Patent ID: 11957869
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. A method, comprising:
monitoring, using one or more sensors, a geofence parameter of a medical device, the geofence parameter comprising one of a location and environment of the medical device;
determining a change in a location setting of the medical device based on the geofence parameter;
automatically switching, responsive to the changed location setting, an operation mode of the medical device from a first mode currently programmed for care of a patient to a second mode for care of the patient, the second mode using second parameters to control the medical device, the second parameters being different than first parameters used by the first mode to control the medical device;
determining a quantity of medication available to be dispensed by the medical device;
determining, based on the location setting exceeding a distance range over which the determined quantity of medication is to be dispensed, that the quantity of medication is insufficient to follow a current medication dispensing protocol of the medical device; and
generating an alert according to an alerting sequence associated with the second mode.