System and method for providing home care to patient
By introducing communication equipment into medical pump equipment and automatically pushing and loading prescription data sets using the communication network, the problem that patients find it difficult for themselves to program and operate medical pump equipment in a home care environment is solved, and the effect of simplifying programming and improving safety is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411423289.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2017-09-18
- Filing Date
- 2018-08-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-11
AI Technical Summary
In a home care environment, it is difficult for patients to program and operate medical pump equipment by themselves, resulting in inaccurate treatment and safety risks, and the prior art is difficult to improve the simplicity and reliability of programming.
By introducing a communication device into a medical pump device, the pre-programmed prescription data set is pushed to the medical pump device using a communication network, stored in the device, and the corresponding programming information is automatically loaded for application operations after reading the fluid container identification information.
It realizes simplifying the programming process of medical pump equipment in a home care environment, improving operational safety and reliability, and reducing the risk of user interaction and errors.
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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the Chinese patent application with an application date of August 24, 2018, an international application number of PCT / EP2018 / 072848, an invention name of “System and method for providing home care to patients”, and an application number of 201880057750.9 after entering the Chinese national phase. Technical Field
[0002] The present invention relates to a system for providing home care to a patient, and to a method for providing home care to a patient. Background Art
[0003] This type of system includes a medical pump device that can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient. The medical pump device herein includes a pumping mechanism for administering a medical fluid, a storage device for storing programming information, a processor device for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism according to the programming information, and a reader device for reading identification information of an identification mark of a fluid container containing the medical fluid.
[0004] There is often a desire to provide medical care to a patient in his / her home. This can help provide the patient with an increased sense of comfort and can make it possible for the patient to lead a regular life.
[0005] However, providing care to a patient at his / her home presents the following challenges: the patient may live far from a healthcare professional (e.g., a physician or nurse in a hospital or private clinic). In addition, patients may live far from each other, so that, for example, examination of the patient by a nurse may require a large travel distance to visit one patient after another. To this end, the patient may be required to operate their medical pump device autonomously. Therefore, the patient may have to set up and start the delivery operation themselves according to the prescription they obtained from the healthcare professional. However, this does not reduce the need for regular supervision and examination by the healthcare professional, because if the patient does not strictly follow the prescribed treatment, or if a malfunction occurs during the delivery operation and appropriate action is not taken, this may have serious consequences, possibly requiring the patient to be re-hospitalized.
[0006] Home care patients may receive different treatments, including, for example, infusion or enteral feeding by administering nutrient solutions. To perform the administration operation, the patient may be required to program the medical pump device, for which the patient must typically specify the medical fluid to be administered, and in addition the patient must also specify specific administration parameters (e.g., dose, dose rate, and delivery mode (e.g., including continuous administration or time-varying administration regimens, e.g., acceleration, etc.)). Such programming may be difficult and time-consuming for the patient, and in addition is prone to error.
[0007] Typically, the patient is required to program the medical pump device according to prescription information he receives from a medical caregiver (e.g., a nurse), such prescription information specifying the dose, dose rate, and delivery mode for a particular medical fluid to be administered. If the medical pump device (e.g., a volumetric infusion pump) includes a so-called drug library, the patient can select from different predefined medical fluids (e.g., drug solutions or enteral feeding solutions) when programming the medical pump device, for example, the drug library specifies boundaries for administration parameters (e.g., dose rate), etc. However, even if a drug library is installed on the medical pump device, the user must select from a large number of different entries related to different medical fluids to program the medical pump device, which is cumbersome and prone to error. Summary of the invention
[0008] There is a need to make the programming of medical pump devices as easy as possible for the user, in particular for the patient, in particular in a home care environment. Furthermore, it is desirable to be able to improve the traceability of the administered medical solutions and increase safety by ensuring that the actual administration operation complies with the prescription.
[0009] It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for providing home care to a patient that enables the patient to program a medical pump device to perform an administration operation in a simple, efficient and reliable manner.
