Healthcare facility ventilation management

• US 9,177,109 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2011
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vyaire Medical 211, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: CareFusion 207, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Steinhauer, Tom, Lam, Willis, Rogers, Mark, Blansfield, Terry, Birch, Stephen J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Justine
• Assistant Examiner(s): SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG
• Application Number:
  US13/287,572
• Publication Number:
  US 20130104897A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• Field of Search: 128/204.18, 128/204.21, 128/204.23, 600/529, 600/532, 600/538, 600/595, 705 2- 3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method for health care facility ventilation management is described. The method includes accessing ventilator data generated by a ventilator for a patient and providing patient information of the patient for the ventilator. The patient information is configured for contextualizing the ventilator data. The method also includes providing protocols and rules for the ventilator.

Claims

1. A method for health care facility ventilation management by a healthcare facility ventilation management system, said method comprising:

accessing, by a healthcare facility ventilation management system using a processor, ventilator data generated by a ventilator for a patient;

determining, based on the accessed ventilator data, a current operating mode of the ventilator;

accessing by the healthcare facility ventilation management system from a computer-readable storage medium patient information of the patient for said ventilator, said patient information comprising an age, sex, or weight of the patient;

determining, based on said patient information, a caregiver associated with the patient;

automatically customizing by the healthcare facility ventilation management system at least one rule controlling a gas supply parameter of the ventilator using the processor based on the determined current operating mode of the ventilator and the age, sex, or weight of the patient accessed from the computer-readable storage medium;

providing, by the healthcare facility ventilation management system, rules to said ventilator, said rules comprising the customized at least one rule controlling the gas supply parameter of the ventilator;

providing, by the healthcare facility ventilation management system to a hand held device of the caregiver for display by the hand held device, the accessed ventilator data and the rules comprising the customized at least one rule;

receiving, by the healthcare facility ventilation management system from said ventilator or from said hand held device of the caregiver, confirmation from the caregiver of implementation of the rules comprising the customized at least one rule on said ventilator; and

instructing the ventilator to implement on the ventilator the rules comprising the customized at least one rule in response to receiving the confirmation from the caregiver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said accessing ventilator data generated by a ventilator further comprises:

wirelessly accessing said ventilator data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing said accessed ventilator data to a medical entity.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

integrating said accessed ventilator data with a patient record.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient information further comprises a patient identifier, a patient lab result, or a patient test result, and wherein the method further comprises customizing at least one protocol based on the patient identifier, a patient lab result, or a patient test result.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing said customized protocols to said ventilator.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing patient information for said ventilator further comprises:

wirelessly transmitting said patient information to said ventilator.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing protocols and rules to said ventilator further comprises:

wireless transmitting said protocols and rules to said ventilator.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying, using a processor, the caregiver associated with the patient, and wherein said ventilator data is further contextualized based on an identifier of the caregiver associated with the patient.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said patient information further comprises an indication of whether the patient is at least one of a pediatric patient or a neonatal patient, and wherein the at least one rule is also customized based on whether the patient is a neonatal patient or a pediatric patient.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined current operating mode of the ventilator comprises at least one of a neonatal ventilation mode or a pediatric ventilation mode, and wherein the at least one rule is also customized based on whether the current operating mode of the ventilator is the neonatal ventilation mode or the pediatric ventilation mode.

12. A healthcare facility ventilation management system for health care facility ventilation management, said system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to;

access by the healthcare facility ventilation management system ventilator data generated by a ventilator for a patient;

determine, based on the accessed ventilator data, a current operating mode of the ventilator;

access by the healthcare facility ventilation management system from a computer-readable storage medium patient information of the patient for said ventilator, said patient information comprising an age, sex, or weight of the patient;

determine, based on said patient information, a caregiver associated with the patient;

automatically customize by the healthcare facility ventilation management system at least one rule controlling a gas supply parameter of the ventilator using the processor based on the determined current operating mode of the ventilator and the age, sex, or weight of the patient accessed from the computer-readable storage medium;

provide, by the healthcare facility ventilation management system, rules to said ventilator, said rules comprising the customized at least one rule controlling the gas supply parameter of the ventilator;

providing, by the healthcare facility ventilation management system to a hand held device of the caregiver for display by the hand held device, the accessed ventilator data and the rules comprising the customized at least one rule;

receive, by the healthcare facility ventilation management system from said ventilator, an identification of a caregiver who confirmed implementation of the customized at least one rule on said ventilator; and

instruct the ventilator to implement on the ventilator the rules comprising the customized at least one rule in response to receiving the confirmation from the caregiver.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to provide said accessed ventilator data to a medical entity.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said medical entity is a handheld device.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the patient information further comprises a patient identifier, a patient lab result, or a patient test result, and wherein the processor is further configured to customize a ventilator protocol based on the patient identifier, a patient lab result, or a patient test result.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to identify the caregiver associated with the patient, and wherein said ventilator data is further contextualized based on an identifier of the caregiver associated with the patient.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein said patient information further comprises an indication of whether the patient is at least one of a pediatric patient or a neonatal patient, and wherein the at least one rule is also customized based on whether the patient is a neonatal patient or a pediatric patient.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the determined current operating mode of the ventilator comprises at least one of a neonatal ventilation mode or a pediatric ventilation mode, and wherein the at least one rule is also customized based on whether the current operating mode of the ventilator is the neonatal ventilation mode or the pediatric ventilation mode.