Granted Patent B2

US 12,558,476 · App. 17/230,736 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: David McInerney (Limerick, IE); Tomasz Cwik (Limerick, IE); Steven Atkinson (Limerick, IE)

Assignee: CareFusion Corporation

A61M5/142A61M5/16877G16H20/17A61M2205/18A61M2205/52A61M2205/583A61M2205/6009

Abstract

Claims (67)

1 . A system comprising:

at least one data processor; and

at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one data processor, result in operations comprising:

receiving, by a mobile infusion pump administration (IPA) device moved adjacent a first data tag coupled to a fluid storage, a fluid delivery protocol, the fluid delivery protocol comprising a fluid parameter associated with a delivery, from a fluid pump, of a fluid from the fluid storage to a patient, wherein the IPA communicates with the first data tag via a single, wireless communication link between the IPA and the first data tag, wherein the single, wireless communication link is the only communication link for all communications between the IPA and the first data tag;

receiving, by the IPA device moved adjacent a second data tag coupled to a peripheral device, a patient parameter associated with the patient;

receiving, by the IPA device moved adjacent a third data tag coupled to a peripheral device of a clinician, clinician information including authentication information and clinician parameters, wherein the clinician parameters include at least the clinician's name, a time of a prior scan for the patient, a fluid previously scanned by the clinician, or a count of prior scans for the patient and the type of fluid;

authenticating, by the IPA device, the clinician using the clinician authentication information;

upon successful authentication of the clinician, comparing, by the IPA device, the fluid parameter to the patient parameter;

if the comparison is determined not to be a match, determining that there is an error and outputting an audio alert or visual display alert via the IPA to the authenticated clinician for the clinician to correct the error prior to fluid delivery;

if the comparison is determined to be a match, configuring, by the IPA device, the fluid pump with the fluid parameter and the patient parameter, thereby causing the fluid pump to display a request to begin delivery of the fluid from the fluid storage to the patient based at least in part on the fluid parameter and the patient parameter and receiving, from the authenticated clinician via a user interface of the IPA device, confirmation to begin fluid delivery of the fluid from the fluid storage to the patient;

causing the fluid pump to deliver the fluid to the patient; and

after delivery of the fluid by the fluid pump, updating, by the IPA device, prior infusion information stored on the second data tag of the patient and clinician parameters stored on the third data tag of the clinician, the updating performed by rescanning the second and third data tags and writing the updated patient parameter and associated clinician parameters to the second data tag of the patient and the third data tag of the clinician,

wherein the updated patient parameters identify at least one or more of a drug or drugs used in the fluid delivery, a start and end time of the fluid delivery, and a dose of the fluid delivery that includes volume of fluid delivered and frequency of fluid delivery, and

wherein the updated clinician parameters identify at least one or more of the clinician's name, a time of a scan for the patient, a fluid scanned by the clinician, a count of scans for the patient, and the type of fluid.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the comparing further comprises:

determining, by the IPA device, that the patient parameter is not a match with the fluid parameter.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the fluid delivery protocol comprises:

scanning, by the IPA device, the first data tag; and

storing, by the IPA device, the fluid parameter.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fluid parameter comprises one or more of: a start time for delivering the fluid, a volume of the fluid to be delivered, and a frequency for delivering the fluid.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the patient parameter comprises:

scanning, by the IPA device, the second data tag; and

storing, by the IPA device, the patient parameter.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the configuring the fluid pump comprises:

scanning, by the IPA device, a fourth data tag coupled to the fluid pump.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the IPA device comprises a handheld body freestanding from the fluid pump and having a width that fits within a hand of a use.

8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the IPA device;

the fluid pump;

the fluid storage; and

the peripheral device.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the single communication link is a direct communication link between the IPA and the first data tag.

10 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a mobile infusion pump administration (IPA) device moved adjacent a first data tag coupled to a fluid storage, a fluid delivery protocol, the fluid delivery protocol comprising a fluid parameter associated with a delivery, from a fluid pump, of a fluid from the fluid storage to a patient, wherein the IPA communicates with the first data tag via a single, wireless communication link between the IPA and the first data tag, wherein the single, wireless communication link is the only communication link for all communications between the IPA and the first data tag;

receiving, by the IPA device moved adjacent a second data tag coupled to a peripheral device, a patient parameter associated with the patient;

receiving, by the IPA device moved adjacent a third data tag coupled to a peripheral device of a clinician, clinician information including authentication information and clinician parameters, wherein the clinician parameters include at least the clinician's name, a time of a prior scan for the patient, a fluid previously scanned by the clinician, or a count of prior scans for the patient and the type of fluid;

authenticating, by the IPA device, the clinician using the clinician authentication information;