[0010] This object is achieved by means of a system for providing home care to a patient as follows. The system is remote from a healthcare professional so that the patient can treat himself / herself at home without the presence of a healthcare professional, the system comprising: a medical pump device that can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device comprising a pumping mechanism for administering the medical fluid, a storage device for storing programming information, a processor device for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism according to the programming information, and a reader device for reading identification information of an identification tag of a fluid container containing the medical fluid, and a communication device that is communicatively connected to the medical pump device via a communication network, characterized in that the communication device is configured to send a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device in advance, and the medical pump device is configured to receive the prescription data set and send the prescription data set including the programming information to the medical pump device. The programming information in the prescription data set is stored in the storage device, wherein the processor device of the medical pump device is configured to: if the identification information read by the reader device is related to the specific medical fluid, load the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device and program the medical pump device to perform an administration operation, wherein after identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with the pre-stored prescription data set, programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information, the medical pump device only needs to be connected to the communication network during the transmission of the prescription data set, the prescription data set is transmitted in the form of a push message without the medical pump device initiating the transmission by a prior request message, and the medical pump device communicates with a gateway of the communication network via a LoRaWAN connection according to the standardized LoRa protocol.
[0011] Therefore, the communication device is configured to send a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device, and the medical pump device is configured to receive the prescription data set and store the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device. The processor device of the medical pump device is configured to load the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device to perform an administration operation if the identification information read by the reader device is related to the specific medical fluid.
[0012] The present invention means a change in the workflow, which can help improve the user, especially the patient, to easily and effectively program the medical pump device for performing an administration operation. In addition, an increase in safety can be obtained, thereby reducing the risk of errors in the programming of the medical pump device.
[0013] So far, it has been a potential practice to perform an administration operation by reading identification information of an identification mark of a fluid container containing a medical fluid using a reader device attached to the medical pump device in a first step. Based on the identification information, the medical fluid given to the medical pump device is identified. The identification information is then usually transmitted to, for example, a patient data management system (PDMS) or prescription software, which then remotely programs the medical pump device. After checking by the user and after confirming the programming, the administration operation is started.
[0014] In contrast to this conventional concept, with the proposed system, programming information is sent to the medical pump device in the form of a prescription data set that is independent of the actual administration operation to be performed. The programming information contained in the prescription data set is associated with one or more medical fluids and is stored in a storage device of the medical pump device after being received at the medical pump device. In this context, one or more prescription data sets related to one or more medical fluids to be administered over a long-term treatment course (e.g., multiple days) following one or more drug protocols associated with one or more patients may be sent to the medical pump device, and the prescription data set and the programming information contained in the prescription data set are stored in the storage device of the medical pump device in association with the one or more medical fluids.
[0015] A prescription data set may, for example, include a complete medication protocol for treating a particular patient, the medication protocol defining the administration of one or more medical fluids for treating the patient over a long-term treatment period (eg, over multiple days).
[0016] Thus, prescriptions are stored in the medical pump device by sending one or more prescription data sets to the medical pump device, different prescriptions relating to one or more different medical fluids (eg medications or enteral feeding solutions).
[0017] In order to start the actual administration operation, the user is required to use a reader device of the medical pump device to read the identification information of the identification mark on the fluid container containing the medical fluid to be administered. With the help of the identification information, the medical fluid of the fluid container for the medical pump device is identified, after which the processor device of the medical pump device loads the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid identified by the identification information and stored in the storage device of the medical pump device. By loading the programming information from the storage device, the medical pump device is programmed, and after the programming settings are confirmed by the user, such as the patient, and after the fluid container is connected to the medical pump device, the administration operation is started.
[0018] Thus, according to the proposed system, a prescription data set including programming information related to one or more medical fluids is sent to the medical pump device in advance, for example, the prescription data set is related to a drug protocol for a long-term treatment of a patient. If identification information related to a specific medical fluid associated with the prescription data set is read by a reader device of the medical pump device, so that the medical pump device recognizes and associates the medical fluid contained in the fluid container with the prescription data set stored in the medical pump device and including the programming information associated with the medical fluid, the processor device loads the programming information related to the medical fluid, and programs the medical pump device in this manner. Thus, after identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with the pre-stored prescription data set, programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information (which was previously received at the medical pump device).
[0019] Since programming is thus automated, safety is improved, since the risk of errors is reduced.
[0020] Furthermore, programming becomes easy and efficient for the user, since all the user, e.g., a patient, has to do is read the identification information on the fluid container using the reader device of the medical pump device. Thus, the need for user interaction is reduced to a minimum, particularly the need to manually enter programming information.
[0021] As a further advantage, with the proposed system, the requirements on the connectivity of the medical pump device are reduced. In particular, the connectivity of the medical pump device is only required during the sending and receiving of the prescription data set which can be independent of the actual administration operation. During the actual administration operation, the medical pump device does not have to be connected to a communication network but can be operated offline.
