IP Library Granted Patent US 10,434,246
Granted Patent B2
US 10,434,246 · App. 14/841,008 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Medication management system

Inventors: Raymond P. Silkaitis (Thousand Oaks, CA); Geoffrey N. Holland (Ashland, OR); Patrick B. Keely (Tacoma, WA); Jeff Pelletier (Knoxville, TN)
Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
A61M5/142G06F19/3468G06Q50/00G06Q50/22A61M2005/14208
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Patent No.
US 10,434,246
App. No.
14/841,008
Granted
Oct 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medication management system (MMS) includes a medication management unit (MMU) associated with a medical device. The MMU downloads a medication order to the medical device only if information from a first input matches information from a second input. The medical device receives delivery information only from the MMU. The medication order is performed only after delivery data validation. The MMU also determines drug-drug incompatibility. The MMU can modulate (start, stop, and dynamically adjust) medication order performance. The medical device wirelessly receives a patient ID to automatically associate with the patient. During delivery, the medical device caches an updated drug library to replace an existing one. The medical device displays a patient picture for validation. The MMU evaluates the performance of medical devices and caregivers based medical device feedback. The MMU adjusts the output of medical device information conveyed to a caregiver.

Claims (15)

1. A system for configuring an infusion pump, the system comprising:

an infusion pump configured to deliver medication to a patient, the infusion pump including

(i) a first memory storing program instructions,

(ii) a first processor communicating with the memory to execute the program instructions to perform functions of the infusion pump, and

(iii) a first network interface in communication with the first processor and configured to receive input for pump configuration of the infusion pump over an internal wireless network;

a display coupled to the infusion pump; and

an input device in communication with the infusion pump over the internal wireless network via the first network interface;

wherein the input device is configured to operate as a local web server over the internal wireless network to configure network properties of the infusion pump over the internal wireless network,

wherein the pump configuration of the infusion pump comprises updating drug library and infusion pump software; and

wherein the configuration of network properties enable a remote web browsing system to associate directly with the infusion pump to update the pump configuration.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the input device further comprises a barcode scanner configured to scan an identification tag associated with the infusion pump and wherein the input device is configured to automatically associate the infusion pump with identification data included in the identification tag based on the scanning.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the identification tag comprises medical device identification (ID).

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the identification tag comprises patient ID.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the identification tag comprises caregiver ID.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the drug library is updated based on the identification tag.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 059618/0412 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2017
From: HOSPIRA, INC.
To: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 041672/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2016
From: SILKAITIS, RAYMOND P.; HOLLAND, GEOFFREY N.; KEELY, PATRICK B.; PELLETIER, JEFF
To: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Reel/Frame 040401/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2016
From: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
To: HOSPIRA, INC.
Reel/Frame 040401/0381 →
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