Patent ID: 7771386

Claim:
A patient care system, comprising: an interface unit comprising a processor and a memory, said memory storing a plurality of configuration databases; an input device communicating with said interface unit, said input device adapted to enter patient-specific information into the interface unit; a functional unit removably and physically connected to the interface unit and communicating therewith, said functional unit capable of providing patient therapies or monitoring the condition of a patient in accordance with a configuration database selected from the plurality of configuration databases; and a network communicating with said interface unit, said network including at least one database comprising the patient-specific information and communicating with said interface unit via manual interaction or automated interaction, wherein the processor selects the configuration database from said plurality of configuration databases in response to the patient-specific information entered into said interface unit through said input device, and said functional unit provides a patient therapy or monitors the condition of the patient in accordance with the selected configuration database.