A connector assembly may include a cover defining a cavity, a luer portion extending through an open end of the cover, a proximal connector disposed at least partially in the cavity of the cover, a pusher mounted on the proximal connector, a distal connector at least partially disposed in the cover, and a stopwatch mounted on the cover and including at least one contact. The pusher may include a body portion and first and second pusher legs extending from the body portion. When the distal connector is coupled to a mating connector, the stopwatch may abut the first pusher leg such that the at least one contact is recessed within the stopwatch. When a force applied to the proximal connector exceeds a predetermined threshold the stopwatch may be separated from the first pusher leg and the at least one contact may extend proximally to activate a timer of the stopwatch.
A method may include receiving, from a volume meter at a pump configured to deliver medication to a patient, data indicative of a volume of a medication present in a syringe inserted in the pump. A first counter may be updated, based on the data, in response to the medication being delivered to the patient as a first dose type. A second counter may be updated, based on the data, in response to the medication being delivered to the patient as a second dose type. The volume of the medication delivered to the patient may be determined based on the first counter and/or the second counter. An electronic alert may be sent to a mobile device in response to one or more anomalies being present in the volume of the medication delivered to the patient. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
Fluid connector systems that can include first and second valve assemblies that are couplable together to form a fluid pathway through the fluid connector system when the first and second valve assemblies are coupled together, and can resist fluid flow through each of the first and second valve assemblies when the first and second valve assemblies are separated from each other, where the first and second valve assemblies can include a compressible element or post positioned within a channel and configured resist fluid flow through the respective first or second valve assembly in a first position and to reduce the resistance to fluid flow through the first or second valve assembly in a second position, and the first and second valve assemblies including a sleeve and one or more arm configured to engage each other to form a snap fitting feature that can resist separation therebetween.
A flow restriction device may include a housing with first and second end portions forming respective first and second openings, and a cavity configured to receive an insert body defining a fluid passage that extends from a first opening of the housing at the first end portion to a second opening of the housing at the second end portion, where the fluid passage extends in more than one direction along a path between the first and second end portions of the housing to induce a resistance to a fluid flow moving through the device, thereby reducing a flow rate and pressure of the fluid, and where the fluid is blood, reduce the hemolysis index of the blood.
A medical system includes a medical device and a display for displaying a plurality of visual elements. The plurality of visual elements are associated with functions of the medical device. The medical system also includes a plurality of visual profiles for facilitating in controlling visual appearance of the plurality of visual elements displayed on the display, and a visual profile selector for selecting at least one of the plurality of visual profiles based on a state of the medical device.
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
G06F 3/04847 - Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A system and method for facilitating safe use of a medical device is provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an indication that a user has entered a set of parameters into a medical device to provide a medical treatment to a patient, receiving a history of previous medical treatment provided to the patient using the medical device, generating one or more alternative parameters for providing the medical treatment to the patient based on the set of parameters and the received history of previous medical treatment, causing, based on the generating of the one or more alternative parameters, a locking of the medical device to restrict operation of the medical device until an override of the lock is received, providing a notification for display to the user regarding the alternative parameters.
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 50/22 - Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
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 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
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
A vision-enabled fluid flow rate detection system is disclosed. The system includes an image sensing device that images an infusion container supplying a fluid to an infusion pump and a pattern of markings associated with a surface of the container, and identifies a visual difference in the pattern from a default state of the pattern to determine a volume of fluid infused from the infusion container, and used to calculate a volume of fluid in the container and a flow rate of the fluid. When the amount of fluid, as determined by the vision system, differs from the amount reported by the pump, the pump's motor may be adjusted to correct the expected volume or flow rate, as needed. When a severe infusion inaccuracy is detected, an alarm or other indication may be provided, or the infusion terminated.
A vision-enabled fluid flow rate detection system is disclosed. The system includes an image sensing device that images an infusion container supplying a fluid to an infusion pump and a pattern of markings associated with a surface of the container, and identifies a visual difference in the pattern from a default state of the pattern to determine a volume of fluid infused from the infusion container, and used to calculate a volume of fluid in the container and a flow rate of the fluid. When the amount of fluid, as determined by the vision system, differs from the amount reported by the pump, the pump's motor may be adjusted to correct the expected volume or flow rate, as needed. When a severe infusion inaccuracy is detected, an alarm or other indication may be provided, or the infusion terminated.