[0022] In one embodiment, the communication device, for example constructed by a server or the like, is configured to send the prescription data set to the medical pump device in the form of a push message. Thus, the prescription data set is sent to the medical pump device by pushing the prescription data set to the medical pump device. Thus, the prescription data set is sent unidirectionally to the medical pump device without the medical pump device initiating the sending by a prior request message.
[0023] The programming information may in principle comprise all information relevant to programming a medical pump device for performing an administration operation for one or more medical fluids in the context of a medication protocol for a patient. The programming information may in particular comprise a delivery mode (e.g. continuous infusion or accelerated infusion), a dose rate, an administration amount and a maximum dose, wherein other parameters relevant to the administration operation may also be contained in the programming information. The programming information in the prescription data set relates to one or more medical fluids and is used in conjunction with the identified medical fluid after one of the medical fluids in the fluid container has been identified by means of the reader device.
[0024] For example, the identification mark on the fluid container can be a barcode or an RFID tag. Therefore, the reader device is configured as a barcode reader device or an RFID reader device. In the identification mark, identification information related to the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is encoded, and the identification information can be read out by means of the reader device when scanning the identification mark.
[0025] Furthermore, it is conceivable that the identification marking also encodes programming information, for example, information relating to the programming of the medical pump device, such as a dose rate, an administered amount or a maximum dose.
[0026] Additionally or alternatively, the identification mark may also encode information related to the patient, such as information identifying the patient and / or demographic information such as the patient's age, weight, gender, etc.
[0027] In the proposed solution, the communication device preferably transmits a prescription data set (e.g. relating to a medication protocol defining the treatment of a patient during which one or more medical fluids should be administered to the patient) to the pump device using a push message. If so, the medical fluid according to the identification tag is identified by means of a reader device of the pump device, and the patient information included in the identification tag is additionally read out, for example, and the programming information included in the prescription data set and relating to the identified medical fluid and the patient is loaded into the pump device, so that the actual infusion operation can be started.
[0028] Alternatively, instead of transmitting the prescription data set from a communication device (e.g., a server) to the pump device in advance, information related to the drug delivery protocol can also be encoded in an identification tag of the drug container, so that by scanning the identification tag, such information can be read into the pump device and can be used to program the pump. This alternative solution means that the identification tag including specific programming information for administering the drug contained in the drug container to the patient is customized for a specific patient.
[0029] By means of the proposed system, programming of the infusion device can be performed automatically without user interaction to input programming information. After the medical fluid is identified by reading the identification information of the identification mark using a reader device, the programming information related to the medical fluid identified by the identification information is automatically loaded, and the medical pump device is programmed in this way. However, for example, the programming settings may need to be confirmed by the user patient, after which the administration operation can be started (provided that the fluid container is connected to the medical pump device).
[0030] In one embodiment, the reader device may be integral with the medical pump device. In particular, the reader device may be integrated into the housing of the medical pump device and thus not appear as an external device to the medical pump device. For example, the reader device may be constructed by a camera device suitable for scanning bar codes. Or the reader device may include an antenna to couple to an RFID tag.
[0031] The medical pump device may be a portable pump suitable for home care use.
[0032] The medical pump device may in particular be located at a location remote from the communication device. In particular, the medical pump device may be located in the patient's home and therefore far away from a healthcare professional (eg a physician or nurse in a hospital or a private clinic).
[0033] One way to provide a connection to a medical pump device is via a low power wide area network connection. Low power wide area network (LPWAN or LPN for short) represents a class of network protocols used to connect low energy devices (e.g., devices powered by batteries) to network servers. The protocol is constructed to enable low energy consumption, long distance communication of medical pump devices under current circumstances, which communication is secure according to medical device regulations.
[0034] For example, a suitable network architecture for a low power wide area network is LoRaWAN (short for Long Range Wide Area Network), which is an industry standard defined by the LoRa Alliance and utilizing LoRa modulation. LoRaWAN allows two-way communication and has been developed for the Internet of Things (IoT). LoRaWAN uses a frequency of about 868 MHz in Europe and about 915 MHz in the United States, and allows long-range communication, for example, up to 40 km.
[0035] In principle, other communication protocols can also be used, for example Symphony Link, LTE-M, NarrowBand-IoT (NB-IoT), Weightless-N, Weightless-P, Weightless-W or Wi-Fi HaLow, which also stands for Low Power Wide Area Network.
