Valve components positioned in fluid connector assemblies, including universal fluid connector assemblies, are shown. A valve component is designed to open or close based on fluid pressure from a medical fluid applied to the valve component. Normally, when no force is acting on the valve component, the valve component is in an open position and portions of the valve components are spaced apart by a threshold force, thus forming a valve chamber. However, in an exemplary embodiment, when an applied force by the medical fluid is at least at the threshold force, the portions of the valve component contact each other and the valve component transitions to a closed position, thereby preventing the medical fluid from passing through the valve component, and accordingly, preventing the medical fluid from passing through the fluid connector assembly.
An integrated intravenous (IV) administration set includes a flow stop having a tubing fitment and a housing, the flow stop configured, in a first position, to prevent a flow of a fluid through the tubing, and in a second position, to permit the flow of the fluid through the tubing, the tubing fitment comprising a protrusion configured to receive a tubing. The IV administration set also includes an electronic flow sensor disposed within the housing, the electronic flow sensor configured to measure a flow of a fluid in the tubing, and one or more conductive connections configured within the housing and configured to provide electrical power to the electronic flow sensor. The flow stop is shaped to be loaded and engaged to a receptacle of an infusion device, and shaped to cause, when loaded and engaged, the one or more conductive connections to engage with a corresponding conductive connection provided by the infusion device to activate the flow sensor based on a power flow from the infusion device.
A method may include identifying a shift associated with a clinician by applying a machine learning model trained to identify, based on a series of transaction records associated with the clinician, one or more shifts associated with the clinician. The clinician may be identified as likely to engage in a hazardous behavior based at least on the shift associated with the clinician. In response to determining that the clinician as likely to engage in the hazardous behavior, activating a protective workflow. The protective workflow may be configured to prevent the clinician from engaging in the hazardous behavior as well as to collect evidence associated with the hazardous behavior. Related methods and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
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INFUSION DEVICE WITH SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE ADJUSTABLE BASED ON CONNECTED EXTERNAL SAFETY DEVICE(S)
An infusion device includes a safety metric sensor. The infusion device is configured to operate in a default safety mode, where operating in the default safety mode includes monitoring, via the safety metric sensor, an infusion therapy for compliance with a safety metric indicating a property of a fluid path between a fluid container and a fluid administration site. The infusion device is also configured to connect, while operating in the default safety mode, with an external safety device that is configured to monitor the safety metric. Additionally, the infusion device is configured to determine, based on the connection with the external safety device, that the external safety device is monitoring the safety metric. Further, the infusion device is configured to switch, responsive to determining that the external safety device is monitoring the safety metric, from operating in the default safety mode to operating in an adjusted safety mode.
A system for reducing twisting of medical tubing includes a spinning component and a tubing connector. The spinning component includes a first fluid channel and a protrusion, and the tubing connector includes a second fluid channel, male mating portion, and a sheath. Accordingly, the spinning component is configured to couple to the tubing connector such that the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel together form a unified fluid channel, the first fluid channel encompasses the male mating portion, the protrusion is positioned within a recess of the sheath, and the spinning component is rotatable relative to and independently of the tubing connector.
A system for reducing twisting of medical tubing includes a spinning component and a tubing connector. The spinning component includes a first fluid channel and a protrusion, and the tubing connector includes a second fluid channel, male mating portion, and a sheath. Accordingly, the spinning component is configured to couple to the tubing connector such that the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel together form a unified fluid channel, the first fluid channel encompasses the male mating portion, the protrusion is positioned within a recess of the sheath, and the spinning component is rotatable relative to and independently of the tubing connector.
Infusion devices having multiple pumping segments connected in parallel to a fluid source and configured to operate together to pump a fluid from the fluid source are described herein. An infusion device includes a first deformable body coupled between the fluid source and an IV set and a second deformable body coupled between the fluid source and the IV set in parallel with the first deformable body. The first deformable body is configured to be hand-compressed and direct a portion of fluid from the first deformable body to an outlet of the IV set for administering the fluid to a patient at a first flow rate. The second deformable body is configured to be hand-compressed and direct another portion of fluid from the second deformable body to the outlet of the IV set for administering the fluid to the patient at a second flow rate.
A medical device is configured to monitor, using one or more sensors, an environmental condition of a physical environment proximate to a medical device, and to determine when a value representative of the environmental condition exceeds a threshold for safe operation of the medical device with regard to care of a patient. Responsive to the value exceeding the threshold, an operation mode of the medical device is automatically switched from a first mode currently programmed for the care of the patient to a second mode, the second mode using different parameters than the first mode to control the medical device.
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INTELLIGENT INFUSION BASED ON ANTICIPATING PROCEDURAL EVENTS
An intelligent control device provides an option to select a medical procedure and receives a selection of the medical procedure. The intelligent control device also operates an infusion device to administer a medication at a first rate. Further, the intelligent control device identifies a set of events associated with the selected medical procedure, including a procedural event expected to cause a physiological change for which an administration of the medication is prescribed. Moreover, the intelligent control device determines that the procedural event is about to occur based on the infusion information, the physiological information, or the selected medical procedure. After determining that the procedural event is about to occur, and before the procedural event occurs, the intelligent control device prompts an operator to cause an adjustment of the infusion device to administer the medication at a second rate; or the intelligent control device causes the adjustment of the infusion device.
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PIVC-INTEGRATED HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION ACCESSORIES FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW ON MULTIPLE NEEDLE GAUGES
A fluid connector device for a blood collection system is disclosed. In order to be safely used with different gauges, the fluid connector device can regulate blood flow therethrough based upon the catheter gauge. For example, when 18-to-22-gauge catheters are used, the fluid connector device regulates the blood flow by positioning a slider assembly (within the fluid connector device) to a setting that allows a single channel to transmit blood through the fluid connector device into a fluid inlet and out of a fluid outlet of the fluid connector device. Alternatively, in another example, when 24-gauge (or greater) catheters are used, the slider assembly can be actuated to a new position, which allows multiple channels to transmit blood into the fluid inlet and out of the fluid outlet. By regulating blood flow, the fluid connector device can limit or prevent hemolysis, while being universally used with different catheters.
A61B 5/153 - Devices for taking samples of blood specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. by syringes
A61B 5/154 - Devices for taking samples of blood specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. by syringes using pre-evacuated means
A flow restriction device includes a proximal housing configured to couple to a fluid collection device, a distal housing configured to couple to a catheter assembly, an intermediate housing interposed between the proximal housing and the distal housing and an internal fluid channel extending transversely therethrough. The flow restriction device also includes a fluid shield assembly having an enclosure coupled to an end of the distal housing and a split septum coupled to an end of the enclosure, the split septum comprising a flexible material with a centrally disposed slit. The fluid shield assembly provides for connection of a female connector to a male connector of the distal housing through the slit of the split septum, and to contain fluid within the enclosure and split septum upon disconnection and withdrawal of the female connector from the male connector. Blood collection systems and fluid shield assemblies are also provided.