Fluid connectors assemblies that provide neutral fluid displacement without overlapping connectors are disclosed. A fluid connector assembly may include a housing and a pair of connectors (e.g., luers) coupled with the housing. A compressible member (e.g., bellow) is located within the housing. The first connector and the second connector each include a post with an opening. The compressible member can seal off the opening of the first connector from fluid entry. However, when the post of the second connector is inserted into the housing, the post of the second connector displaces the compressible member, causing the compressible member to uncover the opening, and further causes the compressible member to open in another location and receive fluid. Further, the compressible member seals each of the first connector and the second connector and forms a fluid path through the posts and the compressible member, with the seals regulating fluid flow.
A coupler having a first connector including a first end having an inlet and a second end opposite the first end having an opening. The first connector including at least one engaging member disposed between the first end and the second end. The coupler having a second connector including a body extending from an outlet portion. The body configured to be at least partially inserted into the opening to couple the second connector to the first connector. The outlet portion including at least one arm having a securing member configured to engage with the engaging member to secure the first connector to the second connector. When the second connector is coupled to the first connector, the outlet portion is exposed. The first connector is configured to decouple from the second connector in response to a pullout force exceeding a predetermined threshold force.
A system and method for enforcing a cleaning of a medical device are disclosed. A first medical device is determined to be exposed to a contaminant based on a use of the first medical device by a user or in a care area during a time period associated with the user or the care area being exposed to the contaminant, and at least one second medical device is identified that was physically associated with the first medical device after the first medical device was exposed to the contaminant and before the first medical device was cleaned. A message pertaining to the first medical device or the at least one second medical device being exposed to the contaminant is then caused to be displayed on a display associated with the first medical device or on a display associated with the at least one second medical device.
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
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
An infusion pump for detection of a fluid condition in a flexible tubing is provided. The infusion pump includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to determine a time-decaying parameter associated with a tubing force obtained by a sensor over time, the tubing force characterizing a force-time curve, and determine a fluid pressure value for a fluid in the tube based at least in part on the time-decaying parameter. A machine implemented method for detecting a fluid condition in a flexible tube is 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
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 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 facilitiesICT 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 facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 50/50 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
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DISPOSABLE PISTON-DRIVEN CASSETTE FOR INFUSION SYSTEMS
A pump cassette is configured to be seated in, and connect to, a cassette recess of an infusion pump system. A cassette drive interface of the cassette is configured to interface with a corresponding pump drive interface provided by the infusion pump system when the cassette is seated in and connected to the cassette recess. The cassette includes multiple pistons that are operatively connected to the cassette drive interface and configured to, when the housing is seated in the cassette recess of the infusion pump system and the pump drive interface is actuated by the infusion pump system, operate in concert with each other to continuously move a fluid received from the inlet port to the outlet port.
Seals for medical fluid connectors are disclosed. A seal as molded may have an elliptical cross-sectional shape, an aperture on the top face of the seal, a well inside the seal, and a divet on the bottom face of the seal. The seal as molded becomes assembled when it is constrained by a housing. When constrained by the housing, the seal has a circular cross-sectional shape, and the aperture becomes an elongate insertion area. The elongate insertion area is closed such that fluid cannot permeate the seal as assembled. However, the seal as assembled is penetrable by a center post through the elongate insertion area, and the center post creates a fluid path through the seal when the center post penetrates the seal.
A clamp assembly for adjusting the fluid flow rate in an infusion set is provided. The clamp assembly includes a housing having two opposing side walls spaced apart from each other and having opposing guide grooves, a guide wall disposed between the side walls, an elastomeric segment disposed between the two opposing side walls and the guide wall, the elastomeric segment having a lower compression set performance that the compression set performance of first and second IV tubes of the infusion set, and first and second tubing ports. A flow-regulating member is seated in the guide grooves and is configured to remain in a set position during use of the infusion set based on the compression set performance of the elastomeric segment until the roller wheel is moved by a user. A method of operating a clamp assembly is also provided.
An adhesive formulation may include a functionalized polyolefin having a polyolefin backbone with a molecular weight in a range from 60,000 Da to 90,000 Da, and a solvent or a solvent mixture present in a range from 52 wt% to 82 wt%. The polyolefin backbone is functionalized by addition of a polar side chain to the polyolefin backbone.
