METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAMMING AN INFUSION PUMP

• US 20110259954A1
• Filed: 10/22/2009
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Curlin Medical (Moog Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Curlin Medical (Moog Incorporated)
• Inventors: Bartz, Troy A., Kotnik, Paul T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,352,290 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• 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: A61M 5/1452 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 method of automatically programming an infusion pump includes scanning, via a machine-readable scanner wirelessly connected to the infusion pump, a machine-readable label for a drug container to automatically program the infusion pump according to a protocol included in the label. The machine-readable label for the drug container further includes a drug name and data associated with a drug corresponding to the drug name.

Claims

1. A method of automatically programming an infusion pump, the method comprising:

providing a machine-readable label for a drug container, the machine-readable label for the drug container including a drug name, data associated with a drug corresponding to the drug name, and a protocol for infusing the drug; and

scanning the label, via a machine-readable scanner wirelessly connected to the infusion pump, to automatically program the infusion pump according to the protocol included in the label.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the machine-readable label for the drug container is a bar code label, and wherein the machine-readable scanner is a bar code scanner.

3. The method as defined in claim 2 wherein the bar code label is encoded with extensible markup language, binary code language, text, American standard code for information exchange, or combinations thereof.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the machine-readable label for the drug container further includes a name of a subject, and wherein the method further comprises:

providing a machine-readable label for the subject, the machine-readable label for the subject including at least the subject'"'"'s name and personal information associated with the subject;

scanning the machine-readable label of the subject via the machine-readable scanner;

comparing the subject'"'"'s name included in the machine-readable label for the subject with the name of the subject included in the machine-readable label for the drug container; and

determining whether a match exists between the subject'"'"'s name included in the machine-readable label for the subject and the name of the subject included in the machine-readable label for the drug container.

5. The method as defined in claim 4 wherein a match exists between the subject'"'"'s name included in the machine-readable label for the subject and the name of the subject included in the machine-readable label for the drug container, and wherein the method further comprises automatically programming the infusion pump with the protocol included in the machine-readable label for the drug container.

6. The method as defined in claim 4 wherein a match does not exist between the subject'"'"'s name included in the machine-readable label for the subject and the name of the subject included in the machine-readable label for the drug container, and wherein the method further comprises rejecting the protocol for infusing the drug.

7. The method as defined in claim 4 wherein the machine-readable label for the subject is a bar code label encoded with extensible markup language.

8. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the machine-readable label for the drug container further includes a name of a subject, and wherein the method further comprises:

manually inputting at least a name corresponding with the subject into the infusion pump via a user interface associated therewith;

comparing the subject'"'"'s name manually inputted into the infusion pump with the name of the subject included in the machine-readable label for the drug container;

determining that a match exists between the subject'"'"'s name manually inputted into the infusion pump and the name of the subject included in the machine-readable label for the drug container; and

automatically programming the infusion pump with the protocol included in the machine-readable label for the drug container.

9. The method as defined in claim 1 wherein prior to automatically programming the infusion pump, the method further comprises verifying that the drug name, the data associated with the drug name, and the protocol for infusing the drug are accurate.

10. The method as defined in claim 9 wherein verifying is accomplished by comparing the drug name, the data associated with the drug name, and the protocol for infusing the drug with pre-established drug-related information saved in a drug library that is stored in the infusion pump.

11. The method as defined in claim 1, further comprising:

providing a machine-readable label for a caregiver, the machine-readable label including at least the caregiver'"'"'s name; and

scanning the machine-readable label for the caregiver via the machine-readable scanner.

12. An infusion pump system, comprising:

an infusion pump having stored therein a drug library including pre-established drug-related information for a plurality of drugs;

a user interface configured to receive, via;

a manual input;

a wireless input;

or a combination thereof, a subject'"'"'s name, a caregiver'"'"'s name, a drug name, data associated with a drug corresponding to the drug name, and a protocol for infusing the drug; and

a processor operatively connected to the infusion pump and configured with at least one computer code for verifying accuracy of at least one of the subject'"'"'s name, the caregiver'"'"'s name, the drug name, the data associated with the drug, or the protocol for infusing the drug.

13. The infusion pump system as defined in claim 12 wherein the user interface includes a twelve-digit keypad associated with a display screen.

14. The infusion pump system as defined in claim 13 wherein the display screen is a color touch screen.

15. The infusion pump system as defined in claim 12 wherein the user interface is a wireless barcode scanner configured to read barcode labels encoded with extensible markup language, binary code language, text, American standard code for information exchange, or combinations thereof.