A61B 5/153 - Devices for taking samples of blood specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. by syringes
A61B 5/154 - Devices for taking samples of blood specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. by syringes using pre-evacuated means
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A61M 39/26 - Valves closing automatically on disconnecting the line and opening on reconnection thereof
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INTRAVENOUS SET WITH PUMP INTERFACE FOR RAPID INFUSION VIA REUSABLE DRIVER
An IV infusion set includes at least one infusion component, a first IV tube coupled to the infusion component, a second IV tube and a disposable pump head that. The pump head includes an inlet port coupled to the first IV tube, an outlet port coupled to the second IV tube and a drive interface configured to be coupled to a first end of a drive shaft. The drive interface is configured to be rotated by rotation of the drive shaft having a second end coupled to a driver to increase a fluid flow rate through the IV infusion set. IV set assemblies and methods of use are also provided.
Fluid connector systems including first and second connector portions couplable together to form a fluid pathway therethrough, and can resist fluid flow through the connector when the connector portions are separated from each other. A connector portion can include a connector housing, a luer portion, and a deformable valve member. The deformable valve member is disposed within the connector housing and includes a spherical portion extending partially through a valve opening of the connector housing. The spherical portion defines a slit, and the deformable valve member is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening and to deform to expand the slit and permit fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening.
Fluid connector systems including first and second connector portions couplable together to form a fluid pathway therethrough, and can resist fluid flow through the connector when the connector portions are separated from each other. A connector portion can include a connector housing, a luer portion, and a deformable valve member. The deformable valve member is disposed within the connector housing and includes a spherical portion extending partially through a valve opening of the connector housing. The spherical portion defines a slit, and the deformable valve member is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening and to deform to expand the slit and permit fluid flow from the housing volume through the valve opening.
Activatable medicament delivery containers and assemblies are disclosed that can be activated to direct a medicament from the container using an expandable material that causes an expansion chamber to displace the medicament from the container, where the medicament can be directed from the container at a predetermined or use-specific rate, and for a predetermined period of time, and the container being couplable with a dock to form an activatable medicament delivery assembly, where the container can be removably coupled or replace with the dock, and where the dock can be coupled directly to an intravenous fluid delivery device.
A fluid connector device for a blood collection system is disclosed. In order to be safely used with different gauges, the fluid connector device can regulate blood flow therethrough based upon the catheter gauge. For example, when 18-to-22-gauge catheters are used, the fluid connector device regulates the blood flow by positioning a slider assembly (within the fluid connector device) to a setting that allows a single channel to transmit blood through the fluid connector device into a fluid inlet and out of a fluid outlet of the fluid connector device. Alternatively, in another example, when 24-gauge (or greater) catheters are used, the slider assembly can be actuated to a new position, which allows multiple channels to transmit blood into the fluid inlet and out of the fluid outlet. By regulating blood flow, the fluid connector device can limit or prevent hemolysis, while being universally used with different catheters.
An IV infusion set includes at least one infusion component, a first IV tube coupled to the infusion component, a second IV tube and a disposable pump head that. The pump head includes an inlet port coupled to the first IV tube, an outlet port coupled to the second IV tube and a drive interface configured to be coupled to a first end of a drive shaft. The drive interface is configured to be rotated by rotation of the drive shaft having a second end coupled to a driver to increase a fluid flow rate through the IV infusion set. IV set assemblies and methods of use are also provided.
A flow restriction device includes a proximal housing configured to couple to a fluid collection device, a distal housing configured to couple to a catheter assembly, an intermediate housing interposed between the proximal housing and the distal housing and an internal fluid channel extending transversely therethrough. The flow restriction device also includes a fluid shield assembly having an enclosure coupled to an end of the distal housing and a split septum coupled to an end of the enclosure, the split septum comprising a flexible material with a centrally disposed slit. The fluid shield assembly provides for connection of a female connector to a male connector of the distal housing through the slit of the split septum, and to contain fluid within the enclosure and split septum upon disconnection and withdrawal of the female connector from the male connector. Blood collection systems and fluid shield assemblies are also provided.
Activatable medicament delivery containers and assemblies are disclosed that can be activated to direct a medicament from the container using an expandable material that causes an expansion chamber to displace the medicament from the container, where the medicament can be directed from the container at a predetermined or use-specific rate, and for a predetermined period of time, and the container being couplable with a dock to form an activatable medicament delivery assembly, where the container can be removably coupled or replace with the dock, and where the dock can be coupled directly to an intravenous fluid delivery device.
Pump assemblies for use with an IV set are described herein. A pump assembly includes a rotatable crank, a piston rod, and a diaphragm assembly. The crank includes a crank profile defining a plurality of lobes. The piston rod includes a first follower and a second follower spaced apart from the first follower. The rotation of the crank relative to the piston rod causes the piston rod to reciprocate relative to the crank. The diaphragm assembly includes a housing and a diaphragm member. The diaphragm member is coupled to the housing and cooperatively defines a volume in fluid communication with the IV set. The diaphragm member is movable between an extended position configured to draw in fluid from the IV set and a contracted position configured to expel fluid into the IV set. The diaphragm member is coupled to the piston rod to reciprocate the diaphragm member.
An electronic medication storage cabinet includes a plurality of drawers configured with a plurality of sensors arranged to identify a positioning of storage pockets within the drawers. Upon receiving an indication of a new medicine container to be loaded in the cabinet, a sequence of steps to load the medicine container into the cabinet is generated based on a mapping algorithm. A first step is displayed on a display the cabinet, and a determination is made as to whether the first step is associated with one of the plurality of drawers. In response to determining that the first step is associated with one of the plurality of drawers, the drawer is automatically unlocked. In response to determining that the first step is successfully completed, a determination of whether execution of any additional steps is pending and indicated on the display.
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SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE ELAPSED TIME INDICATOR WITH ABSORBABLE MATERIAL
A single use disposable elapsed time indicator and methods for using same include an indicator that can have a flexible chamber for holding an aqueous medium and a slot with a viewing window and a longitudinal axis. The slot is connected to the chamber via a passage having a breakable seal therein. An absorbable material is located within and at a first end of the slot that swells upon exposure to the aqueous medium. A graded scale is also included along the longitudinal axis of the slot to indicate periods of elapsed time. The absorbable material is configured to expand from the first end of the slot toward an opposing end of the slot along the longitudinal axis and thereby mark elapsed time on the graded scale.
G04F 1/02 - Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers by consuming prefixed quantities of materials, e.g. by burning candle
A fluid-fitting tool is disclosed that can align with and rotationally couple with a fluid fitting where the fluid-fitting tool can include a passage and an engagement feature for engaging against the fluid fitting such that when the fluid-fitting tool is spaced apart from the fluid fitting, the fluid-fitting tool can move in a longitudinal direction toward and away from the fluid fitting, and can rotate relative to the fluid fitting around a longitudinal axis of the passage, and when a portion of the fluid-fitting tool and the fluid fitting are rotationally aligned and longitudinally overlap, the fluid-fitting tool can move longitudinally relative to the fluid fitting, and the fluid fitting is rotated when the fluid-fitting tool is rotated around a longitudinal axis of the passage.
