SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MEDICAL DEVICES

Title:

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MEDICAL DEVICES

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2012074085

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide an abstract system for operating medical devices.

A system may be used to program a medical device such as an infusion pump (120). The system may be implemented in a variety of ways including a computer system. The system may include a first computer (104) at a pharmacy and a second computer (118) at a treatment location. The system transmits operating parameters to a medical device after performing various checks to assure that correct medication (124) is being administered to a correct patient. The system may also include features for confirming the operating parameters are still valid and features for transmitting alarms to the treatment location if there are discrepancies between the operating parameters, medication identifiers, and/or patient identifiers.

Inventors:

BUI TUAN
MARTUCCI JAMES
DAN MIHAI

Application Number:

JP2011289835A

Publication Date:

April 12, 2012

Filing Date:

December 28, 2011

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

BAXTER INT

International Classes:

A61G12/00; G06Q10/00; G16H10/60; G16H20/13; A61J7/00; G16H20/17

Domestic Patent References:

JP2001357132A	2001-12-26
JPH11505352A	1999-05-18
JPH05503874A	1993-06-24
JP2001357132A	2001-12-26

Foreign References:

WO2001088828A2

2001-11-22

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita

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