Syringe Pump Profile Update via Database Culling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional syringe pumps are limited to operating with a specific selection of syringes, which can be different from custom syringes used by drug manufacturers, leading to a need for updating the pumps to accommodate new syringe types.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that update syringe pumps by storing and using multiple syringe profiles, allowing the pumps to operate with various syringes by correlating data from a database to control the piston drive for precise fluid delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If syringe pumps are configured with a fixed selection of syringes at the factory, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability to different syringe types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The syringe pump system transitions from a static, factory-configured state to a dynamic, updatable state. The memory device can be remotely updated via communication interfaces to accommodate new syringe types, allowing the system to adapt its configuration without physical modifications or complex reprogramming by users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes a database of syringe profiles and prepares update packages that can be remotely transmitted. When new syringe types are introduced, the corresponding profiles are already available in the database, enabling quick deployment of updates without requiring complex on-site configuration procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If syringe pumps are configured with a fixed selection of syringes at the factory, then the ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability to new syringes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The syringe pump system performs self-updating through automated communication with external systems. The processor automatically receives update packages, validates them, and installs new syringe profiles without requiring user intervention for complex configurations, maintaining ease of operation while improving adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
A communication interface acts as an intermediary between the syringe pump and external update sources. This intermediary handles the complex tasks of receiving, validating, and installing updates, shielding the user from complexity while enabling adaptability to new syringe types.
3Adaptability or versatility
If syringe pumps are updated with new syringe profiles, then the adaptability to different syringes is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments syringe information into standardized profiles stored in a database. Each syringe type is represented as a discrete, self-contained profile containing necessary parameters. This segmentation allows the system to manage multiple syringe types without increasing overall system complexity, as each profile is an independent, modular unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The memory device and communication interface are designed with universal capabilities to store and transmit various syringe profiles. This multi-functionality allows the same hardware components to handle different syringe types without requiring specialized additions, maintaining device simplicity while improving adaptability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If syringe pumps are updated with new syringe profiles, then the adaptability to new syringes is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The syringe pump system performs self-updating through automated communication with external systems. The processor automatically receives update packages, validates them, and installs new syringe profiles without requiring user intervention for complex configurations, maintaining ease of operation while improving adaptability.
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AI summary
A method and system to update a syringe pump is provided. The pump supports a syringe having a plunger and includes a piston drive to couple to the plunger, a processor to control movement of the piston drive, and a memory to store syringe profiles for different syringes. Each syringe profile contains data for the processor to control the piston drive to expel fluid from a respective syringe at a rate. The method includes, with a computing system containing a database of data correlated to an array of syringes for which the pump could be used, culling from the database a syringe profiles for the syringes to be used by the pump within the facility or portion thereof, and updating the memory of the pump while in the facility with the culled syringe profiles whereby to update the pump for operation with syringes to be used with the syringe pump.