A single use disposable elapsed time indicator and methods for using same include an indicator that can have a flexible chamber for holding an aqueous medium and a slot with a viewing window and a longitudinal axis. The slot is connected to the chamber via a passage having a breakable seal therein. An absorbable material is located within and at a first end of the slot that swells upon exposure to the aqueous medium. A graded scale is also included along the longitudinal axis of the slot to indicate periods of elapsed time. The absorbable material is configured to expand from the first end of the slot toward an opposing end of the slot along the longitudinal axis and thereby mark elapsed time on the graded scale.
G04F 1/00 - Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers
G04F 13/06 - Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by means not provided for in groups using fluidic means
A first venous rhythm of a patient is detected above a venous insertion site when a venous catheter connected to an infusion set is inserted into the venous insertion site and, concurrently with the first venous rhythm, a second venous rhythm is detected at a location remote from the venous insertion site. An irregularity between the first and second venous rhythms is identified, and a failure of the venous catheter is determined based on the identified irregularity satisfying a irregularity threshold. An alarm may be provided on detecting the irregularity or the failure of the venous catheter.
A fluid-fitting tool is disclosed that can align with and rotationally couple with a fluid fitting where the fluid-fitting tool can include a passage and an engagement feature for engaging against the fluid fitting such that when the fluid-fitting tool is spaced apart from the fluid fitting, the fluid-fitting tool can move in a longitudinal direction toward and away from the fluid fitting, and can rotate relative to the fluid fitting around a longitudinal axis of the passage, and when a portion of the fluid-fitting tool and the fluid fitting are rotationally aligned and longitudinally overlap, the fluid-fitting tool can move longitudinally relative to the fluid fitting, and the fluid fitting is rotated when the fluid-fitting tool is rotated around a longitudinal axis of the passage.
A first venous rhythm of a patient is detected above a venous insertion site when a venous catheter connected to an infusion set is inserted into the venous insertion site and, concurrently with the first venous rhythm, a second venous rhythm is detected at a location remote from the venous insertion site. An irregularity between the first and second venous rhythms is identified, and a failure of the venous catheter is determined based on the identified irregularity satisfying a irregularity threshold. An alarm may be provided on detecting the irregularity or the failure of the venous catheter.
A61M 5/168 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
A61M 5/172 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
A61M 5/46 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for controlling depth of insertion
30.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GAS FROM AN INFUSION LINE
An infusion line gas removal device and process for its fabrication and use is disclosed herein. The gas removal device includes a gas permeable tubing coupled between first and second couplers, and an impermeable tubing shield encasing the gas permeable tubing between the first and second couplers. The impermeable tubing shield is larger in diameter than the gas permeable tubing and comprises at least one vent and a plurality of supports, the plurality of supports being between the tubing shield and the gas permeable tubing and configured to support the gas permeable tubing within the impermeable tubing shield in a fixed position between the first and second couplers and facilitate passage of gas from the gas permeable tubing to the at least one vent.
A single use disposable elapsed time indicator and methods for using same can include an indicator having a chamber and a longitudinal channel for receiving a volatile fluid. A sponge is located and seated in the longitudinal channel and configured to allow evaporation of volatile fluid from within the longitudinal channel to an exterior of the longitudinal channel. A spring is included in the longitudinal channel which presses against an end of the chamber and against a plunger that is seated and moveable in the longitudinal channel along a longitudinal axis thereof. The spring is configured to exert force on and move the plunger from a first end of the chamber toward a second end of the chamber along the longitudinal axis in the longitudinal channel as volatile fluid in the longitudinal channel evaporates through the sponge. The movement of the plunger thereby marks elapsed time along a graded scale.
G04F 1/02 - Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers by consuming prefixed quantities of materials, e.g. by burning candle
Needleless connectors are described herein. A needleless connector includes a housing and a flexible valve element. The housing includes a cavity, a proximal fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity, and a distal fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity. The flexible valve element is disposed within the cavity. The flexible valve element can selectively permit flow between the proximal fluid port and the distal fluid port.
A single use disposable elapsed time indicator and methods for using same can include an indicator having a chamber and a longitudinal channel for receiving a volatile fluid. A sponge is located and seated in the longitudinal channel and configured to allow evaporation of volatile fluid from within the longitudinal channel to an exterior of the longitudinal channel. A spring is included in the longitudinal channel which presses against an end of the chamber and against a plunger that is seated and moveable in the longitudinal channel along a longitudinal axis thereof. The spring is configured to exert force on and move the plunger from a first end of the chamber toward a second end of the chamber along the longitudinal axis in the longitudinal channel as volatile fluid in the longitudinal channel evaporates through the sponge. The movement of the plunger thereby marks elapsed time along a graded scale.
G04F 1/02 - Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers by consuming prefixed quantities of materials, e.g. by burning candle
G04F 13/06 - Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by means not provided for in groups using fluidic means
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HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION EXTENSION SET FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW
A flow restriction device may include a male luer connector portion, a female luer connector portion, and a flexible tube. The male luer connector portion defies a first lumen. The female luer connector portion defines a second lumen. The flexible tube defines a third lumen. The third lumen is in fluid communication with the first lumen and the second lumen. The third lumen has a diameter of about 0.02 inches.
A context-aware healthcare system determines, in response to a user device moving within a proximity of an infusion device associated with a patient, automatically determining a status of the infusion device and displaying the status to a user of the user device. An error condition may be determined and a notification is provided to the user device indicating that the user device is within the proximity of the infusion device and that the infusion device is experiencing the error condition, and the notification may include information regarding the corrective action. The user device may then cause the infusion device to correct the error condition according to the corrective action.
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G16H 70/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to pathologies
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HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION EXTENSION SET FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW
A flow restriction device may include a male luer connector portion, a female luer connector portion, and a flexible tube. The male luer connector portion defies a first lumen. The female luer connector portion defines a second lumen. The flexible tube defines a third lumen. The third lumen is in fluid communication with the first lumen and the second lumen. The third lumen has a diameter of about 0.02 inches.
A mobile smart container system comprises a housing, an access component configured to secure access to a compartment within the housing when in a closed position, a communication interface configured to wirelessly receive a request to access the compartment, a perceivable output device, an electromechanical latch configured to engage with the access component to releasably lock the access component in the closed position, and a processor. The processor receives and authenticates the request to access the compartment and, in response to receiving and authenticating the request, activates the electromechanical latch to unlock the access component to make the compartment accessible, and outputs, upon actuation of the electromechanical latch, an alert via the perceivable output device to identify the smart container system.
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B65D 21/02 - Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
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G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
A stable flow regulator assembly includes a body having a tube slot adjacent a perimeter of the body and having an opening at the perimeter to slidingly receive a portion of an intravenous (IV) tube, and a spiral slide groove extending into the body from the tube slot, wherein a width of the spiral slide groove narrows as the spiral slide groove extends further into the body. A tube arm is rotatingly coupled to the body, the tube arm having a slot open to the perimeter of the body and configured to slidingly receive the IV tube when the slot is aligned with the tube slot of the body and to regulate a flow rate through the IV tube based on the compression of the IV tube due to a position of the IV tube within the spiral slide groove. Methods of operating a stable flow regulator assembly are also provided.
