identification data input into the first processor is compared to the stored identification data by either the first or second processor and the second processor downloads clinical device operating parameters to the first processor to program and operate the clinical device in accordance with the downloaded operating parameters if the comparison of the identification data satisfies a predetermined condition.

26. A method for programming a clinical device to deliver medication to a patient comprising:

storing information related to the delivery of medication to a patient in a memory;

sensing information related to the delivery of medication to a patient from an identification device associated with a patient;

comparing the sensed information with the stored information;

communicating clinical operating parameters to the clinical device to program the clinical device if the comparison of the sensed information with the stored information satisfies a predetermined condition.