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US 8,777,895 B2Granted
System and method for authorized medication delivery
AssigneeHospira, Inc.
InventorsKenneth A. Hsu, Steven R. Wehba, Todd A. Parker
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Abstract
A system and method for verifying identification of an authorized person by biometrics prior to a patient controlled analgesic medication delivery to the patient and for monitoring the delivery of medication to a patient is disclosed, along with a monitoring system and method for controlling medication delivery based on at least one monitored patient condition.
Claims13
A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:
- receiving patient condition information from a patient condition monitor at a central computer having a medication management application, wherein the patient condition information is continuously received and updated in response to the medication management application and central computer transmitting update request signals to the patient condition monitor, for forming a first information loop between the central computer and the patient condition monitor;
- receiving medication delivery status information from a medical pump by the medication management application within the central computer, wherein the medication delivery status information is continuously received and updated in response to the medication management application and central computer transmitting request signals to the medical pump, for forming a second information loop between the central computer and the medical pump;
- transmitting the patient condition information and the medication delivery status information to an interface screen from the medication management application and central computer, wherein the patient condition information comprises patient identification information and physiological condition data adapted to be displayed on the interface display in a graphical format, and wherein the medical pump information comprises at least one of an icon for giving a visual indication of a infusion pump type, an icon for giving a visual indication of a medication container type, and an icon for giving a visual indication of a medication container status, and wherein the patient condition information and the medical pump information is adapted to be displayed concurrently on the interface screen display.
A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:
- receiving patient condition information from a patient condition monitor at a central computer having a medication management application, wherein the patient condition information is continuously received and updated in response to the medication management application and central computer transmitting update request signals to the patient condition monitor, for forming a first information loop between the central computer and the patient condition monitor;
- receiving medication delivery status information from a medical pump by the medication management application within the central computer, wherein the medication delivery status information is continuously received and updated in response to the medication management application and central computer transmitting request signals to the medical pump, for forming a second information loop between the central computer and the medical pump;
- transmitting the patient condition to an interface screen on the medical pump or caregiver computer from the medication management application and central computer, wherein the patient condition information is displayed on the interface screen in a graphic format;
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- selecting to view the medication delivery status information from the interface screen displaying the patient condition information in a graphic format;
- receiving a selection to view the medication delivery status information in response to a selection made from the interface screen display displaying the patient condition information in graphic format.
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