C09J 151/00 - Adhesives based on graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
C09J 123/28 - Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bondAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers modified by chemical after-treatment by reaction with halogens or halogen-containing compounds
Flow path control devices and a method for delivering a medical fluid by flow path control device are disclosed. A flow path control device includes an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing includes a knob that rotates the inner housing relative to the outer housing. Rotating the knob activates different flow paths by aligning the flow paths with flow channels on the outer housing. Flow indicators on the inner housing are visible through windows in the outer housing and show a user of the flow path control device which flow channels are open. Additionally, at least one of the flow channels is an access port for a needleless fluid connector. When the flow channels are open, medical fluid can be transported through the flow channels.
Seals for medical fluid connectors are disclosed. A seal as molded may have an elliptical cross-sectional shape, an aperture on the top face of the seal, a well inside the seal, and a divet on the bottom face of the seal. The seal as molded becomes assembled when it is constrained by a housing. When constrained by the housing, the seal has a circular cross-sectional shape, and the aperture becomes an elongate insertion area. The elongate insertion area is closed such that fluid cannot permeate the seal as assembled. However, the seal as assembled is penetrable by a center post through the elongate insertion area, and the center post creates a fluid path through the seal when the center post penetrates the seal.
A clamp assembly for adjusting the fluid flow rate in an infusion set is provided. The clamp assembly includes a housing having two opposing side walls spaced apart from each other and having opposing guide grooves, a guide wall disposed between the side walls, an elastomeric segment disposed between the two opposing side walls and the guide wall, the elastomeric segment having a lower compression set performance that the compression set performance of first and second IV tubes of the infusion set, and first and second tubing ports. A flow-regulating member is seated in the guide grooves and is configured to remain in a set position during use of the infusion set based on the compression set performance of the elastomeric segment until the roller wheel is moved by a user. A method of operating a clamp assembly is also provided.
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 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 20/00 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
Flow path control devices and a method for delivering a medical fluid by flow path control device are disclosed. A flow path control device includes an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing includes a knob that rotates the inner housing relative to the outer housing. Rotating the knob activates different flow paths by aligning the flow paths with flow channels on the outer housing. Flow indicators on the inner housing are visible through windows in the outer housing and show a user of the flow path control device which flow channels are open. Additionally, at least one of the flow channels is an access port for a needleless fluid connector. When the flow channels are open, medical fluid can be transported through the flow channels.
A pump cassette is configured to be seated in, and connect to, a cassette recess of an infusion pump system. A cassette drive interface of the cassette is configured to interface with a corresponding pump drive interface provided by the infusion pump system when the cassette is seated in and connected to the cassette recess. The cassette includes multiple pistons that are operatively connected to the cassette drive interface and configured to, when the housing is seated in the cassette recess of the infusion pump system and the pump drive interface is actuated by the infusion pump system, operate in concert with each other to continuously move a fluid received from the inlet port to the outlet port.
An adhesive formulation may include a functionalized polyolefin having a polyolefin backbone with a molecular weight in a range from 60,000 Da to 90,000 Da, and a solvent or a solvent mixture present in a range from 52 wt % to 82 wt %. The polyolefin backbone is functionalized by addition of a polar side chain to the polyolefin backbone.
C09J 151/06 - Adhesives based on graft polymers in which the grafted component is obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bondsAdhesives based on derivatives of such polymers grafted on to homopolymers or copolymers of aliphatic hydrocarbons containing only one carbon-to-carbon double bond
A method may include receiving a first transaction record indicating a first interaction with a first raw quantity of a first medication and a second transaction record indicating a second interaction with a second raw quantity of a second medication. The first transaction record and the second transaction record may be normalized by generating, based on an equivalent unit, a first normalized quantity of the first medication and a second normalized quantity of the second medication. A machine learning model may be applied to the normalized first transaction record and second transaction record to detect, based on the first transaction record and the second transaction record, an anomalous behavior. An investigative workflow may be triggered in response to the machine learning model detecting the anomalous behavior. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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 20/10 - 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 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
The disclosed systems and methods provide hands-free inventory tracking of medical items. A method includes providing an augmented reality device attachable to a face of a user. The method also includes determining, using one or more sensors of the augmented reality device, a user action to be carried out with respect to a medical item. The system automatically determines, based on the information collected by the augmented reality device, an identification of a medical item and that a user currently associated with the augmented reality performed an action pertaining to the medical item at a storage location associated with the medical item. An inventory of medical items is then updated with the medical item based on the determined identification of the medical item, the storage location, and the user performing the action at the storage location.
