Insulin pen smart administration and teaching device
AssigneeCerner Innovation, Inc.
InventorALAN MARK PORTNOY
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Abstract
Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage medium are provided for insulin pen association. A stand-alone insulin pen administration device integrates with BCMA and EHR systems and also operates independently as an insulin administration patient educational tool. The insulin pen administration device contains a library of insulin products, unique identifiers that allow the pen administration device to identify the correct product (e.g., insulin pen), size, and concentration when the insulin pen is scanned and loaded into the pen administration device or administered to the patient. Additionally, approved insulin protocols (i.e. sliding scales) can be entered into the pen administration device to allow for administration of insulin when these protocols are ordered.
Claims20
An insulin pen administration device comprising:
- a plurality of channels in the insulin pen administration device, each channel having a crossbar and swing arm that locks an insulin pen into each channel preventing unauthorized removal or incorrect insulin pen removal;
- a barcode scanner integrated into the insulin pen administration device that is used to scan each insulin pen for assignment to a specific channel of the plurality of channels;
- a controller cap that attaches to a dosing knob end of each insulin pen and attaches to the insulin pen administration device by a retractable I/O cable.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a scanned barcode attached to an insulin pen via a barcode reader attached to a pen administration device;
- receiving a user interaction at a function button beneath any open channel of the pen administration device;
- unlocking a crossbar of the pen administration device to enable a user to swing the crossbar to an open position;
- receiving the insulin pen in the pen administration device;
- and
- locking the crossbar of the pen administration device to prevent a user from swinging the crossbar to the open position and removing the insulin pen.
A system in a healthcare computing environment comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer storage medium storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by the processor, causes the processor to:
- accessing a patient, via a barcode medication administration (BCMA) application, to be associated with the insulin pen administration device;
- selecting, via the BCMA server, a first insulin order to be administered for the patient causing the BCMA server to enter a pairing mode;
- scanning, via a scanner associated with the BCMA server, a barcode identifier on an insulin pen administration device;
- communicating insulin order information from the BCMA server to the insulin pen administration device;
- receiving a selection of an insulin product to be administered;
- guiding the clinician to a channel on the insulin pen administration device via a visual indicator;
- and
- unlocking the crossbar of the pen administration device to allow the clinician to swing the crossbar to the open position and remove an insulin pen contained in the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.