Patent ID: 8768719
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for programming a medical device, comprising the steps of: capturing with an input means at least a medical device identifier associated with the medical device and additional identification information including a medication container identifier associated with a container containing a medication, the medication container identifier including at least one of an order ID and a medication ID; transmitting a message to a medication management computer in communication with the medical device and a hospital information system, the message including at least the medical device identifier and the additional identification information; providing from the hospital information system to the medication management computer at least one component of the medication container identifier that corresponds to the previously received order ID or medication ID, wherein the at least one component is different from the order ID, medication ID, or message previously received by the medication management computer; providing from the hospital information system to the medication management computer a medication name and a concentration that correspond to the medication ID; transmitting from the medication management computer to the medical device a select medication message that includes the medication name and the concentration and allows the medical device to automatically select a drug library rule set from a drug library resident in a memory of the medical device; manually entering program settings at the medical device; comparing the program settings to the drug library rule set; if there are any violations of the drug library rule set, repeating the comparing, generating, adjusting and overriding steps until all violations of the drug library rule set have been resolved; and confirming the program settings at the medical device.