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
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
G06V 10/70 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
G06V 20/20 - ScenesScene-specific elements in augmented reality scenes
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
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READY-TO-USE, TERMINALLY STERILE PACKAGING FOR SURGICAL ANTISEPTIC AND METHOD OF USE
A ready-to-use, gamma-ray sterilized, surgical antiseptic composition comprising an initial non-toxic concentration of povidone-iodine above a minimum effective concentration of available iodine, iodide in sufficient quantity to provide donor iodine upon gamma irradiation to stabilize said povidone-iodine and maintain said minimum effective concentration of available iodine, and a buffered saline solution.
A61K 31/4025 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having five-membered rings with one nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. sulpiride, succinimide, tolmetin, buflomedil not condensed and containing further heterocyclic rings, e.g. cromakalim
An integrated capacitive flowmeter for an infusion pump is disclosed. A conductive plate is attached to a hammer element that moves according to a cam motion in a pumping mechanism of the pump to periodically compress an flexible infusion line loaded in the pumping mechanism. A processor measures a first capacitance between the conductive plate coupled to the hammer element and a conductor opposite the flexible infusion line when the flexible infusion line is loaded between the conductive plate and the conductor in the pumping mechanism. A volume of the fluid within the flexible infusion line during the filling phase is then determined based on the measured capacitance, and a flow rate determined based on the determined volume and a cycle speed of the pump. The speed of the pump can then be adjusted based on a difference between the determined flow rate and a programmed flow rate.
A container for a machine for dispensing individual blister cards from a coiled strip of blister cards, each of the blister cards housing a medicament or medical item, includes: a housing including a receptacle with an internal compartment and a lid, the receptacle configured to receive the coiled strip of blister cards in the internal compartment; a drive mechanism mounted to the housing; an outlet in the housing; and a controller operatively connected with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to receive signals from the controller to selectively drive a single blister card from a strip of blister cards residing within the compartment through the outlet.
B65H 20/22 - Advancing webs by web-penetrating means, e.g. pins to effect step-by-step advancement of web
B65H 26/06 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to predetermined lengths of webs
B65H 35/00 - Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machinesArticle or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers
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SELECTIVELY ACCESSIBLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPENSING OF MEDICAMENT VIALS
A container for a machine for dispensing vials containing a medicament includes: a housing including a receptacle with an internal compartment and a lid, the receptacle including a track in the internal compartment, the track configured to receive a plurality of medicament vials; a curtain connected with the housing, the curtain configured to form a gap above the track sized to permit access to a vial stored in the track; a drive mechanism mounted to the housing; and a controller operatively connected with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to receive signals from the controller to selectively drive either the curtain or vials in the track so that a single vial is positioned below the gap.
G07F 11/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
G07F 11/42 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
G07F 11/60 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rectilinearly movable
G07F 11/62 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
G07F 17/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services
Packaging may be designed to allow for the forced connection of separate parts without breaching the sterile barrier of the packaging. A component holder housed within sterile packaging may hold device parts such that the device parts can shipped and stored separated and can be pushed together to create a sterile connection between the parts while the parts are housed within the packaging.
A61M 5/00 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests
A61M 39/18 - Methods or apparatus for making the connection under sterile conditions, i.e. sterile docking
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SELECTIVELY ACCESSIBLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPENSING OF MEDICAMENT VIALS
A container for a machine for dispensing vials containing a medicament includes: a housing including a receptacle with an internal compartment and a lid, the receptacle including a track in the internal compartment, the track configured to receive a plurality of medicament vials; a curtain connected with the housing, the curtain configured to form a gap above the track sized to permit access to a vial stored in the track; a drive mechanism mounted to the housing; and a controller operatively connected with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to receive signals from the controller to selectively drive either the curtain or vials in the track so that a single vial is positioned below the gap.
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. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
32.