[0036] It is desirable that a medical pump device (e.g. a pump for enteral feeding or an infusion pump for providing intravenous infusion) can operate on battery for a relatively long period of time, e.g. (at least) 24 hours. Therefore, the wireless communication with the server should be performed with low energy without having a large impact on the battery of the device. To this end, the connection between the medical pump device and the server is established via a gateway (also called a base station), which communicates wirelessly with the medical pump device using a low power wide area network connection. Using LoRaWAN, for example, the energy consumption during active communication can be about 10 mA and about 100 nA in idle mode.
[0037] Low-power wide area network connections typically allow data communications at fairly low data rates. For example, for a LoRaWAN connection, the data rate can be between 0.3kbps and 50kbps. This is typically sufficient to transmit information between a medical pump device and a gateway to send a prescription data set containing programming information.
[0038] Although using a low power wide area network connection may provide advantages, other network connections for the medical pump device, for example via a public communications network such as the Internet, are also suitable and may provide connectivity to the medical pump device.
[0039] Additionally or alternatively, the medical pump device may comprise communication facilities for communicating using GSM technology, 3G / 4G / 5G communication technology or the like, for communicating with a communication device, in particular for receiving one or more prescription data sets relating to one or more medical fluids in the context of a medication protocol for a patient.
[0040] The object is also achieved by means of a method for providing home care to a patient, the method comprising:
[0041] - programming a medical pump device to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device comprising a pumping mechanism for administering the medical fluid, a storage device for storing programming information, and a processor device for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism according to the programming information,
[0042] - sending a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device using a communication device communicatively connected to the medical pump device via a communication network,
[0043] - receiving said prescription data set at a medical pump device,
[0044] - storing the programming information contained in the prescription data set in said storage device at the medical pump device,
[0045] - reading identification information of the identification mark of the fluid container using a reader device of the medical pump device, and
[0046] - If the identification information read by the reader device relates to a specific medical fluid, loading by the processor device of the medical pump device the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device.
[0047] The advantages and advantageous embodiments described above for the system also apply to the method, to which reference should therefore be made.
[0048] According to an alternative solution, a system for providing home care to a patient includes a medical pump device that can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device including a pumping mechanism for administering the medical fluid, a processor device for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism according to programming information, and a reader device for reading identification information of an identification tag of a fluid container containing the medical fluid. Here, the reader device of the medical pump device is configured to read information related to a prescription data set including programming information associated with the medical fluid contained in the fluid container from the identification tag of the fluid container, wherein the processor device of the medical pump device is configured to load the programming information associated with the medical fluid to perform the administration operation.
[0049] According to this alternative solution, programming information related to the patient's drug delivery protocol is encoded in the identification mark of the drug container and is read into the pump device by means of a reader device when the identification mark is scanned. According to the programming information read from the identification mark, the pump device is programmed to perform an administration operation for the drug contained in the drug container.
[0050] This means that the identification marking of the medication container is customized to the patient and the medication to be administered so that the identification marking encodes programming information for the administration of the medication. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0051] The basic idea of the invention will be described in more detail subsequently with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0052] In this article:
[0053] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing a system comprising a medical pump device automatically programmable by means of a prescription data set sent from a communication device; and
[0054] Figure 2 A flow chart showing a workflow for automatically programming a medical pump device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0055] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a system for providing home care to a patient comprising a medical pump device 1 to be used in a home care environment is shown. For example, the medical pump device 1 may be a system comprising a pumping mechanism 13 (which is only Figure 1 In a portable pump (schematically shown in FIG. 1 ), the fluid container 4 can be connected to a pumping mechanism 13 to administer the medical fluid from the fluid container 4 toward the patient.
[0056] For example, medication or an enteral feeding solution (eg a nutritional solution) may be administered to a patient by means of the medical pump device 1. Such medication may be, for example, an analgesic drug providing pain relief therapy to a patient in a home care environment.
[0057] The medical pump device 1 further includes a reader device 10 (e.g., a barcode reader device or an RFID reader device) for reading an identification mark 40 (e.g., a barcode or an RFID tag) of the medical fluid container 4. With the aid of the reader device 10, identification information for identifying the medical fluid contained in the medical fluid container 4 and other information contained in the identification mark 40 can be read, so that the medical fluid given to the medical pump device 1 can be identified.
