Patient Care Device Configuration Code Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Errors in configuring patient care devices, such as infusion pumps, occur due to inaccurate data transcription and communication issues, which can lead to patient harm during medical therapies.
Innovation Solution
A configuration output is generated that includes a code to verify or indicate configuration data components, reducing human error by allowing machine-based verification and data expansion, thereby improving man-machine interaction and reducing configuration mistakes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data transcription is used to configure patient care devices, then ease of operation is maintained, but accuracy and reliability of configuration data deteriorate due to transcription errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses bar codes as machine-readable copies of configuration data that can be scanned and automatically entered into the patient care device. This eliminates manual transcription while maintaining ease of operation, as the bar code scanning process is simple and quick. The bar code serves as an accurate replica of the therapy order data, ensuring reliability without requiring manual data entry.
2Measurement precision
If verification codes are implemented to check configuration data, then accuracy of data input is improved, but device complexity and operational steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the configuration data and verification code into a single bar code structure. Instead of requiring separate verification steps, the bar code itself contains encoded information that can be automatically verified by the patient care device when scanned. This merging approach provides verification capability without adding separate complexity to the configuration process.
Data Source
AI summary
A configuration output generator apparatus is disclosed herein. The configuration output generator apparatus is configured to receive a therapy order that includes a therapy description corresponding to a therapy to be administered by a patient care device to a patient. The configuration output generator apparatus generates a first portion of a configuration output from the therapy order. The first portion of the configuration output includes plain text values specifying a configuration protocol for preforming the therapy. The configuration output generator apparatus also generates, using an algorithm and the first portion of the configuration output, a second portion of the configuration output that comprises an alphanumeric code. The configuration output generator apparatus then outputs the first portion of the configuration output and second portion of the configuration output for entry into the patient care device.