Semi-autonomous hot-swap infusion module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023398291-A1
Application number	US-202318239078-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 28, 2023
Priority date	Apr 26, 2018
Publication date	Dec 14, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method that includes receiving, in a medication delivery module, a command to start a medication delivery from a first control module coupled to the medication delivery module, is provided. The command to start the medication delivery is based on clinical information received at the first control module. The method includes recording, in a memory of the medication delivery module, an update of the medication delivery, receiving an indication that the medication delivery module was decoupled from the first control module, and receiving an indication that the medication delivery module has become coupled with a second control module. The method also includes communicating, in response, with the second control module, to update the clinical information. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A medication delivery system, comprising:
an infusion pump; a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and one or more processors coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the medication delivery system to:
receive an indication that an infusion module became physically coupled, via a connector, to the medication delivery system;
operate the medication delivery system as a control module for the infusion module when the infusion module is coupled to the medication delivery system via the connector;
receive, when and based on the infusion module becoming physically coupled to the medication delivery system, clinical information pertaining to a medication delivery facilitated by the infusion module and received by the infusion module when the infusion module was physically coupled to a different medication delivery system before the infusion module became physically coupled to the medication delivery system, and delivery data obtained by the infusion module after the infusion module was physically decoupled from the different medication delivery system and before the infusion module became physically coupled to the medication delivery system; and
facilitate operation of the infusion module to continue the medication delivery based on the clinical information and the delivery data.

2 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a physical input interface, wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
receive device information via the physical input interface regarding the medication delivery facilitated by the infusion module; and
transmit the received device information to the infusion module for delivery of the medication delivery facilitated by the infusion module.

3 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to, before causing the infusion module to continue the medication delivery:
provide, for display on a display device associated with the medication delivery system, an indication of the medication delivery and at least a portion of the clinical information; and request confirmation from a user to continue with the medication delivery using the infusion module.

4 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the different medication delivery system comprises an infusion pump and is operated as a control module.

5 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
transmit, by the medication delivery system, one or more commands or setting configurations for starting the medication delivery.

6 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
receive the clinical information and the delivery data from a server, wherein the delivery data comprises progress information pertaining to a medication of the medication delivery, the medication being administered by the infusion module.

7 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
update the delivery data to include a delivery progress of the medication while the infusion module is coupled to the medication delivery system; and provide the updated delivery data to a server.

8 . The medication delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
validate the clinical information responsive to the indication that the infusion module became physically coupled to the medication delivery system; and send, by the medication delivery system, a command to the infusion module to continue the medication delivery responsive to validating the clinical information.

9 . The medication delivery system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
validate the clinical information based on verifying a patient identifier, a drug to be delivered, a dosage, or a delivery rate for the medication delivery.

10 . The medication delivery system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the medication delivery system to:
verify the patient identifier, the drug to be delivered, the dosage, or the delivery rate with data stored in a medication history log stored at a server or in a database associated with the server.

11 . A method, comprising:
receiving, under control of a medication delivery system, an indication that an infusion module became physically coupled, via a connector, to the medication delivery system; operating the medication delivery system as a control module for the infusion module when the infusion module is coupled to the medication delivery system via the connector; receiving, when and based on the infusion module becoming physically coupled to the medication delivery system, clinical information pertaining to a medication delivery facilitated by the infusion module and received by the infusion module when the infusion module was physically coupled to a different medication delivery system before the infusion module became physically coupled to the medication delivery system, and delivery data obtained by the infusion module after the infusion module was physically decoupled from the different medication delivery system and before the infusion module became physically coupled to the medication delivery system; and facilitating operation of the infusion module to continue the medication delivery based on the clinical information and the delivery data.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving, via a physical input interface of the medication delivery system, device information regarding the medication delivery facilitated by the infusion module; and transmitting the received device information to the infusion module for delivery of the medication delivery facilitated by the infusion module.

13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, before causing the infusion module to continue the medication delivery:
providing, for display on a display device associated with the medication delivery system, an indication of the medication delivery and at least a portion of the clinical information; and requesting confirmation from a user to continue with the medication delivery using the infusion module.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the different medication delivery system comprises an infusion pump and is operated as a control module.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the medication delivery system, one or more commands or setting configurations for starting the medication delivery.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving the clinical information and the delivery data from a server, wherein the delivery data comprises progress information pertaining to a medication of the medication delivery, the medication being administered by the infusion module.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
updating the delivery data to include a delivery progress of the medication while the infusion module is coupled to the medication delivery system; and providing the updated delivery data to a server.

18 . The medication delivery system of claim 11 , further comprising:
validating, responsive to indication that a infusion module became physically coupled to the medication delivery system

Assignees

• Carefusion 303 Inc

Inventors

• Gaetano Jeffrey L
• Borges Gregory
• Rozell Eugene A
• Bloom Mark P
• Salem Mooneer T

Classifications

• A61M5/16831 Primary

  Monitoring, detecting, signalling or eliminating infusion flow anomalies (low-level float-valves causing cut-off A61M5/40; indicating or recording presence, absence or direction of flow in general G01P13/0066) · CPC title

• G16H20/17 Primary

  delivered via infusion or injection · CPC title

• A61M5/172

  electrical or electronic {(A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence)} · CPC title

• A61M5/365

  Air detectors (A61M5/1684 takes precedence; in extracorporeal blood circuits A61M1/3626) · CPC title

• G16H10/65

  stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD · CPC title