Infusion Pump Line Confirmation Without Manual Barcode Scanning

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Solution Overview

Problem

The manual process of confirming the correct infusion pump and order in a multi-pump setting is time-consuming and prone to errors, affecting patient care timeliness and clinician frustration.

Innovation Solution

An infusion pump system provides visual confirmation of line checks through a user interface that receives infusion selections from an EMR, communicates this information to the pump, and displays a visual indication for line verification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual barcode scanning is used to confirm infusion pump and order, then accuracy of confirmation is improved, but time required for confirmation increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of confirmationVSAvoidtime required for confirmation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs the confirmation process by having the infusion pump self-identify and the EMR system automatically retrieve and display relevant patient and infusion information, eliminating the need for manual barcode scanning while maintaining accurate confirmation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical process of barcode scanning is replaced with an automated electronic system where the infusion pump communicates with the EMR system through digital interfaces, automatically displaying confirmation information on a user interface

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple infusion lines are present, then treatment capability is improved, but difficulty of confirming correct pump increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment capabilityVSAvoiddifficulty of confirming correct pump

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the confirmation process by displaying information for each infusion line separately on the user interface, allowing the clinician to review and confirm each infusion's details independently rather than dealing with a complex consolidated display

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each infusion line is displayed with its specific local information (patient name, infusion type, pump location) in a distinct manner on the user interface, making it easy to identify and confirm the correct pump for each specific infusion line

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12573489B2Infusion pump line confirmation

Publication Date: 2026.03.10 CERNER INNOVATION INC

AI summary

Methods, computer systems and computer readable media cause an infusion pump to provide a line check validation. A medical device that needs a line check validation is provided to a clinician via a graphical user interface. A selection of the medical device that needs the line check validation is received via the graphical user interface. The line check validation is automatically performed based on the selection. In aspects, the line check validation comprises establishing a first connection between a computing device associated with the graphical user interface and a second computing device associated with a patient. Further, the line check validation comprises establishing a second connection between the computing device and the medical device. As such, the medical device for the patient is automatically validated based on the first connection and the second connection.