A stable flow regulator assembly includes a body having a tube slot adjacent a perimeter of the body and having an opening at the perimeter to slidingly receive a portion of an intravenous (IV) tube, and a spiral slide groove extending into the body from the tube slot, wherein a width of the spiral slide groove narrows as the groove extends further into the body. A tube arm is rotatingly coupled to the body, the tube arm having a slot open to the perimeter of the body and configured to slidingly receive the IV tube when the slot is aligned with the tube slot of the body and to regulate a flow rate through the IV tube based on the compression of the IV tube due to a position of the IV tube within the spiral slide groove. Methods of operating a stable flow regulator assembly are also provided.
The disclosed device, system and method manages medication delivery failures. An effective therapeutic range of a patient physiological property is determined based on a pharmacokinetic profile of a medication. During an administration of the medication to the patient, an expected trend in the measured physiological property is determined based on sensor data, the pharmacokinetic profile of the medication, a dose of the medication provided to the patient, and the at least one physical property of the patient, and an infusion device is caused to adjust the dose of the medication to cause the physiological property to follow the expected trend. Responsive to determining that a current trend in the physiological property has deviated from the expected trend, and will fall outside the effective therapeutic range within a predetermined time period, a delivery failure is determined and an alarm is provided.
Needleless connectors are described herein. A needleless connector includes a housing and a flexible valve element. The housing includes a cavity, a proximal fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity, and a distal fluid port in fluid communication with the cavity. The flexible valve element is disposed within the cavity. The flexible valve element can selectively permit flow between the proximal fluid port and the distal fluid port.
A method may include presenting, on a display of an infusion device, a first patient parameter and a second patient parameter. The infusion device may receive a first entry, which may include a first value of the first patient parameter. The infusion device may determine a default value of the second patient parameter based on the entered first value of the first patient parameter. The infusion device may present the determined default value of the second patient parameter. The infusion device may receive a second entry, which includes a second value of the second patient parameter. The second value may be an adjustment of the default value of the second patient parameter that is an accurate representation of the second patient parameter. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
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A preload mechanism for an actuator is disclosed that includes a rotating element configured to rotate about a pivot. The preload mechanism also includes a bias element with a first end that is coupled to a second contact point of the rotating element and a second end configured to be pinned relative to the pivot. The bias element has a line of action extending from the second end through the first end. The line of action has an offset distance that is the minimum distance between the line of action and the pivot. The offset distance has a first value when the rotating element is in the first position and a second value when the rotating element is the second position, the second value being smaller than the first value.
E05C 3/30 - Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch the bolt being spring-controlled in the form of a hook
F03G 7/06 - Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying, or the like
IV stand assemblies are provided that include a base, a stand, a platform and a motorized pole assembly having a housing, a pole and a drive. The drive moves the pole to extend and retract the pole relative to the housing. A weight measurement assembly measures weight of a fluid within a fluid container hanging from the IV stand assembly. IV stand assemblies with a pulley/belt assembly and methods of operating IV assemblies are also provided.
Various aspects of the subject disclosure relate to a compounder system having a cartridge that includes controllable fluid pathways. The cartridge may include a syringe pump for moving fluid and/or gas, and one or more syringe valves or rotary valves for controlling which of the controllable fluid pathways is open for flow of the fluid and/or gas.
A dual chamber single-hand pump is described that includes a pump chamber with four fluid pathways. Two pathways are configured to conduct fluid to the chamber and to stop flow therethrough from the chamber, and two pathways are configured to conduct fluid from the chamber and to stop flow therethrough to the chamber. A piston positioned and moveable within the chamber separates two of the pathways from the other two pathways within the chamber. The pump can be held in a single hand by having finger grips for stabilizing the pump and a palm grip for advancing the piston. A return spring can return the piston to the original position when the palm is relaxed to allow expansion of the spring.
An infusion device control system intercepts a first command provided to a first infusion pump by a closed-loop control algorithm, the first command configured to adjust delivery of a first fluid by the first infusion pump according to sensor measurements provided to the closed-loop control algorithm. The control system receives a therapy target control parameter for modifying the delivery of the first fluid based on a real time parameter for delivering a second fluid by a second infusion pump, receives real time operating parameters and infusion status information associated with the first and second infusion pumps, and modifies the intercepted first command based on the real time operating parameters and infusion status information and the therapy target control parameter to control an effect of the deliveries of the first and second fluids, without providing input for modifying the intercepted first command to the closed-loop control algorithm.
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
Fluid connector systems that can include first and second connectors that are couplable together to form a fluid pathway through the fluid connector system when the first and second connectors are coupled together, and can resist fluid flow through each of the first and second connectors when the first and second connectors are separated from each other, where the first and second connectors can include a valve within a channel and configured resist fluid flow through the respective first or second connector in an closed position and to reduce the resistance to fluid flow through the first or second connector in an open position, and the first and second connectors including one or more arm configured to engage each other to form a snap fitting feature that can resist separation therebetween.
F16L 37/40 - Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in only one of two pipe-end fittings with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
F16L 37/098 - Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members combined with automatic locking by means of flexible hooks
Systems and methods for enforcing a cleaning of a medical device are disclosed. A method includes receiving an indication that a medical device has been exposed to a contaminate, providing, responsive to receiving the indication, an instruction to disable the medical device, receiving, after transmitting the instruction, cleaning information indicating that a cleaning of the medical device was attempted, identifying a predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the medical device and the contaminate, determining, based on the cleaning information, that the medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the medical device and the contaminate, and enabling the medical device responsive to determining that the medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure.
A61B 90/70 - Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments
G05B 19/406 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by monitoring or safety
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
A dual chamber single-hand pump is described that includes a pump chamber with four fluid pathways. Two pathways are configured to conduct fluid to the chamber and to stop flow therethrough from the chamber, and two pathways are configured to conduct fluid from the chamber and to stop flow therethrough to the chamber. A piston positioned and moveable within the chamber separates two of the pathways from the other two pathways within the chamber. The pump can be held in a single hand by having finger grips for stabilizing the pump and a palm grip for advancing the piston. A return spring can return the piston to the original position when the palm is relaxed to allow expansion of the spring.
Fluid connector systems that can include first and second connectors that are couplable together to form a fluid pathway through the fluid connector system when the first and second connectors are coupled together, and can resist fluid flow through each of the first and second connectors when the first and second connectors are separated from each other, where the first and second connectors can include a valve within a channel and configured resist fluid flow through the respective first or second connector in an closed position and to reduce the resistance to fluid flow through the first or second connector in an open position, and the first and second connectors including one or more arm configured to engage each other to form a snap fitting feature that can resist separation therebetween.