SELECTIVELY ACCESSIBLE CONTAINERS FOR DISPENSING OF BLISTER CARDS
A container for a machine for dispensing individual blister cards from a coiled strip of blister cards, each of the blister cards housing a medicament or medical item, includes: a housing including a receptacle with an internal compartment and a lid, the receptacle configured to receive the coiled strip of blister cards in the internal compartment; a drive mechanism mounted to the housing; an outlet in the housing; and a controller operatively connected with the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to receive signals from the controller to selectively drive a single blister card from a strip of blister cards residing within the compartment through the outlet.
G07F 11/50 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted
A61J 1/03 - Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoonsPill counting devicesArrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
G07F 11/68 - Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are torn or severed from strips or sheets
G07F 17/00 - Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articlesCoin-freed facilities or services
A device for preparing an intravenous (IV) infusion includes: a housing; a compounding assembly disposed within the housing, the compounding assembly includes a reconstitution apparatus configured to mix a diluent with a drug to create a reconstituted drug solution and an infusion apparatus that transfers the reconstituted drug solution to an infusion bag; a reconstitution volume adjustor engages the reconstitution apparatus to control an internal volume of the reconstitution apparatus; and an infusion volume adjustor engages the infusion apparatus to control an internal volume of the infusion apparatus.
An integrated capacitive flowmeter for an infusion pump is disclosed. A conductive plate is attached to a hammer element that moves according to a cam motion in a pumping mechanism of the pump to periodically compress an flexible infusion line loaded in the pumping mechanism. A processor measures a first capacitance between the conductive plate coupled to the hammer element and a conductor opposite the flexible infusion line when the flexible infusion line is loaded between the conductive plate and the conductor in the pumping mechanism. A volume of the fluid within the flexible infusion line during the filling phase is then determined based on the measured capacitance, and a flow rate determined based on the determined volume and a cycle speed of the pump. The speed of the pump can then be adjusted based on a difference between the determined flow rate and a programmed flow rate.
G01F 1/56 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using electric or magnetic effects
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
G01F 1/72 - Devices for measuring pulsing fluid flows
G01F 3/20 - Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement having flexible movable walls, e.g. diaphragms, bellows
G01F 22/00 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for
G01F 9/00 - Measuring volume flow relative to another variable, e.g. of liquid fuel for an engine
A device for preparing an intravenous (IV) infusion includes: a housing; a compounding assembly disposed within the housing, the compounding assembly includes a reconstitution apparatus configured to mix a diluent with a drug to create a reconstituted drug solution and an infusion apparatus that transfers the reconstituted drug solution to an infusion bag; a reconstitution volume adjustor engages the reconstitution apparatus to control an internal volume of the reconstitution apparatus; and an infusion volume adjustor engages the infusion apparatus to control an internal volume of the infusion apparatus.
Packaging may be designed to allow for the forced connection of separate parts without breaching the sterile barrier of the packaging. A component holder housed within sterile packaging may hold device parts such that the device parts can shipped and stored separated and can be pushed together to create a sterile connection between the parts while the parts are housed within the packaging.
A61B 50/39 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles the containers containing antimicrobial, antiviral or disinfectant agents
A61B 50/30 - Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
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.
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
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 facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
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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 camera assembly may include a camera and one or more heat sinks configured to dissipate heat generated by the camera. The heat sinks being in thermal contact with a printed circuit board including the camera. A housing of the camera assembly may be configured to maintain the camera in a fixed position while the camera assembly is mounted on a medical device such as a dispensing cabinet. The camera in the fixed position may have a deterministic field of view that includes a first area in which interactions with the medical device and adjacent medical devices occurs or is expected to occur. The deterministic field of view of the camera may further exclude a second area where surveillance is unsuitable, prohibited, and/or unnecessary. Images captured by the camera may be analyzed to detect anomalous behavior such as diversion, medical error, hazardous behavior, and protocol noncompliance.
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Connector assemblies are disclosed. The connector assembly includes a first housing having a fluid inlet and a second housing coupled to the first housing. The second housing includes a post defining an opening. The connector assembly includes a valve. The valve includes a channel disposed around the post to selectively isolate the opening of the fluid inlet. The channel defines a relief portion with a reduced valve body thickness. The valve is collapsible relative to the relief portion to permit fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the opening.
