Patent ID: 8209060
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61M,G05D

Abstract:
1. A method of updating a syringe pump for operation with a plurality of syringes to be used in a facility or portion thereof, the syringe pump adapted to support a syringe having a plunger therein, the syringe pump having a piston drive adapted to couple to the plunger, a processor operably coupled to control movement of the piston drive, and a memory adapted to store a plurality of syringe profiles for a plurality of different syringes, each syringe profile containing data for use by the processor to control movement of the piston drive in relation to a respective syringe in order to expel fluid therefrom at a rate, the method comprising: with a computing system containing a database of data correlated to an array of syringes for which the syringe pump could be used, culling from the database a plurality of syringe profiles for the syringes to be used by the syringe pump within the facility or portion thereof; and updating the memory of the syringe pump while in the facility with the culled plurality of syringe profiles whereby to update the syringe pump for operation with the syringes to be used with the syringe pump in the facility or portion thereof.