Infusion Pump Remote Command Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current automated medication delivery systems lack the capability to determine whether remotely generated commands for infusion pumps are consistent with the current infusion and user interface states, leading to potential safety and security risks.
Innovation Solution
An infusion pump automation system that includes a remote processor to bidirectionally communicate with the infusion pump, determine its current state and user interface state, and execute commands only if they are consistent, ensuring safe and successful execution, with features like command translation, user authentication, and logging of infusion status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If remote commands are executed without verification against current infusion state and user interface state, then command execution speed is improved, but system safety and reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification by comparing the received command against the current infusion state and user interface state before executing the command. This preliminary check ensures that the command is consistent with the current system state, preventing unsafe or inconsistent command execution while maintaining efficient operation.
2Reliability
If command consistency verification is performed before execution, then system safety is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex manual verification processes with automated electronic comparison logic that evaluates command consistency against stored state information. This substitution enables rapid verification through digital data comparison rather than manual checking, minimizing time loss while ensuring comprehensive safety verification.
3Ease of operation
If the system accepts all remote commands without state verification, then ease of operation is improved, but system reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary verification layer between receiving remote commands and executing them. This intermediary process automatically checks whether the command is consistent with the current infusion state and user interface state, allowing the system to maintain ease of remote operation while preventing inconsistent or unsafe commands from being executed.
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AI summary
An infusion pump automation system and method includes an infusion pump, an infusion pump and a remote processor. The remote processor is remote to the infusion pump and includes a controller interface and a controller, such that the controller bidirectionally communicates with the infusion pump, determines a current infusion state of the infusion pump and a current infusion pump user interface state and accepts a command to change the infusion state of the infusion pump from an external server. The controller determines if the command is consistent with the current infusion state of the infusion pump and the current infusion pump user interface state, executes the command if the command is able to be successfully executed, and confirms that the command is successfully executed.