[0058] Furthermore, the medical pump device 1 comprises a processor device 11 and a storage device 12 .
[0059] In order to perform an administration operation, the medical pump device 1 will be programmed to define administration parameters such as dose rate, dose volume and administration mode for the specific medical fluid to be administered. After programming the medical pump device 1 and after connecting a medical fluid container 4 to the medical pump device 1 by means of a suitable infusion line 41, an administration operation can be established, for example, by user confirmation (e.g., by pressing a dedicated button on the medical pump device 1).
[0060] In the present context, it is proposed to automatically remotely program the medical pump device 1 by sending a prescription data set including programming information from a communication device 2 (e.g. a server remote from the medical pump device 1) to the medical pump device 1 via a suitable network connection established via a communication network 3 such as a public communication network (e.g. the Internet or a low power wide area network).
[0061] In particular, it is proposed that Figure 2 The flowchart shows the workflow.
[0062] In the workflow, first, for example, a medical nurse inputs prescription information into the communication device 2, and a prescription data set ( Figure 2 ) The prescription data set may relate to a medication protocol for administering one or more medical fluids to a patient over a possibly prolonged treatment period and may thus define a complete protocol for treating the patient.
[0063] After generating a prescription data set associated with one or more medical fluids to be administered and containing programming information related to the one or more medical fluids, the prescription data set is sent to the medical pump device 1 via a communication connection, in particular in the form of a push message in a unidirectional manner towards the medical pump device 1, the communication connection being established via the communication connection 3 (step S2). After receiving the push message containing the prescription data set, the medical pump device 1 stores the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device 12 of the medical pump device 1 (step S3).
[0064] One or more prescription data sets of this type may be created and may be pushed to the medical pump device 1 so that the medical pump device 1 may store a plurality of prescription data sets defining prescriptions for administering a plurality of different medical fluids to a patient, e.g. in the context of different drug protocols. In the prescription data sets, programming information relating to a specific medical fluid is defined, in particular the dose volume, dose rate and administration mode for the specific medical fluid in each case.
[0065] The generation and sending of the prescription data set may take place independently of the actual administration operation.A push message containing the prescription data set may be sent to the medical pump device 1 , for example, in an idle mode of the medical pump device 1 , ie when no administration operation is being performed.
[0066] If the actual administration operation is to be performed, the user, for example the patient, can use the reader device 10 to read the identification information to be used for the administration operation from the identification mark 40 of the fluid container 4 (step S4). In this way, the medical fluid contained in the fluid container 4 is identified and confirmed by the medical pump device 1 (step S5), and if a prescription data set related to the specific, confirmed medical fluid is stored in the storage device, the programming information contained in the prescription data set and related to the identified medical fluid is loaded by the processor device 11 to program the medical pump device 1 (step S6). Thus, by reading the identification information from the identification mark 14 and by identifying the medical fluid given to the medical pump device 1 in this way, automatic programming of the medical pump device 1 is initiated, which automatic programming does not require further user input and in particular does not require the input of additional data into the medical pump device 1.
[0067] After connecting the medical fluid container 4 to the medical pump device 1 and after confirming the programmed settings for the automatic loading, the administration operation is started.
[0068] Only during the transmission of one or more prescription data sets does a network connection between the medical pump device 1 and the communication device 2 need to exist. During the actual administration operation, the medical pump device 1 does not have to be connected to the communication device 2 and can be operated offline. Therefore, the requirements for the connectivity of the medical pump device 1 are substantially reduced, in particular no connectivity is required to perform the actual administration operation.
[0069] The medical pump device 1 can be, for example, a pump for enteral feeding of a patient or an infusion pump for intravenous infusion of medical fluids (e.g., drugs, etc.). For example, the medical pump device 1 can be located at the patient's home and can be used to provide home care to the patient. With the help of the medical pump device 1, the patient can autonomously set up and perform the delivery operation, thus enabling the patient to treat himself / herself at home without the presence of a healthcare professional (e.g., a physician or nurse).
[0070] In one embodiment, the medical pump device 1 can communicate with the gateway of the network 3 via a LoRaWAN connection according to the standardized LoRa protocol. LoRaWAN is a low power wide area network (LPWAN or LPN for short) intended for wireless communication and in particular for devices that run on batteries and should therefore have low energy consumption. LoRaWAN allows two-way communication and also provides positioning services.
