User interface improvements for medical devices

A method of displaying a medication order at a medical pump, the mediation order being defined by a plurality of therapeutic agents of predetermined amounts contained, in a single container, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a label on the container having information regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second therapeutic agent contained in the container;
• providing a display screen carried on a pump housing attached to a pump channel wherein the display screen has a first area for displaying the information on the label regarding the first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for concurrently displaying the information on the label regarding the second therapeutic agent contained in the container;
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• simultaneously displaying on the display screen information regarding the first and second therapeutic agents contained in the container;
• wherein when an electronic image of the label is supplied to the display, at least a portion of the electronic image of the label is displayed concurrently with the information regarding the first therapeutic agent and the second therapeutic agent, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set.

A method of verifying a medication order to be delivered by a medical pump having a processor from a pre-filled container equipped with a label including at least some human-readable drug delivery information, comprising the steps of:

• providing a display screen on the medical pump, the display screen being connected to the processor;
• providing a first area for displaying information on the label regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for displaying information on the label regarding a second therapeutic agent contained in the container, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set;
• supplying an electronic image of the label in its entirety to the processor of the medical pump;
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• displaying the electronic image in its entirety on the display screen of the medical pump;
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• displaying information regarding the first therapeutic agent contained in the container in the first area and displaying information regarding the second therapeutic agent in the second area concurrently with the electronic image of the label;
• comparing the displayed electronic image with the label on the container at the medical pump.

A system for verifying a medication order to be dispensed by a medical pump from a pre-filled container having a label including at least some human-readable drug delivery information, the system comprising:

• a medical pump including a processor, a pump channel and a display screen attached to the pump channel and connected to the processor;
• a label image generator for transmitting an electronic image of the label in its entirety to the processor of the medical pump;
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• the display screen being adapted to display at least a portion of the label;
• the display having a first area for concurrently displaying information regarding a first therapeutic agent contained in the container and a second area for concurrently displaying information regarding a second therapeutic agent contained in the container, and the portion of the label displayed includes selected data from a data set.