Processing program data for medical pumps

摘要

An apparatus for maintaining a library of program data for medical pumps, the apparatus comprising: memory loaded with a database, the database including a plurality of program data records and a plurality of data key records, each program data record containing a set of program data items, at least some of the program data items included in the database for controlling operation of a medical pump, each data key record containing a data key and each data key identifying one of the data program records; a database management system programmed to link a data key to a set of program data; and a scanner in data communication with the database management system, the database management system being further programmed to receive a code scanned by the scanner, save the code in a data key record, and link the code to a set of program data, the code being a data key.

主权项

1. A patient care system comprising:
a medical infusion pump adapted to pump fluid to a patient, the medical infusion pump including a memory comprising a previously loaded application program for controlling operation of the pump; a network communicatively coupled with the medical infusion pump and a database, the database comprising a plurality of program data records and a plurality of patient-specific data key records, wherein at least one patient-specific data key record is associated with at least one program data record in the database; and an input device communicatively coupled with the medical infusion pump and adapted to receive patient-specific data corresponding to at least one patient-specific data key record stored in the database, wherein the program data record associated with the corresponding patient-specific data key record is communicated from the database to the memory of the medical infusion pump, the program data record comprising one or more operating parameters configured to control the previously loaded application program.