[0071] LoRaWAN typically has a star network topology, where a gateway acts as a (transparent) bridge that relays data communications between the medical pump device 1 and a central server. The gateway is connected to the server via a standard network connection, in particular via a public communication network such as the Internet that provides an IP connection between the gateway and the server. LoRaWAN uses data rates in the range of 0.3 kbps to 50 kbps, where the data rate can be managed with the aid of an adaptive data rate (ADR) scheme to maximize the battery life of the medical pump device 1 and the overall network capacity.
[0072] However, instead of a LPWAN connection, connectivity according to another network technology, for example GSM or 3G / 4G / 5G mobile communication technology or via a public communication network, for example the Internet, may also be provided.
[0073] As described above, the reader device 10 of the medical pump device 1 can be, for example, a barcode reader device or an RFID reader device. For example, a barcode reader can use a camera device integrated into the housing 100 of the medical pump device 1, so that the reader device 10 is fully integrated in the medical pump device 1. For example, an RFID reader can use an antenna (e.g., a magnetic loop antenna) to couple to an RFID tag, which is integrated into the housing 100.
[0074] In an alternative solution, the programming information related to the drug protocol for administering the drug to the patient can also be read directly from the identification mark 40 of the container 4, so that the programming of the medical pump device 1 can be performed based on the programming information read from the identification mark 40 of the container 4. In this case, it may not be necessary to send the prescription data set from the communication device 2 in advance.
[0075] These two methods are also combinable, so that programming of the medical pump device 1 can be performed based on programming information contained in a prescription data set received from the communication device 2 and additionally based on programming information encoded in the identification tag 40 of the container 4 and read from the identification tag 40 when scanned by the reader device 10.
[0076] The present disclosure also has the following configurations:
[0077] 1. A system for providing home care to a patient, the system comprising:
[0078] - a medical pump device (1) which can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a storage device (12) for storing programming information, a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to the programming information, and a reader device (10) for reading identification information of an identification mark (40) of a fluid container (4) containing the medical fluid, and
[0079] - a communication device (2) which is communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3),
[0080] It is characterized in that
[0081] The communication device (2) is configured to send a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device (1), and the medical pump device (1) is configured to receive the prescription data set and store the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device (12), wherein the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to: if the identification information read by the reader device (10) is related to the specific medical fluid, load the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device (12) to perform an administration operation.
[0082] 2. The system according to solution 1 is characterized in that the communication device (2) is configured to send the prescription data set to the medical pump device (1) in the form of a push message.
[0083] 3. A system according to scheme 1 or 2, characterized in that the programming information includes at least one of information related to delivery mode, dosage rate, administration amount and maximum dose.
[0084] 4. The system according to one of solutions 1 to 3, characterized in that the identification mark (40) is a barcode or an RFID tag.
[0085] 5. System according to one of the preceding solutions, characterized in that the processor device (11) is configured to start an administration operation according to the loaded programming information after confirmation by the user.
[0086] 6. System according to one of the preceding solutions, characterized in that the reader device (10) is embedded in the housing (100) of the medical pump device (1).
[0087] 7. System according to one of the preceding solutions, characterized in that the medical pump device (1) is located at a remote location from the communication device (2).
[0088] 8. A method for providing home care to a patient, the method comprising:
[0089] - programming a medical pump device (1) to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a storage device (12) for storing programming information, and a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to the programming information,
[0090] It is characterized in that
[0091] - sending a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device (1) using a communication device (2) communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3),
[0092] - receiving the prescription data set at the medical pump device (1),
[0093] - storing the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device (12) at the medical pump device (1),
[0094] - using the reader device (10) of the medical pump device (1) to read the identification information of the identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), and
[0095] - if the identification information read by the reader device (10) relates to the specific medical fluid, loading the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device (12) by the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1).
[0096] 9. A system for providing home care to a patient, the system comprising:
[0097] - a medical pump device (1) which can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to programming information, and a reader device (10) for reading identification information of an identification mark (40) of a fluid container (4) containing the medical fluid,
[0098] It is characterized in that
[0099] The reader device (10) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to read information related to a prescription data set from an identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), the prescription data set comprising programming information associated with the medical fluid contained in the fluid container (4), wherein the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to load the programming information associated with the medical fluid to perform an administration operation.
[0100] The basic concept of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments.
[0101] Medical pump devices can be constructed in different ways, for example, by volumetric pump devices or syringe pump devices. By using a volumetric pump, the medical fluid is delivered from a fluid container (e.g., a flexible bag). With a syringe pump, the medical fluid is delivered from a fluid container of a barrel-shaped syringe.