A coupling device that is removably couplable with a mating connector is disclosed where the coupling device can include a housing and another structure that is movable relative to the housing such as an inner body or a cuff, and in a first configuration, the coupling device resists separation between the coupling device and a mating connector, in a second configuration, the resistance to separation between the mating connector and the coupling device is reduced relative to the first configuration such that the coupling device can permit separation between the coupling device and the mating connector when any of the inner body or the cuff is moved, biased, and/or flexed, and where the coupling device can be re-coupled with a mating connector after separation between the coupling device and the mating connector.
A method and system identifies interactions of a user with one or more medical devices, determines, based on the one or more interactions and a predetermined set of rules, a compliance score associated with the first user, in response to the compliance score not satisfying a threshold compliance score, and reducing an access level of the user to at least one of the one or more medical devices and generates a training program associated with the at least one medical device and the one or more interactions, and automatically, without user involvement, sends a training package associated with the training program to the user and notifies the user to complete the training program using the training package. The system and method also generates a new shift schedule for clinicians responsive to a first shift schedule not satisfying criteria and the clinicians not satisfying respective performance scores.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G16H 70/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to practices or guidelines
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
G06Q 10/0639 - Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
One or more medical devices are configured to connect to a predetermined temporary provisioning network of a healthcare organization, the temporary provisioning network being different than a healthcare network of the healthcare organization. After the devices are received by the healthcare organization, and powered up for the first time, device identifiers corresponding to the medical devices are received at a server remote from the healthcare organization, from the temporary provisioning network, together with an indication that the medical devices are requesting access to a management server within a healthcare network of the healthcare organization. On determining that the medical devices are predetermined to receive access to the management server, a provisioning service configures, through the temporary provisioning network, the medical devices to access and communicate with the management server, and informs the management server that the medical devices have been configured to access and communicate with the management server.
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
Peristaltic pumps are described herein. In certain embodiments, a peristaltic pump includes a plunger and a feeler pin. The plunger is movable to selectively engage a pumping volume of a tubing segment to expand the pumping volume to draw fluid flow into the pumping volume and to contract the pumping volume to conduct fluid flow from the pumping volume. The feeler pin extends through the plunger and movable to maintain contact with the tubing segment, wherein the feeler pin is movable in response to a height of the pumping volume.
A container is disclosed that has a housing and a lid. The lid has a planar portion and a latch that is freely movable parallel to the planar portion of the lid. The latch has a retention feature and a first reference surface that is perpendicular to the planar portion of the lid. There is a latch mechanism coupled to the housing that has an engagement element configured to engage the retention feature of the latch and a first alignment feature having a first alignment surface. The first alignment feature is configured to laterally displace the latch in a first direction such that the first reference surface aligns with the first alignment surface when the lid is brought together with the housing with the fastener laterally displaced away from the engagement element in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
E05C 3/24 - Fastening devices with bolts moving pivotally or rotatively with latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the latch the bolt being spring-controlled in the form of a bifurcated member
E05B 47/00 - Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
57.
SENSOR FOR DETECTING DISCONNECTION OF A FLUID CONNECTOR
A fluid flow disconnect sensor and alarm system includes first and second sensor units configured to be removably coupled to a first and second portions of a fluid connector assembly, respectively. The first sensor unit comprises a sensor configured to sense when the second sensor unit is within a threshold distance of the first sensor unit, and comprises a transmitter configured to transmit, to a device remote from the first and second sensor units, an indication regarding whether the first and second portions of the fluid connector assembly are coupled together responsive to the sensing. A computing device receiving the indication determines when the first and second portions of the fluid connector assembly are coupled together, and when the assembly becomes disconnected, and may generate an alarm when the first and second portions become disconnected.
A method for medical device resource management includes monitoring a plurality of medical devices for adjustments to the medical devices during a period of time; identifying, based on the monitoring, the adjustments to the plurality of medical devices during the period of time; building a therapy profile associated with a patient and the medical devices based on the identified adjustments; identifying an adverse event pertaining the patient or a respective medical device of the plurality of medical devices; and after identifying the adverse event: generating, based on the therapy profile, a plurality of consecutive control signals to correct the adverse event, each being associated with a different one of the medical devices or a different user.
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A fluid flow disconnect sensor and alarm system includes first and second sensor units configured to be removably coupled to a first and second portions of a fluid connector assembly, respectively. The first sensor unit comprises a sensor configured to sense when the second sensor unit is within a threshold distance of the first sensor unit, and comprises a transmitter configured to transmit, to a device remote from the first and second sensor units, an indication regarding whether the first and second portions of the fluid connector assembly are coupled together responsive to the sensing. A computing device receiving the indication determines when the first and second portions of the fluid connector assembly are coupled together, and when the assembly becomes disconnected, and may generate an alarm when the first and second portions become disconnected.
A flow controller having an internal tubing is provided. The flow controller may include an upper housing having a plurality of graduations, a lower housing engaged with and slidably coupled to the lower housing, and a cavity defined between the upper and lower housings for accommodating at least a portion of internal tubing. The flow controller may further include a flexible clamp having an upper section mounted in the upper housing and a lower section slidably disposed in the lower housing. The upper and lower housings may be slidably coupled relative to each other to transition the internal tubing from (i) an open position where a lumen of the internal tubing is uncompressed by the flexible clamp to (ii) a closed position where the lumen of the tubing is at least partially constricted by the flexible clamp.
A method includes measuring a fluid pressure of fluid in a fluid supply line of an infusion pump. The fluid pressure includes a motor pressure and a patient pressure. The method also includes determining the patient pressure. The determining includes removing, by an adaptive filter, to remove the motor pressure from the measured fluid pressure. The removing includes generating a predicted motor pressure based on the current of the motor, generating an error signal based on a comparison between the predicted motor pressure and the measured fluid pressure, and removing the motor pressure from the measured fluid pressure when an error value indicative of the error signal is less than an error threshold. The method also includes adjusting, based on the patient pressure, a setting of the infusion pump. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
A coupling device that is removably couplable with a mating connector is disclosed where the coupling device can include a housing and another structure that is movable relative to the housing such as an inner body or a cuff, and in a first configuration, the coupling device resists separation between the coupling device and a mating connector, in a second configuration, the resistance to separation between the mating connector and the coupling device is reduced relative to the first configuration such that the coupling device can permit separation between the coupling device and the mating connector when any of the inner body or the cuff is moved, biased, and/or flexed, and where the coupling device can be re-coupled with a mating connector after separation between the coupling device and the mating connector.
A syringe pump includes a receptacle for receiving a syringe and a drive head for advancing the plunger of the syringe within the syringe's barrel. The syringe pump also includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a programmed flow rate. The processor is also configured to detect an extension of the syringe, the extension including a distance between a starting position of the plunger within the barrel and a current position of the plunger within the barrel. Additionally, the processor is configured to estimate an amount of friction between the plunger and the barrel based on the programmed flow rate and the detected extension. Further, based on the estimated amount of friction, the processor is configured to adjust an occlusion-detection operation of the syringe pump or adjust an operating speed of the drive head.
