Patent ID: 7171277

Claim:
A system for controlling the delivery of medication to a patient by a clinical device, comprising: a first processor in operable communication with the clinical device; input means operatively connected to the first processor for input of information related to the delivery of medication to the first processor, the information including clinical device configuration parameters; a memory in which is stored a database of records, each record containing a range of predetermined acceptable values of parameters related to the delivery of medication to a patient, including ranges of predetermined acceptable values of clinical device configuration parameters; a second processor in operable communication with the memory; means for communicating information related to the delivery of medication to the patient between the first and second processors; wherein at least one clinical device configuration parameter related to the delivery of medication input into the first processor is compared to the records stored in the memory by either the first or second processor and the second processor downloads clinical device operating parameters to the first processor to program and operate the clinical device in accordance with the downloaded operating parameters if the comparison of the inputted at least one clinical device configuration parameters and the stored records satisfies a predetermined condition.