Granted Patent B2

US 12,201,811 · App. 17/671,227 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventors: Jeffrey James Gylland (San Clemente, CA); Gerald William Brann (San Clemente, CA); James Duane Jacobson (San Clemente, CA); Arthur E. Webb (San Clemente, CA); James Cudney (San Clemente, CA); Nursel Asikhan-Berlinguette (San Clemente, CA)

Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.

A61M5/172A61M5/14A61M5/1407A61M5/142A61M5/145A61M5/168A61M5/16827A61M5/16831G05B19/042G05D7/0635G16H20/17G16H40/67G16H50/20A61M2005/1403A61M2205/3331A61M2205/3334A61M2205/3379A61M2205/50A61M2205/502A61M2205/52G05B2219/25312G06F3/0481

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A control system for controlling operation of an infusion pump system, the infusion pump system comprising a first reservoir configured to hold a first fluid, a second reservoir configured to hold a second fluid, a junction in fluid communication with the first reservoir and the second reservoir, a common line in fluid communication with the junction and having a terminal fluid delivery end, and an infusion pump operable to drive fluid through the common line toward the terminal fluid delivery end, the control system comprising one or more hardware processors configured to:

receive instructions for delivery of a first fluid at a first rate followed by a second fluid at a second rate;

automatically generate a user interface configured to receive an input for a first volume for sequential infusion, wherein first volume is configured to clear the first fluid from a common line;

infuse a first fluid at a first rate along a first flow path;

infuse a second fluid at the first rate along a second flow path;

monitor a second volume of the second fluid infused at the first rate;

determine when the monitored volume of the second fluid meets or exceeds the first volume; and

change infusion of the second fluid to the second rate along the second flow path based on the determination when the monitored volume of the second fluid meets or exceeds the first volume.

2. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the first volume is received from a user input.

3. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the first volume is stored in a memory.

4. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the first volume is retrieved over a network.

5. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the first volume is predetermined.

6. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the first volume is based on the first fluid.

7. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the first rate is different than the second rate.

8. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions for the delivery are received from an input via a user interface.

9. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to control a valve, wherein the valve is configured to switch the infusion of the first fluid along the first flow path to the infusion of the second fluid along the second flow path.

10. The control system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to transmit a control signal to begin the infusion.

11. The control system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to transmit a control signal to stop the infusion.

12. A method for controlling operation of an infusion pump system, the infusion pump system comprising a first reservoir configured to hold a first fluid, a second reservoir configured to hold a second fluid, a junction in fluid communication with the first reservoir and the second reservoir, a common line in fluid communication with the junction and having a terminal fluid delivery end, and an infusion pump operable to drive fluid through the common line toward the terminal fluid delivery end, the method comprising:

receiving instructions for delivery of a first fluid at a first rate followed by a second fluid at a second rate;

automatically generating a user interface configured to receive an input for a first volume during sequential infusion, wherein first volume is configured to clear the first fluid from a common line;

infusing a first fluid at a first rate along a first flow path;

infusing a second fluid at the first rate along a second flow path;

monitoring a second volume of the second fluid infused at the first rate;

determining when the monitored volume of the second fluid meets or exceeds the first volume; and

changing infusion of the second fluid to a second rate along the second flow path based on the determination when the monitored volume of the second fluid meets or exceeds the first volume.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first volume is received from a user input.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first volume is stored in a memory.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first volume is retrieved over a network.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first volume is retrieved over a network.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first volume is based on the first fluid.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first rate is different than the second rate.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the instructions for the delivery are received from an input via a user interface.

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