A cap for coupling to a medical adapter may include a housing with a closed top end and an open bottom end with legs that extend from the housing away from the bottom end. Members may extend from an inner surface of the legs to engage and secure the cap to a medical adapter or an insert configured to mate with a medical adapter. A cap may include angular ridges between a cap housing and an insert to permit rotation of the cap in single direction and prevent removal of the cap from a medical adapter. A cap may include hinged legs to permit the cap to be secured to a medical adapter by rotating the legs toward each other until a portion of a collar on each leg may be matingly joined around the medical adapter.
Disclosed are systems and methods for managing secure refrigerated bin systems. A system receives a request to access a respective compartment of a plurality of compartments in a dispensing device. Responsive to receiving the access request and identifying one or more medications in the respective compartment, a safe temperature range specific to the identified one or more medications is determined, and a temperature of the respective compartment is determined using a respective temperature sensor of the respective compartment. The system determines whether the determined temperature of the respective compartment is within the safe temperature range of the identified one or more medications causes an alert to be displayed when the determined temperature of the respective compartment is outside of the safe temperature range of the identified one or more medications.
G05B 19/042 - Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers using digital processors
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
A check valve includes an upper housing defining an inlet of the check valve, a lower housing defining an outlet of the check valve, and a cavity interposed between and defined by the upper and lower housings for fluidly connecting the inlet and the outlet. The check valve further includes a valve member mounted in the cavity to selectively permit fluid flow in a first direction, and prevent fluid backflow in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The valve member includes a valve body and a valve stem portion extending axially through a central axis of the valve body. The valve member may further include a plurality of feet disposed about and extending longitudinally from an outer circumferential perimeter of the valve body.
A method may include receiving a selection of an order associated with a patient. A scannable token, such as a barcode, may be generated for interacting with one or more medical devices involved in a patient encounter to fulfill the order. In some cases, the same scannable token may be further associated with one or more additional patient encounters associated with the same patient or different patients and conducted by a same clinician or different clinicians. The scannable token may be sent to a client device. In response to the scannable token being scanned at the one or more medical devices, at least a portion of information associated with the order may be sent to the one or more medical devices. Related methods and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A method for managing patient hydration is provided. The method includes receiving a fluid delivery request that includes a first programmed amount of a first fluid to be provided by a first medical device. Additionally, the method includes identifying a second programmed amount of a second fluid provided by or to be provided by a second medical device. Further, the method includes determining that a medical device operation should be adjusted based on the first and second programmed amounts. Finally, the method includes adjusting the medical device operation responsive to the determination and based on the fluid delivery request and the first and second programmed amounts.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
A system is disclosed for determining the location of hospital assets. The system includes one or more communication devices each associated with a respective asset identification and a computing device configured to communicate with the communication devices via a network. The computing device receives, from a respective communication device, data comprising the respective asset identification of the respective communication device an identifier associated with a patient or a patient care device, obtains, from a database based on the identifier, additional information pertaining to the patient or the patient care device, and determines a location of the respective communication device based on the data received from the respective communication device and the obtained additional information.
G06F 16/9537 - Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
G08B 1/08 - Systems for signalling characterised solely by the form of transmission of the signal using electric transmission
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
H04W 4/33 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
G16H 10/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
Syringe pumps are described herein. A syringe pump is disclosed comprising a syringe pump body, a flange clamp and a sensing switch. The syringe pump body defining a syringe body recess and a syringe plunger recess, wherein the syringe body recess and the syringe plunger recess are configured to cooperatively receive a syringe. The flange clamp is coupled to a mating surface of the syringe pump body disposed between the syringe body recess and the syringe plunger recess, wherein the flange clamp is configured to be spaced apart from the mating surface to receive a syringe flange of the syringe. The sensing switch extends through the mating surface, wherein the sensing switch is configured to be in a closed state when the flange clamp is in contact with the sensing switch and in an open state when the flange clamp is spaced apart from the sensing switch.
A device agent including an information accessor for accessing association information obtained via an information reader. The association information includes medical device information for uniquely identifying the medical device, and device agent information for facilitating in an association between the medical device and the information reader. The device agent also includes an associator for associating the medical device and the information reader based on the association information.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
G06F 16/955 - Retrieval from the web using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
72.
FLOATER BASED FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR GRAVITY IV SETS
A flow control device includes an upper housing, a lower housing, a chamber interposed between and defined by the upper and lower housings, and a valve member. The upper housing includes a primary inlet having an internal surface defining a cavity and a secondary inlet. The lower housing defines an outlet of the flow control device. The chamber fluidly connects the primary and secondary inlets with the outlet. A valve member is reciprocally disposed at least partially in the cavity and partially in the chamber to (i) selectively permit fluid flow in the primary inlet in a first direction when a fluid level in the chamber is below a predetermined level, and (ii) prevent fluid backflow in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the fluid level in the chamber is above the predetermined level.
A collapsible valve for use in a needleless access connector to reduce the priming volume of the needleless access connector. A needleless access connector with a small priming volume. A method of connecting a first medical device to a second medical device with a needleless access connector with a small priming volume.
A reader device is configured to wirelessly read medical information from a medical identification device and location information from a location identification device when the devices are within a range of the at least one reader device. A tracking device receives an indication that first medical information and first location information was read at a first location when a first medical identification device associated with the first medical object and a first location identification device associated with the first location was read at the first location by at least one reader device, and a last-known location of the first medical object associated with the medical identification device is generated based on the first location information read at the first location. In response to receiving a tracking request for a delivery status of a first medical object, the last-known location is provided display responsive to the tracking request.
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
G16H 70/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
Medical tubing can have a chromic material such that the medical tubing is configured to transition from a first state of color to a different, second state of color by application of a stimulus to the medical tubing.
Medical tubing can have a chromic material such that the medical tubing is configured to transition from a first state of color to a different, second state of color by application of a stimulus to the medical tubing.
The disclosed systems and methods provide an efficient solution to manage the entries of versioned libraries. A method includes receiving a request to modify an entry corresponding to a numerically-versioned library or a related master. The method includes obtaining a first snapshot record for the entry corresponding to the library or the master. The method includes receiving user changes to data of the entry. The method also includes generating a second snapshot record for the entry. The second snapshot record capturing the user changes and having an assigned second plurality of version identification values. The method further includes updating the first plurality of version identification values of the first snapshot record based on assigned values of the second plurality of version identification values of the second snapshot record. The first and second plurality of version identification values indicating that the first snapshot record precedes the second snapshot record.
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G06F 16/11 - File system administration, e.g. details of archiving or snapshots
G16H 10/00 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data
78.
SOON-TO-EXPIRE ANALYSIS MODELS FOR MEDICAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Methods, devices, and systems for determining soon to expire items. Historical item data are received. A soon to expire analysis model is trained using the training data to generate a trained soon to expire analysis model configured to receive item data associated with the item and to generate soon to expire prediction for one or more items associated with the item data. The bar includes a platform at a distal edge of the bar. The platform is configured to come in contact with an item deposited in the housing. A sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of a fill level of the housing based on the platform coming in contact with the item deposited in the housing. Actions are performed to prevent the item from remaining unused past the target date.
