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US20050261805A1 - Device for programming a pump used to inject medicaments - Google Patents
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US20050261805A1
US20050261805A1 US10/524,872 US52487205A US2005261805A1 US 20050261805 A1 US20050261805 A1 US 20050261805A1 US 52487205 A US52487205 A US 52487205A US 2005261805 A1 US2005261805 A1 US 2005261805A1
US10/524,872
US7239941B2 (en
Heinz Wuthrich
2002-08-14 Priority to EP02405693.9 priority Critical
2002-08-14 Priority to EP20020405693 priority patent/EP1389476A1/en
2003-07-25 Application filed by PreciMediX SA filed Critical PreciMediX SA
2003-07-25 Priority to PCT/CH2003/000505 priority patent/WO2004016304A1/en
2005-08-18 Assigned to PRECIMEDIX S.A. reassignment PRECIMEDIX S.A. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MORI, PETER, STULZ, BEAT, WUTHRICH, HEINZ, CLEMENT, CLAUDE
2005-11-24 Publication of US20050261805A1 publication Critical patent/US20050261805A1/en
2007-07-03 Publication of US7239941B2 publication Critical patent/US7239941B2/en
a cartridge unit which contains a liquid to be injected and which comprises an electronic memory intended to contain data relating to the treatment that the patient is to receive, and
a pump unit comprising actuation means which act on the cartridge unit in order to convey the liquid outward, a microprocessor which is used to control said means using the data contained in said memory, and a source of electrical energy.
To ensure that a pump of the above-described type responds optimally to the requirements in respect of ease of use and safety, it has to be programmed by means of a device satisfying the same requirements.
a computer which is used to produce the data relating to the treatment that the patient is to receive, and
an interface which can be connected to the computer in order to receive said data and which is designed to be connected to the cartridge unit in place of the pump unit in order to introduce the data into its memory.
In a particularly advantageous manner, the device according to the invention is also used for programming a pump whose pump unit comprises an electronic memory intended to contain safety data. In this case, the device comprises a second interface which can be connected to the computer in order to receive said safety data and which is designed to be connected to the pump unit in place of the cartridge unit in order to introduce the data into its memory. Preferably, when the energy source is an accumulator, the second interface is also used to recharge this.
In a preferred embodiment, the device according to the invention can be used for programming a pump whose pump unit and cartridge unit are linked by means of a bayonet articulation comprising a male part and a female part. In this case, the first interface comprises the same articulation part as the pump unit, while the second interface comprises the same articulation part as the cartridge unit.
FIG. 1 shows a pump for administering medicaments, said pump being made up of a pump unit 10 and of a cartridge unit 12 which are connected to one another in a detachable manner via a bayonet articulation. In the figure, the two units are shown separately.
a metal plate 16 serving as a base for a peristaltic rotary pump head 18 with three press rollers;
the end of a printed circuit 20 equipped with a connector 22 permitting electrical connection of the pump unit to the outside and serving as an interconnection support to a microprocessor and a memory intended to record safety data;
the male part 24 of the bayonet articulation; and
the first part 26 of a lock securing the two units together.
The pump unit 10 also houses an accumulator (not shown in the figure) intended to power it.
a smart card 32 of the SIM type (Subscriber Information Memory), intended to record data relating to the prescribed injection program and the history of use of the pump;
the female part 34 of the bayonet articulation; and
the second part 36 of the lock.
The cartridge unit 12, itself also described in detail in the aforementioned EP document, encloses a pouch acting as a reservoir of medication (not shown in the figure) which a flexible tube 38 links to a connector 40 intended to connect a flexible tubing ending in an injection needle used to administer the medicament contained in the cartridge.
The matching piece 30 comprises, beneath the SIM card 32, the second part 36 of the lock and, at its end remote from the one bearing the SIM card, the female part 34 of the bayonet articulation.
a computer 46 equipped with software allowing it to communicate with the other elements of the device;
a first interface 48, called the pump interface, intended to connect the computer 46 and the pump unit 10; and
a second interface 50, called the cartridge interface, intended to connect the computer 46 and the cartridge unit 12.
The pump interface 48 comprises a casing 52 which, for obvious cost-saving reasons, is the same as the casing 28 of the cartridge unit 12, but without necessarily the connector 40. A joining piece 54, identical to the matching piece 30 and positioned via a groove of the casing 52, thus bears the second part 36 of the lock and the female part 34 of the bayonet articulation.
The cartridge interface 50 comprises a casing 58 identical to the casing 14 of the pump unit 10. It thus bears the first part 26 of the lock and the male part 24 of the bayonet articulation.
instructions relating to the administration of different medicaments that may possibly be used in the treatment: maximum instantaneous rate of injection, maximum daily injectable quantity, number of boluses authorized per day, maximum volume of each bolus, minimum interval between two boluses, etc.;
possible contraindications or specific intolerance to certain medicaments.
The computer 46 has thus been programmed to produce all the information specific to the treatment that the patient is to receive. This typically and chiefly includes the following data:
identification of the medicament to be injected;
instructions relating to the administration of the medicament for the treatment in question: injection program (rates of injection and durations of injection), rates of administration of boluses, their authorized number and interval, etc.
