Infusion Pump Documentation for Real-Time Protocol Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical drug administration procedures, particularly in clinical trials, face challenges with non-compliance to protocols leading to invalid trials and increased costs due to manual documentation errors and lack of real-time guidance for accurate parameter registration.
Innovation Solution
A medical system comprising a server, infusion pumps, and mobile devices for real-time communication and compliance checking, ensuring that treatment parameters are documented accurately and on time, using a two-way communication system to provide notifications and warnings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual documentation with pen and paper is used, then flexibility and simplicity are maintained, but documentation accuracy and timeliness deteriorate due to manual transcription errors and delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical pen-and-paper documentation system with an electronic data processing system. Mobile devices capture treatment parameters digitally, eliminating manual transcription and reducing documentation errors while maintaining operational simplicity through user-friendly interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of treatment parameters directly from infusion pumps and other medical devices. This automated copying process eliminates manual transcription errors and ensures accurate, real-time documentation of all treatment data.
2Reliability
If real-time monitoring and compliance checking are implemented, then documentation accuracy improves, but system complexity and operational burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback mechanisms where the server continuously monitors treatment parameters against protocol requirements. Compliance issues are immediately communicated to users through mobile devices, enabling prompt correction while maintaining operational simplicity through automated alerts rather than complex manual checks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-monitoring and self-validation of treatment parameters. The server automatically checks compliance with documentation protocols without requiring manual intervention, reducing operational burden while maintaining high reliability through automated compliance verification.
3Loss of time
If automated data collection from infusion pumps is implemented, then documentation timeliness improves, but device complexity and integration requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs universal communication protocols and standardized data interfaces that enable multiple infusion pump models to integrate with the documentation system. This multi-functionality approach allows automated data collection from various devices without requiring complex custom integration for each device type.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary between infusion pumps and the central server. It captures data locally from various pump models using standardized interfaces and transmits it to the server, simplifying integration by decoupling the complexity of direct pump-server communication.
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AI summary
A medical system for documenting and managing a drug administration procedure includes a server and at least one infusion pump. The infusion pump includes status information and can administer an infusion to a patient. The infusion pump is in data communication with the server and sends the status information to the server. A mobile device, which is configured to receive input information from a user, is in data communication with the server and sends the input information to the server. The server is configured to determine whether a protocol of documentation of the administration procedure is followed, and to submit a notification containing an instruction and/or a warning to the mobile device based on the status information and on the input information. A method, which is executed by a computer program, can be used to document and manage a drug administration procedure.