Infusion data communication system

摘要

An infusion data communication system provides a communication link among a fluid container, an infusion pump, and a patient through which identification data may be communicated. Data devices are located at the fluid container and the patient and conduct low frequency RF energy at a low power level containing the data into the medical fluid. The data-laden RF energy propagates through the medication fluid to data readers at the infusion pump which receives the RF energy and reads the data. A comparison is made to verify that the right medication is mounted to the infusion pump for administration to the right patient. RFID devices may be used for the data devices and readers. Pump programming data may also be propagated to the infusion pump from the container RFID tag. The RFID device at the patient may be writable and may be used to store a patient MAR.

主权项

1. An infusion data communication system for verifying a fluid line is coupled with a correct infusion pump, the system comprising:
a first tube connected to a first container and a first infusion pump; a first data reader associated with the first infusion pump; a first transponder configured to transmit first administration data from the first container to the first data reader; a second tube connected to a second container and a second infusion pump; a second data reader associated with the second infusion pump; a second transponder configured to transmit second administration data from the second container to the second data reader through the fluid in the tube; a processor coupled to the first data reader and the second data reader; and a memory comprising a first programming instruction for the first infusion pump and a second programming instruction for the second infusion pump, wherein the processor is configured to compare the first administration data to the first programming instruction and the second administration data to the second programming instruction, and provide an alert when the comparison indicates a discrepancy.