Patent ID: 8398592

Claim:
A method of associating a name of a medical fluid with an identification of an infusion pump used to infuse the medical fluid into a patient, comprising: identifying an infusion pump as being connected to the patient; monitoring the infusion pump for an indication by the infusion pump of the name of the medical fluid for infusion into the patient; determining if the infusion pump can be updated by uploading the name of the medical fluid; uploading, via a computer network, if the infusion pump can be updated, the name of the medical fluid to the infusion pump; displaying, if the infusion pump cannot be updated, a plurality of selectable medical fluid names comprising the name of the medical fluid on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump; selecting, if the infusion pump cannot be updated, the name of the medical fluid from the separate monitor; associating, if the infusion pump cannot be updated, after said selecting, the name of the medical fluid with the identification of the infusion pump; and providing, if the infusion pump cannot be updated, after said associating, the name of the medical fluid and the identification of the infusion pump to a patient data management system (“PDMS”) for display of the name of the medical fluid and the associated identification of the infusion pump on a monitor that is separately located from the infusion pump.