Reference will now be made more particularly to FIG. 2 which illustrates the arrangement of the interfaces 48 and 50, on the one hand, and the units 10 and 12, on the other hand. Thus, when one wishes to program the units with a view to using them, and particularly when the pump unit is being used for the first time, one makes ready:
a pump unit 10, and
a cartridge unit 12 taken from the pharmacy stock and identified by a barcode label 64 affixed to the casing 28 and comprising, in coded form and in uncoded form, the type of medicament and its dosage (e.g. morphine 2 g/L) and its volume (e.g. 30 mL).
To program the pump unit 10, it is coupled to the pump interface 48 thus connected to the computer 46, as if coupling the cartridge unit 12 to it. The memory of the pump unit is thus connected to the computer 46, by which means the treatment personnel can simply transfer to it the required safety information, such as the data mentioned above.
1. A device for programming a pump used to inject medicaments into a patient's body, said pump being made up of two connectable units, namely:
a cartridge unit (12) which contains a liquid to be injected and which comprises an electronic memory (36) intended to contain data relating to the treatment that the patient is to receive, and
a pump unit (10) comprising actuation means (18) which act on the cartridge unit (12) in order to convey the liquid outward, a microprocessor which is used to control said means using the data contained in said memory (36), and a source of electrical energy,
a computer (46) which is used to produce said data, and
a first interface (50) which can be connected to the computer in order to receive said data and which is designed to be connected to the cartridge unit (12) in place of the pump unit (10) in order to introduce the data into its memory (36).
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, for programming a pump whose pump unit (10) comprises an electronic memory intended to contain safety data, characterized in that it comprises a second interface (48) which can be connected to the computer (46) in order to receive said data and which is designed to be connected to the pump unit (10) in place of the cartridge unit (12) in order to introduce the data into its memory.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1, for programming a pump whose pump unit (10) and cartridge unit (12) are linked by means of a bayonet articulation comprising a male part and a female part, characterized in that the first interface (50) comprises the same articulation part (24) as the pump unit (10), while the second interface (48) comprises the same articulation part (34) as the cartridge unit (12).
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, for programming a pump in which the memory of the cartridge unit (12) is a SIM card (32) and the pump unit (10) comprises a connector (22) linked to its microprocessor and positioned in such a way that, upon connection of the two units, its contact regions make precise contact with the regions of said SIM card, characterized in that said first interface (50) comprises a connector (62) positioned in such a way that, when the interface and the cartridge unit (12) are joined together, its contact regions make precise contact with the SIM card (32).
6. The device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that said second interface (48) comprises a connector (56) positioned in such a way that, when the interface and the pump unit (10) are joined together, its contact regions make precise contact with the connector (22) of the pump unit.
9. The device as claimed in claim 2, for programming a pump whose pump unit (10) and cartridge unit (12) are linked by means of a bayonet articulation comprising a male part and a female part, characterized in that the first interface (50) comprises the same articulation part (24) as the pump unit (10), while the second interface (48) comprises the same articulation part (34) as the cartridge unit (12).
10. The device as claimed in claim 3, for programming a pump whose pump unit (10) and cartridge unit (12) are linked by means of a bayonet articulation comprising a male part and a female part, characterized in that the first interface (50) comprises the same articulation part (24) as the pump unit (10), while the second interface (48) comprises the same articulation part (34) as the cartridge unit (12).
11. The device as claimed in claim 2, for programming a pump in which the memory of the cartridge unit (12) is a SIM card (32) and the pump unit (10) comprises a connector (22) linked to its microprocessor and positioned in such a way that, upon connection of the two units, its contact regions make precise contact with the regions of said SIM card, characterized in that said first interface (50) comprises a connector (62) positioned in such a way that, when the interface and the cartridge unit (12) are joined together, its contact regions make precise contact with the SIM card (32).
12. The device as claimed in claim 3, for programming a pump in which the memory of the cartridge unit (12) is a SIM card (32) and the pump unit (10) comprises a connector (22) linked to its microprocessor and positioned in such a way that, upon connection of the two units, its contact regions make precise contact with the regions of said SIM card, characterized in that said first interface (50) comprises a connector (62) positioned in such a way that, when the interface and the cartridge unit (12) are joined together, its contact regions make precise contact with the SIM card (32).
13. The device as claimed in claim 4, for programming a pump in which the memory of the cartridge unit (12) is a SIM card (32) and the pump unit (10) comprises a connector (22) linked to its microprocessor and positioned in such a way that, upon connection of the two units, its contact regions make precise contact with the regions of said SIM card, characterized in that said first interface (50) comprises a connector (62) positioned in such a way that, when the interface and the cartridge unit (12) are joined together, its contact regions make precise contact with the SIM card (32).
14. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
15. The device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
16. The device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
17. The device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
18. The device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
19. The device as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
20. The device as claimed in claim 10, characterized in that it comprises means (68, 70) for remote initiation of a transfer of data between the computer (46) and the memory (36) of the cartridge unit (12).
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EP02405693.9 2002-08-14
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PCT/CH2003/000505 WO2004016304A1 (en) 2002-08-14 2003-07-25 Device for programming a pump used to inject medicaments
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Owner name: PRECIMEDIX S.A., SWITZERLAND
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