A medication compounding system is described that is capable of receiving one or more medications and diluents and that includes an array of moveable transfer cartridges to access a medication container and to transfer medication. The transferred medication may be joined with a diluent to form a compounded medication. The resulting compounded medication may then be directed to a filling port where a compounded medication container may be coupled. A second medication container may align with a second transfer cartridge to transfer a second medication. Because the device may comprise one or more medications and diluents, a series of compounded medications may be created using an individual transfer cartridge for each medication.
A61J 3/00 - Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
A61J 1/20 - Arrangements for transferring fluids, e.g. from vial to syringe
A self-flushing connector includes a housing having a cavity, a first inlet port, a second inlet port, and an outlet port. A collapsible valve is disposed within the cavity. A first flow path extends from the first inlet port to the outlet port. The first inlet port and the second inlet port are fluidly connected through a gap defined between the body of the collapsible valve and an inner wall of the housing defining the cavity. A second flow path extends from the second inlet port to the first flow path. When the collapsible valve is in a closed state, the collapsible valve fluidly disconnects the second flow path from the first flow path while allowing fluid to flow through the first flow path. When the collapsible valve is in an open state, the second flow path is fluidly connected to the first flow path.
A system and method for monitoring a fluid delivery is disclosed. The system includes a processor and one or more sensors configured to measure one or more fluid state parameters associated with a fluid delivery channel through which a fluid is delivered to an infusion site of a patient. The processor receives fluid information for the fluid and at least one measured fluid state parameter from the sensor, determines at least one expected fluid state parameter for the infusion site based on the fluid information and patient information associated with the patient, and provides a communication at an output device when the at least one measured fluid state parameter deviates from the at least one expected fluid state parameter by more than a threshold deviation.
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
A61M 5/168 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
G16H 50/50 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
G16Z 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
A61M 5/14 - Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
Systems and methods for providing automated inventory management of medicine and healthcare items stored within bins in care facilities are disclosed. A method includes providing an interactive storage device for attaching to a bin, and outputting, via an audiovisual element, a visual representation of a local inventory of the bin, receiving a user input, determining a change to the local inventory according to the user input, updating the local inventory in a non-volatile data store according to the change, synchronizing the local inventory with one or more nodes via a communication interface, and receiving, from the one or more nodes via the communication interface, periodic updates for a local cache comprising locations and inventories of one or more remote bins.
G06Q 10/0875 - Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
G07C 9/22 - Individual registration on entry or exit involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
Fluid flow devices including a fluid passage for regulating movement of a fluid therethrough, including flow restriction devices having first and second passages that can regulate a fluid flow in a first direction through the device and can regulate a fluid flow in a second direction through the device, and fluid flow restriction devices that can include a first connector having an internal surface defining an inner lumen, a second connector coupled to an end of the first connector, a cannula mounted in the inner lumen extending into the second connector, a lumen of the cannula may define a first flowpath along which a fluid flows into a fluid collection device, and an annulus may be defined between an outer surface of the cannula and the internal surface of the first connector, the annulus may define a second flowpath along which a fluid flows into a catheter assembly.
A61B 5/153 - Devices for taking samples of blood specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. by syringes
A61B 5/154 - Devices for taking samples of blood specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. by syringes using pre-evacuated means
A method includes providing, on a computing device, when a user of the device is authorized, a user interface including respective representations of first medication administration functions and second medication administration functions associated with storage of the one or more medications and, in response to determining that the computing device is within the first predetermined area, enabling the computing device to perform the one or more first medication administration functions associated with the first predetermined area to cause, responsive to a selection of a displayed representation of the one or more first medication administration functions, a respective electronic medication storage cabinet associated with the selected displayed representation to perform an operation regarding a physical storage of a medication associated with a patient of the one or more patients, and preventing the computing device from performing the one or more second medication administration functions not associated with the first predetermined area.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/13 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
B65D 83/04 - Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
A flow control device includes a housing having a primary valve body defining a primary inlet and an outlet, a secondary valve body defining a secondary inlet and a chamber defined by an inner circumferential surface of the housing and fluidly connecting the primary and secondary inlets with the outlet. The primary and secondary inlets share a common central axis perpendicularly disposed to a central axis of the outlet. A valve member is reciprocally mounted in the chamber to block fluid communication between the secondary inlet and the outlet when fluid pressure into the primary inlet is higher than fluid pressure into the secondary inlet, and block fluid communication between the primary inlet and the outlet when fluid pressure into the secondary inlet is higher than fluid pressure into the primary inlet.
Fluid flow devices including a fluid passage for regulating movement of a fluid therethrough, including flow restriction devices having first and second passages that can regulate a fluid flow in a first direction through the device and can regulate a fluid flow in a second direction through the device, and fluid flow restriction devices that can include a first connector having an internal surface defining an inner lumen, a second connector coupled to an end of the first connector, a cannula mounted in the inner lumen extending into the second connector, a lumen of the cannula may define a first flowpath along which a fluid flows into a fluid collection device, and an annulus may be defined between an outer surface of the cannula and the internal surface of the first connector, the annulus may define a second flowpath along which a fluid flows into a catheter assembly.
A pressure detection system includes a body having an internal chamber with input and output ports and a flexible membrane fluidically sealed to an exposed opening of the chamber to prevent a fluid passing through the chamber from passing through the exposed opening. The membrane is configured to change shape responsive to an increase in pressure caused by the fluid within the chamber satisfying a predetermined threshold. In some implementations, the membrane includes or is part of an identification mechanism which moves outwards, away from the chamber, as the pressure increases to indicate the pressure increase. In some implementations, the identification mechanism includes markings on the surface of the membrane, and an image sensing device reads the markings, and provides an indication of a current pressure associated with the fluid in the chamber based on a variation in the markings from a default state.
A method may include receiving, from one or more data systems, a message. A machine learning model may be applied to the message to determine whether the message is an actionable message or a non-actionable message. In response to the message being the actionable message, the machine learning model may be applied to extract, from the message, a clinically significant data. One or more tasks may be performed based on the clinically significant data. The one or more tasks may include performing, based on the clinically significant data, a resource allocation for a clinical workflow associated with the data systems. The one or more tasks may also include detecting systematic inefficiencies and bottlenecks associated with the clinical workflow. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also disclosed.
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
A method that includes receiving, in a medication delivery module, a command to start a medication delivery from a first control module coupled to the medication delivery module, is provided. The command to start the medication delivery is based on clinical information received at the first control module. The method includes recording, in a memory of the medication delivery module, an update of the medication delivery, receiving an indication that the medication delivery module was decoupled from the first control module, and receiving an indication that the medication delivery module has become coupled with a second control module. The method also includes communicating, in response, with the second control module, to update the clinical information. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A61M 5/168 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
A61M 5/172 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters electrical or electronic
90.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID FROM A CONTAINER TO AN INFUSION LINE
A fluid container is encompassed by a custom fluid container pressure sleeve, which is configured to wrap around, connect and form to the malleable fluid container such that, when the fluid container pressure sleeve is inflated with a gas, the fluid container pressure sleeve applies an inward directional pressure to the malleable fluid container from an exterior of the malleable fluid container to compress the malleable fluid container. A pump connected to the fluid container pressure sleeve is activated to provide the gas to the fluid container pressure sleeve to compress the malleable fluid container and direct a fluid (e.g., the blood product) within the malleable fluid container toward and through a connected infusion tubing.
