Patient care system with conditional alarm forwarding

US11628246B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ICU Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William Kenneth Day · Hoffman Estates, US
• Steve Joseph Lindo · Chicago, US
• Paul John Foryt · Oakland, US
• Justin Joseph Schmidt · Grayslake, US
• Robert Cousineau · Boston, US
• Michael Kremliovsky · San Diego, US
• Sumant Ramachandra · Northbrook, US
• Anatoly S. Belkin · Glenview, US
• Gary Mills · Escondido, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 2021
• Grant date: Apr 18, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/52
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message.