[0102] By sending a prescription data set including programming information related to a specific medical fluid to a medical pump device in advance, an infusion pump can be easily and automatically programmed with minimal user interaction. This helps reduce errors in programming and thus helps improve safety for performing administration operations, particularly in a home care environment.
[0103] Reference numerals list
[0104] 1Medical Pump Equipment
[0105] 10 Reader Devices
[0106] 100 Shell
[0107] 11 processor devices
[0108] 12 Storage Devices
[0109] 13 Pumping mechanism
[0110] 2 Communication Network
[0111] 3 Communication equipment
[0112] 4 fluid containers
[0113] 40 Identification marks (barcode, RFIF label)
[0114] 41 Application pipeline
[0115] Steps S1-S6
Claims
1. A system for providing home care to a patient, the system being remote from a healthcare professional, enabling the patient to treat himself / herself at home without the presence of a healthcare professional, the system comprising: - a medical pump device (1) which can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a storage device (12) for storing programming information, a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to the programming information, and a reader device (10) for reading identification information of an identification mark (40) of a fluid container (4) containing the medical fluid, and - a communication device (2) which is communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3), It is characterized in that The communication device (2) is configured to send a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device (1) in advance, and the medical pump device (1) is configured to receive the prescription data set and store the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device (12), wherein the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to: if the identification information read by the reader device (10) is related to the specific medical fluid, load the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device (12) and program the medical pump device to perform an administration operation, wherein after identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with the pre-stored prescription data set, programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information, The medical pump device (1) needs to be connected to the communication network only during the transmission of the prescription data set. The prescription data set is sent in the form of a push message without the medical pump device (1) having to initiate the sending by a prior request message, and The medical pump device (1) communicates with a gateway of a communication network (3) via a LoRaWAN connection according to the standardized LoRa protocol.
2. A system for providing home care to a patient, the system being remote from a healthcare professional, enabling the patient to treat himself / herself at home without the presence of a healthcare professional, the system comprising: - a medical pump device (1) which can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a storage device (12) for storing programming information, a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to the programming information, and a reader device (10) for reading identification information of an identification mark (40) of a fluid container (4) containing the medical fluid, and - a communication device (2) which is communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3), It is characterized in that The communication device (2) is configured to send a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device (1) in advance, and the medical pump device (1) is configured to receive the prescription data set and store the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device (12), wherein the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to: if the identification information read by the reader device (10) is related to the specific medical fluid, load the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device (12) and program the medical pump device to perform an administration operation, wherein after identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with the pre-stored prescription data set, programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information, The medical pump device (1) needs to be connected to the communication network only during the transmission of the prescription data set. The prescription data set is sent in the form of a push message without the medical pump device (1) having to initiate the sending by a prior request message, and The medical pump device (1) communicates with a gateway of the communication network (3) via GSM or 3G / 4G / 5G mobile communication technology or via a public communication network.
3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The communication device (2) is configured to send the prescription data set to the medical pump device (1) in the form of a push message.
4. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The programming information includes at least one of information related to a delivery mode, a dosage rate, an administration amount, and a maximum dosage.
5. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The identification mark (40) is a barcode or an RFID tag.
6. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The processor device (11) is configured to initiate an administration operation according to the loaded programming information after confirmation by a user.
7. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The reader device (10) is embedded in a housing (100) of the medical pump device (1).
8. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that The medical pump device (1) is located at a remote location from the communication device (2).
9. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The healthcare professional is a physician or a nurse.
10. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that The public communication network is the Internet.
11. A method of programming a medical pump device for home care medical fluid administration, the medical pump device being remote from a healthcare professional, the method comprising: - programming a medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering a medical fluid, a storage device (12) for storing programming information and a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to the programming information, It is characterized in that - previously sending a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device (1) using a communication device (2) communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3), - receiving the prescription data set at the medical pump device (1), - storing the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device (12) at the medical pump device (1), - using the reader device (10) of the medical pump device (1) to read the identification information of the identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), and - if the identification information read by the reader device (10) is related to the specific medical fluid, the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) loads the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device (12) and programs the medical pump device, wherein the programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information after identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with a pre-stored prescription data set, Its characteristics are also that The medical pump device (1) needs to be connected to the communication network only during the transmission of the prescription data set. The prescription data set is sent in the form of a push message without the medical pump device (1) having to initiate the sending by a prior request message, and The medical pump device (1) communicates with a gateway of a communication network (3) via a LoRaWAN connection according to the standardized LoRa protocol.