upon successful authentication of the clinician, comparing, by the IPA device, the fluid parameter to the patient parameter;

if the comparison is determined not to be a match, determining that there is an error and outputting an audio alert or visual display alert via the IPA to the authenticated clinician for the clinician to correct the error prior to fluid delivery;

if the comparison is determined to be a match, configuring, by the IPA device, the fluid pump with the fluid parameter and the patient parameter, thereby causing the fluid pump to display a request to begin delivery of the fluid from the fluid storage to the patient based at least in part on the fluid parameter and the patient parameter and receiving, from the authenticated clinician via a user interface of the IPA device, confirmation to begin fluid delivery of the fluid from the fluid storage to the patient;

causing the fluid pump to deliver the fluid to the patient; and

after delivery of the fluid by the fluid pump, updating, by the IPA device, prior infusion information stored on the second data tag of the patient and clinician parameters stored on the third data tag of the clinician, the updating performed by rescanning the second and third data tags and writing the updated patient parameter and associated clinician parameters to the second data tag of the patient and the third data tag of the clinician,

wherein the updated patient parameters identify at least one or more of a drug or drugs used in the fluid delivery, a start and end time of the fluid delivery, and a dose of the fluid delivery that includes volume of fluid delivered and frequency of fluid delivery, and

wherein the updated clinician parameters identify at least one or more of the clinician's name, a time of a scan for the patient, a fluid scanned by the clinician, a count of scans for the patient, and the type of fluid.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the comparing further comprises:

determining, by the IPA device, that the patient parameter is not the same as the fluid parameter.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the receiving the fluid delivery protocol comprises:

scanning, by the IPA device, the first data tag; and

storing, by the IPA device, the fluid parameter.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the fluid parameter comprises one or more of: a fluid type, a rate of fluid delivery, a start time for delivering the fluid, a volume of the fluid to be delivered, a frequency for delivering the fluid, a name of the patient, and a patient ID.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the receiving the patient parameter comprises:

scanning, by the IPA device, the second data tag; and

storing, by the IPA device, the patient parameter.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the configuring the fluid pump comprises:

scanning, by the IPA device, a fourth data tag coupled to the fluid pump.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including program code, which when executed by at least one data processor, cause operations comprising:

receiving, by a mobile infusion pump administration (IPA) device moved adjacent a first data tag coupled to a fluid storage, a fluid delivery protocol, the fluid delivery protocol comprising a fluid parameter associated with a delivery, from a fluid pump, of a fluid from the fluid storage to a patient, wherein the IPA communicates with the first data tag via a single, wireless communication link between the IPA and the first data tag, wherein the single, wireless communication link is the only communication link for all communications between the IPA and the first data tag;

receiving, by the IPA device moved adjacent a second data tag coupled to a peripheral device, a patient parameter associated with the patient;

receiving, by the IPA device moved adjacent a third data tag coupled to a peripheral device of a clinician, clinician information including authentication information and clinician parameters, wherein the clinician parameters include at least the clinician's name, a time of a prior scan for the patient, a fluid previously scanned by the clinician, or a count of prior scans for the patient and the type of fluid;

authenticating, by the IPA device, the clinician using the clinician authentication information;

upon successful authentication of the clinician, comparing, by the IPA device, the fluid parameter to the patient parameter;

if the comparison is determined not to be a match, determining that there is an error and outputting an audio alert or visual display alert via the IPA to the authenticated clinician for the clinician to correct the error prior to fluid delivery;

if the comparison is determined to be a match, configuring, by the IPA device, the fluid pump with the fluid parameter and the patient parameter, thereby causing the fluid pump to display a request to begin delivery of the fluid from the fluid storage to the patient based at least in part on the fluid parameter and the patient parameter and receiving, from the authenticated clinician via a user interface of the IPA device, confirmation to begin fluid delivery of the fluid from the fluid storage to the patient;

causing the fluid pump to deliver the fluid to the patient; and

after delivery of the fluid by the fluid pump, updating, by the IPA device, prior infusion information stored on the second data tag of the patient and clinician parameters stored on the third data tag of the clinician, the updating performed by rescanning the second and third data tags and writing the updated patient parameter and associated clinician parameters to the second data tag of the patient and the third data tag of the clinician,

wherein the updated patient parameters identify at least one or more of a drug or drugs used in the fluid delivery, a start and end time of the fluid delivery, and a dose of the fluid delivery that includes volume of fluid delivered and frequency of fluid delivery, and

wherein the updated clinician parameters identify at least one or more of the clinician's name, a time of a scan for the patient, a fluid scanned by the clinician, a count of scans for the patient, and the type of fluid.

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