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US 8,700,421 B2Granted
Infusion pump with configurable screen settings
AssigneeHospira, Inc.
InventorsWen Feng, John Arrizza, Mihaela Cozmi, Glenn Davis, Marwan A. Fathallah, Angela Marino, John Erik Michael Palmroos, James R. Shults, Suzanne Willey, Yu Xin
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provides for configuring the backlight brightness level. The backlight brightness level can be configured at the drug library and/or at the medical device, thereby improving the flexibility a user has in changing backlight parameters. A method and apparatus for managing a power saving mode allows the user to configure the power saving program at the drug library and/or at the medical device.
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A method for configuring a backlight in a medical management system having a medication management unit and a medical device, the method comprising:
- at the medication management unit:
- receiving a selected clinical care area of a drug library;
- receiving a default power saving mode off/on setting for A/C powered medical device operation and a power save time out time limit for the selected clinical care area;
- updating the drug library with the default power saving mode off/on setting and the power save time out time limit;
- and
- transmitting the updated drug library;
- at the medical device in electronic communication with the medication management unit, the medical device having a display including the backlight, the medical device having both an A/C power mode and a non A/C power mode and being operable to run alternatively on one of A/C power in the A/C power mode and non A/C power in the non A/C power mode, the medical device further having a timed display dimming function responsive to the power save time out time limit:
- receiving the updated drug library;
- receiving a designated clinical care area selection that corresponds to the selected clinical care area from the updated drug library;
- setting as a current power saving mode on/off setting for the designated clinical care area selection the default power saving mode on/off setting from the updated drug library;
- and
- operating the medical device in an A/C power mode in accordance with the current power saving mode on/off setting, enabling the timed display dimming function when the current power saving mode on/off setting is set to an on setting and disabling the timed display dimming function when the current power saving mode on/off setting is set to an off setting;
- wherein the timed display dimming function, when enabled, is operable to dim the backlight to a preset power saving brightness level after the power save time out time limit, and the timed display dimming function, when disabled, is operable to maintain the backlight at a current brightness level.
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A method for configuring a backlight in a medical management system having a medical device, the method comprising:
- at the medical device having a display including the backlight, the medical device having both an A/C power mode and a non A/C power mode and being operable to run alternatively on one of A/C power in the A/C power mode and non A/C power in the non A/C power mode, the medical device further having a timed display dimming function responsive to the power save time out time limit:
- receiving an updated drug library, the updated drug library having a default power saving mode off/on setting for A/C powered medical device operation and a power save time out time limit for a selected clinical care area;
- receiving a designated clinical care area selection that corresponds to the selected clinical care area from the updated drug library;
- determining the default power saving mode on/off setting for A/C powered medical device operation from the updated drug library for the designated clinical care area selection;
- setting a current power saving mode on/off setting for the medical device in an A/C power mode as the determined default power saving mode on/off setting from the updated drug library for the designated clinical care area selection;
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- operating the medical device in an A/C power mode in accordance with the current power saving mode on/off setting thereby enabling the timed display dimming function when the current power saving mode on/off setting is set to an on setting and disabling the timed display dimming function when the current power saving mode on/off setting is set to an off setting;
- wherein the timed display dimming function, when enabled, is operable to dim the backlight to a preset power saving brightness level after the power save time out time limit, and the timed display dimming function, when disabled, is operable to maintain the backlight at a current brightness level.
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