12. A method of programming a medical pump device for home care medical fluid administration, the medical pump device being remote from a healthcare professional, the method comprising: - programming a medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering a medical fluid, a storage device (12) for storing programming information and a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to the programming information, It is characterized in that - previously sending a prescription data set including programming information associated with a specific medical fluid to the medical pump device (1) using a communication device (2) communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3), - receiving the prescription data set at the medical pump device (1), - storing the programming information contained in the prescription data set in the storage device (12) at the medical pump device (1), - using the reader device (10) of the medical pump device (1) to read the identification information of the identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), and - if the identification information read by the reader device (10) is related to the specific medical fluid, the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) loads the stored programming information associated with the specific medical fluid from the storage device (12) and programs the medical pump device, wherein the programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information after identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with a pre-stored prescription data set, and Its characteristics are also that The medical pump device (1) needs to be connected to the communication network only during the transmission of the prescription data set. The prescription data set is sent in the form of a push message without the medical pump device (1) having to initiate the sending by a prior request message, and The medical pump device (1) communicates with a gateway of the communication network (3) via GSM or 3G / 4G / 5G mobile communication technology or via a public communication network.
13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The public communication network is the Internet.
14. The method according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that: The healthcare professional is a physician or a nurse.
15. A system for providing home care to a patient, the system being remote from a healthcare professional, enabling the patient to treat him / herself at home without the presence of a healthcare professional, the system comprising: - a storage device (12) for storing programming information, - a medical pump device (1) which can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to programming information, and a reader device (10) for reading identification information of an identification mark (40) of a fluid container (4) containing the medical fluid, - a communication device (2) which is communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3), It is characterized in that programming the medical pump device (1) based on programming information contained in a prescription data set previously received from the communication device (2) and in accordance with programming information encoded in an identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), The reader device (10) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to read information related to a prescription data set from an identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), the prescription data set comprising programming information associated with a medical fluid contained in the fluid container (4), wherein the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to load the programming information associated with the medical fluid and program the medical pump device to perform an administration operation, wherein, upon identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with a pre-stored prescription data set, programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information, The medical pump device (1) needs to be connected to the communication network only during the transmission of the prescription data set. The prescription data set is sent in the form of a push message without the medical pump device (1) having to initiate the sending by a prior request message, and The medical pump device (1) communicates with a gateway of a communication network (3) via a LoRaWAN connection according to the standardized LoRa protocol.
16. A system for providing home care to a patient, the system being remote from a healthcare professional, enabling the patient to treat him / herself at home without the presence of a healthcare professional, the system comprising: - a storage device (12) for storing programming information, - a medical pump device (1) which can be programmed to perform an administration operation for administering a medical fluid to a patient, the medical pump device (1) comprising a pumping mechanism (13) for administering the medical fluid, a processor device (11) for controlling the operation of the pumping mechanism (13) according to programming information, and a reader device (10) for reading identification information of an identification mark (40) of a fluid container (4) containing the medical fluid, - a communication device (2) which is communicatively connected to the medical pump device (1) via a communication network (3), It is characterized in that programming the medical pump device (1) based on programming information contained in a prescription data set previously received from the communication device (2) and in accordance with programming information encoded in an identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), The reader device (10) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to read information related to a prescription data set from an identification mark (40) of the fluid container (4), the prescription data set comprising programming information associated with a medical fluid contained in the fluid container (4), wherein the processor device (11) of the medical pump device (1) is configured to load the programming information associated with the medical fluid and program the medical pump device to perform an administration operation, wherein, upon identifying and confirming that the medical fluid contained in the fluid container is associated with a pre-stored prescription data set, programming is automatically performed according to the stored programming information, The medical pump device (1) needs to be connected to the communication network only during the transmission of the prescription data set. The prescription data set is sent in the form of a push message without the medical pump device (1) having to initiate the sending by a prior request message, and The medical pump device (1) communicates with a gateway of the communication network (3) via GSM or 3G / 4G / 5G mobile communication technology or via a public communication network.
17. The system according to claim 16, characterized in that The public communication network is the Internet.
18. The system according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that The healthcare professional is a physician or a nurse.