Medication administration and management system and method

a management system and medication technology, applied in the field of medication administration and management system and method, can solve the problems of holding down the cost of medical care, affecting the safety of patients, and complicated and time-consuming program of modem medical devices, etc., so as to enhance patient safety, save caregiver time, and enhance patient safety

a management system and medication technology, applied in the field of medication administration and management system and method, can solve the problems of holding down the cost of medical care, affecting the safety of patients, and complicated and time-consuming program of modem medical devices, etc., so as to enhance patient safety, save caregiver time, and enhance patient safety

US20070233520A1Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-04ICU MEDICAL INC
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[0048] In the figures and the description that follows, like reference numerals generally refer to like components or steps. In general, the system components described herein are described in greater detail in the commonly owned published U.S. patent application Ser. No. 20050144043, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0049] Definitions are provided below for some terms that appear in this description.

[0050]“Medical device” includes without limitation a pump, a monitor for monitoring patient vital signs or other parameters, or a diagnostic device. Typically a medical device is located in a particular physical location or clinical care area (CCA) within a hospital or some other environment. The medical device has a logical identifier or logical address and, when in contact with a communication network, has a network internet protocol or IP address if it is on a communication network

[0051]“Pump” includes without limitation a device that ac...

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Abstract

A system, method and computer program for programming a medical device to administer a medication to a patient includes the medical device, a scanner that may be associated with a point of care (POC) system, and a medication management unit (MMU). A computer in the POC system can directly program the medical device with the permission of the MMU after a full “five rights” check or the “right patient” check can be delayed until after the pump program is downloaded. Other workflows are disclosed for programming the medical device in manual, semi-automatic and automatic modes, with safety checks incorporated at various points.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 786,599, filed Mar. 28, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to the field of delivering medication to patients, more particularly to an integrated system for maximizing patient safety and caregiver productivity for medication delivery. [0003] Modern medical care often involves the use of medical pump devices to deliver fluids and / or fluid medicine to patients. Medical pumps permit the controlled delivery of fluids to a patient, and such pumps have largely replaced gravity flow systems, primarily due to the pump's much greater accuracy in delivery rates and dosages, and due to the possibility for flexible yet controlled delivery schedules. However, modem medical devices, including medical pumps, can be complicated and time-consuming for caregivers to program. Medica...

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04 Oct 2007
Publication
US20070233520A1
IPC
G06F19/00; G06F17/00; G16H10/60; G16H20/10; G16H40/67
CPC
A61M5/142; A61M2205/50; A61M2205/6018; G06F19/3468; G06Q50/22; G06Q50/24; G06F19/3412; A61M2205/6072
Inventors
WEHBA, STEVEN R.; RINDA, JEFFREY EUGENE