Infusion Pump Rack Standardizing Drug Location Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Busy healthcare professionals face challenges in accurately setting drug usage location information for multiple infusion pumps, leading to potential errors and ineffective utilization of drug library data.
Innovation Solution
A rack device configuration that standardizes drug usage location information for all infusion pumps, eliminating the need for individual input and ensuring unified data usage, with automatic updates when changes occur.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an operator manually sets drug usage location information for each infusion pump, then individual pump configuration is possible, but operator workload increases and error risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration of multiple infusion pumps into a single unified operation. The rack device includes a control unit that reads drug usage location information from a storage unit and automatically writes this information to all mounted infusion pumps simultaneously. This allows one operator to configure all pumps at once, reducing both workload and the risk of manual input errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service configuration where the rack device automatically performs the configuration task without requiring manual intervention for each pump. The control unit autonomously reads from the storage unit and distributes the drug usage location information to all infusion pumps, eliminating the need for operators to manually configure each device.
2Reliability
If drug usage location information is manually input for each infusion pump, then individual customization is possible, but data consistency across pumps deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration process for multiple infusion pumps into a single unified operation. The rack device includes a control unit that reads drug usage location information from a storage unit and automatically writes this information to all mounted infusion pumps simultaneously. This ensures data consistency across all pumps while simplifying the configuration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack device serves as a universal configuration system that can simultaneously configure multiple different infusion pumps. The control unit is designed to read from a centralized storage unit and distribute standardized drug usage location information to various pumps, ensuring they all use consistent data regardless of their individual capabilities.
3Productivity
If individual pump configuration is required, then flexibility is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration operations for multiple infusion pumps into a single simultaneous operation. The control unit reads the drug usage location information once from the storage unit and automatically distributes it to all mounted pumps at the same time, dramatically reducing the time required compared to configuring each pump individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing the drug usage location information in the rack device's storage unit before the infusion pumps are even mounted. When pumps are installed, the information is already available and can be automatically distributed without requiring real-time manual input, thus eliminating setup time delays.
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AI summary
[Problem] Provided is an equipment mounting apparatus or the like in which drug usage location information such as a profile or the like in each of a plurality of sets of equipment such as an infusion pump or the like is prevented from, for example, being erroneously input, the drug usage location information of the mounted equipment is unified, and drug related information such as a drug library or the like included in the equipment can be effectively utilized. [Means for Resolution] An equipment mounting apparatus 10 can be mounted with a plurality of sets of equipment 100 having drug related information which includes drug usage location information of drug and drug dosage information stored in association with the drug usage location information. When usage location is specified, the equipment displays the related drug dosage information based on specified drug usage location information which has been specified. The equipment mounting apparatus generates standard specifying drug usage location information as a single item of the specified drug usage location information and uses the standard specifying drug usage location information to cause the specified drug usage location information of each set of the equipment to coincide with the standard specifying drug usage location information.