Patient care system with conditional alarm forwarding

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11628246-B2
Application number	US-202117157597-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2021
Priority date	Apr 30, 2014
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for managing alerts generated at an infusion pump with a mobile device, the system comprising one or more hardware processors configured to:
receive a selection of a plurality of infusion pumps from a first clinician mobile device associated with a first clinician to be transferred to a second clinician mobile device associated with a second clinician;
send the selection of the plurality of infusion pumps to an alarm forwarding system associated the plurality of infusion pumps;
send the selection of the plurality of infusion pumps from the alarm forwarding system to the second clinician mobile device;
generate a display showing the plurality of infusion pumps at the second clinician mobile device;
receive a confirmation from the second clinician mobile device corresponding to acceptance of the transfer;
receive a first alert from a first infusion pump from the plurality of infusion pumps;
send the first alert from the alarm forwarding system to the second clinician mobile device; and
generate a first user interface configured to be displayed on the second clinician mobile device, said first user interface including a detailed view of the first alert.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface including a detailed view of a non-alarm status information is closed after a time period.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to generate a second user interface including a listing of the plurality of infusion pumps and their corresponding infusion status.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to delay an audible alarm corresponding to an alarm condition at the first infusion pump for a time period responsive to the alarm condition being forwarded to the second clinician mobile device.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are further configured to generate, at the first infusion pump, the audible alarm based on a determination that the alarm condition was not cleared by the second clinician mobile device.

6. A method for managing alerts generated at an infusion pump with a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of a plurality of infusion pumps from a first clinician mobile device associated with a first clinician to be transferred to a second clinician mobile device associated with a second clinician;
sending the selection of the plurality of infusion pumps to an alarm forwarding system associated the plurality of infusion pumps;
sending the selection of the plurality of infusion pumps from the alarm forwarding system to the second clinician mobile device;
generating a display showing the plurality of infusion pumps at the second clinician mobile device;
receiving a confirmation from the second clinician mobile device corresponding to acceptance of the transfer;
receiving a first alert from a first infusion pump from the plurality of infusion pumps;
sending the first alert from the alarm forwarding system to the second clinician mobile device; and
generating a first user interface configured to be displayed on the second clinician mobile device, said first user interface including a detailed view of the first alert.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first user interface including a detailed view of a non-alarm status information is closed after a time period.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising generating a second user interface including a listing of the plurality of infusion pumps and their corresponding infusion status.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising delaying an audible alarm corresponding to an alarm condition at the first infusion pump for a time period responsive to the alarm condition being forwarded to the second clinician mobile device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising, generating, at the first infusion pump, the audible alarm based on a determination that the alarm condition was not cleared by the second clinician mobile device.

11. A method for managing alerts generated at an infusion pump with a mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of a plurality of infusion pumps from a first clinician mobile device associated with a first clinician to be transferred to a second clinician mobile device associated with a second clinician;
sending the selection of the plurality of infusion pumps to an alarm forwarding system associated the plurality of infusion pumps;
sending the selection of the plurality of infusion pumps from the alarm forwarding system to the second clinician mobile device, wherein the plurality of infusion pumps are displayed at the second clinician mobile device;
receiving a confirmation from the second clinician mobile device corresponding to acceptance of the transfer;
receiving a first alert from a first infusion pump from the plurality of infusion pumps; and
sending the first alert from the alarm forwarding system to the second clinician mobile device, wherein a detailed view of the first alert is displayed on as a first user interface on the second clinician mobile device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first user interface including a detailed view of a non-alarm status information is closed after a time period.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising generating a second user interface including a listing of the plurality of infusion pumps and their corresponding infusion status.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising delaying an audible alarm corresponding to an alarm condition at the first infusion pump for a time period responsive to the alarm condition being forwarded to the second clinician mobile device.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising generating, at the first infusion pump, the audible alarm based on a determination that the alarm condition was not cleared by the second clinician mobile device.

Assignees

• Icu Medical Inc

Inventors

• Day William Kenneth
• Lindo Steve Joseph
• Foryt Paul John
• Schmidt Justin Joseph
• Cousineau Robert
• Kremliovsky Michael
• Ramachandra Sumant
• Belkin Anatoly S
• Mills Gary

Classifications

• A61M2205/18

  with alarm · CPC title

• A61M2205/3592

  using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission · CPC title

• G16H40/67

  for remote operation · CPC title

• A61M5/142 Primary

  Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps · CPC title

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title