A pressure detection system includes a body having an internal chamber with input and output ports and a flexible membrane fluidically sealed to an exposed opening of the chamber to prevent a fluid passing through the chamber from passing through the exposed opening. The membrane is configured to change shape responsive to an increase in pressure caused by the fluid within the chamber satisfying a predetermined threshold. In some implementations, the membrane includes or is part of an identification mechanism which moves outwards, away from the chamber, as the pressure increases to indicate the pressure increase. In some implementations, the identification mechanism includes markings on the surface of the membrane, and an image sensing device reads the markings, and provides an indication of a current pressure associated with the fluid in the chamber based on a variation in the markings from a default state.
A system for associating a patient with a device may include a memory and a processor. The memory may be configured to store a plurality of orders and a set of parameters, wherein each of the plurality of orders comprises order attributes and each of the plurality of orders identifies one of a plurality of patients. The processor may be configured to receive the plurality of orders from an order entry system, receive the set of parameters from a device, correlate the set of parameters with an order of the plurality of orders based on the order attributes of the plurality of orders, associate the device with the patient identified by the order that correlates with the set of parameters, and provide, to the device, an indication of the patient associated with the device.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G06Q 50/00 - Systems or methods specially adapted for specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
A check valve, including a valve and a valve support surface, to permit a fluid to move through the check valve in a first direction and resist a fluid flow through the valve in a second direction, the valve having a valve diaphragm and an isolating bridge, with a portion of the valve engaging against valve support surface to resist deformation or stretching of the valve when a backflow of fluid into the check valve occurs. The valve support surface having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, and the valve positioned with the valve diaphragm spaced apart from the first surface portion, and the isolating bridge spaced apart from the second surface portion.
G05D 7/01 - Control of flow without auxiliary power
F16K 15/14 - Check valves with flexible valve members
F16K 27/02 - Construction of housings; Use of materials therefor of lift valves
F16K 31/126 - Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid the fluid acting on a diaphragm, bellows, or the like
F16K 7/17 - Diaphragm cut-off apparatus, e.g. with a member deformed, but not moved bodily, to close the passage with flat, dished, or bowl-shaped diaphragm arranged to be deformed against a flat seat the diaphragm being actuated by fluid pressure
94.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID FROM A CONTAINER TO AN INFUSION LINE
A fluid container is encompassed by a custom fluid container pressure sleeve, which is configured to wrap around, connect and form to the malleable fluid container such that, when the fluid container pressure sleeve is inflated with a gas, the fluid container pressure sleeve applies an inward directional pressure to the malleable fluid container from an exterior of the malleable fluid container to compress the malleable fluid container. A pump connected to the fluid container pressure sleeve is activated to provide the gas to the fluid container pressure sleeve to compress the malleable fluid container and direct a fluid (e.g., the blood product) within the malleable fluid container toward and through a connected infusion tubing
Connectors are disclosed that include an outer connector, inner connector, and a clutch that can collectively limit a torque transmitted through the connector. The outer connector includes a profile disposed on an inner surface of the outer connector, and the inner connector may be disposed within the outer connector and can include an upper threaded portion and a lower threaded portion. The clutch can be disposed around and rotationally coupled to the inner connector and can include a plurality of clutch teeth extending from an outer surface of the clutch, wherein the plurality of clutch teeth are outwardly biased to be releasably engaged with the profile of the outer connector. The plurality of clutch teeth can be configured to transfer torque from the outer connector to the inner connector when the torque is below a torque limit, and prevent transfer of torque when the torque exceeds the torque limit.
A system including a tube and a force sensor coupled to a wall of the tube via a restraining element and configured to obtain a value of a tubing force when the tube is deformed by the restraining element. The system includes a processor to determine parameters for fitting a curve including the value of the tubing force, to determine a fluid pressure value for a fluid in the tube based on the parameters for fitting the curve, and to activate an alarm responsive to the fluid pressure value and to the parameters for fitting the curve when an occlusion condition is identified in the tube. The parameters for fitting the curve comprise at least one time-decaying parameter(s) associated to the tubing force. A method for using the system and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
G01L 7/04 - Measuring the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by mechanical or fluid pressure-sensitive elements in the form of elastically-deformable gauges in the form of flexible, deformable tubes, e.g. Bourdon gauges
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
A needleless connector includes a housing having a central longitudinal axis, a body portion, and a base portion. The body portion includes an inner surface forming an internal cavity, and a first port forming a first fluid passage to the housing cavity. The base portion includes a top end section and a bottom end section. The top end section has a protrusion, and the bottom end portion has a second port forming a second fluid passage to the housing cavity. The needleless connector further includes a valve having a wall with an inner surface forming a valve cavity. The valve is coupled with the housing such that the protrusion is positioned in the valve cavity, and a proximal end of the protrusion is spaced apart from a proximal end of the valve cavity.
F16L 37/413 - Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in only one of two pipe-end fittings with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied the lift valve being of the sleeve type, i.e. a sleeve being telescoped over an inner cylindrical wall
98.
REMOTE SCANNING AND VALIDATING OF CLINICAL ORDER DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS
A system for scanning and validating clinical order device configurations is disclosed. A test instance of an infusion device is created based on a request, and an automated programming command is transmitted to the test instance. The automated programming command includes validation information for validating clinical order data, and a programming response is generated by the test instance based on the automated programming command, and provided for storage in a records system. In some implementations, the response includes an image, or reference to the image, of a graphical user interface that would be presented by the infusion device configured according to the validation information.
G16H 20/17 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered via infusion or injection
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
99.
HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION ACCESSORIES FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW
A flow restriction device including a housing forming a fluid flow path with a resilient valve positioned between first and second segments of the fluid path, where a segment of the fluid path includes a spiral or involute shape, and where the resilient valve is responsive to a change in pressure along the fluid path such that the resilient valve can move or bias toward the fluid path to restrict a fluid flow through the fluid path, thereby reducing a flow rate and pressure of the fluid, and where the fluid is blood, reducing the hemolysis index of the blood, and in some instances the resilient valve stopping the fluid flow through the fluid flow path responsive to exceeding a pressure along the fluid path to reduce the hemolysis index of the blood.
A medication delivery module is mounted to a patient care device, and a first graphic representative of the first medication delivery module is displayed on a display screen of the device, wherein the first graphic includes an information display area for display of infusion information associated with the first medication delivery module, and a status indicator for display of status information associated with the medication delivery module. Responsive to the indication, the status indicator is dynamically orienting such that the status indicator is displayed on a side of the first graphic nearest the coupling of the first medication delivery module. Infusion information from the first medication delivery module is displayed within the display area of the first graphic.