Fluid delivery securement systems, needleless connector securement systems, and methods for regulating fluid delivery with these systems are disclosed. The fluid delivery securement system comprises a catheter securement system and a needleless connector securement system. The catheter securement system and the needleless connector securement system are primary and secondary securement devices that prevent harmful movement of the fluid delivery devices. The catheter securement system includes a catheter securement device adhered to the patient and a catheter hub comprising one or more catheters. The needleless connector securement system comprises a securement device adhered to the patient. The securement device is movably coupled to a bracket, which can be coupled to different needleless connectors. The needleless connectors, in turn, are coupled to catheters. The bracket can rotate and translate the needleless connector and the catheter relative to the securement device, which facilitates clinician access to the needleless connector and the catheter.
Fluid delivery securement systems, needleless connector securement systems, and methods for regulating fluid delivery with these systems are disclosed. The fluid delivery securement system (100) comprises a catheter securement system (106) and a needleless connector securement system (108). The catheter securement system (106) and the needleless connector securement system (108) are primary and secondary securement devices that prevent harmful movement of the fluid delivery devices. The catheter securement system (106) includes a catheter securement device (110) adhered to the patient and a catheter hub (112) comprising one or more catheters (102). The needleless connector securement system (108) comprises a securement device (124) adhered to the patient. The securement device (124) is movably coupled to a bracket (122), which can be coupled to different needleless connectors (104). The needleless connectors (104), in turn, are coupled to catheters (102). The bracket (122) can rotate and translate the needleless connector (104) and the catheter (122) relative to the securement device (124), which facilitates clinician access to the needleless connector (104) and the catheter (122).
Control systems for infusions are described herein. An infusion control system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to measure a subcutaneous fluid level. The control is configured to monitor the subcutaneous fluid level during a subcutaneous fluid infusion provided by an infusion system. Further the controller is configured to provide a feedback signal if the measured subcutaneous fluid level exceeds a subcutaneous fluid level threshold.
Control systems for infusions are described herein. An infusion control system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to measure a subcutaneous fluid level. The control is configured to monitor the subcutaneous fluid level during a subcutaneous fluid infusion provided by an infusion system. Further the controller is configured to provide a feedback signal if the measured subcutaneous fluid level exceeds a subcutaneous fluid level threshold.
Connector assemblies are disclosed. The connector assembly includes a first housing having a fluid inlet and a second housing coupled to the first housing. The second housing includes a post defining an opening. The connector assembly includes a valve. The valve includes a channel disposed around the post to selectively isolate the opening of the fluid inlet. The channel defines a relief portion with a reduced valve body thickness. The valve is collapsible relative to the relief portion to permit fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the opening.
A stable flow regulator assembly includes a spiral slide groove enclosed within a perimeter of a body, the spiral slide groove narrowing as the spiral slide groove extends further into the body, a plurality of teeth disposed on the perimeter of the body, and a tube arm rotatingly coupled to the body, the tube arm having a slot open to the spiral slide groove to slidingly receive an IV tube when the slot is aligned with a portion of the spiral slide groove having equal to or wider than a diameter of the IV tube, wherein the stable flow regulator assembly is configured to regulate a flow rate of fluid flowing through the IV tube based on an amount of 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.
Needle-free fluid connectors with one or more grooves on a center post to limit friction are disclosed. A fluid connector may include a housing with an inner chamber having an opening. A post is located inside the housing and includes an aperture and a lumen. The aperture is fluidly connected to the lumen. A deformable sleeve is located on the post. The post includes grooves that limit the surface contact between the post and the sleeve to restrict the friction between the post and the sleeve. The sleeve can be displaced to expose the aperture, which fluidly connects the opening and the lumen via the aperture.
An intravenous (IV) line storage device includes a housing having an IV line inlet, a spool, and an IV line outlet. The spool is configured to receive an IV line such that a first segment of an IV line is wound around the spool. The spool has a predetermined diameter such that the spool and the housing define a gap with a predetermined width for receiving and storing the first segment of the IV line, and a predetermined height to accommodate the first segment of the IV line being wound around the spool a predetermined number of revolutions. A cover, when coupled with the housing, encloses the IV line within the housing. The IV line storage device is configured to transfer strain incurred at a second segment of the IV line, outside of the housing, to the first segment of the IV line within the housing.
Seals for medical fluid connectors are disclosed. A seal for a medical fluid connector may include a first portion and a second portion compressed together to form the seal. The inner surfaces of the first and second portions contain recesses. When the first and second portions are compressed together, fluid cannot pass between the portions. In other words, fluid cannot pass through the seal. The seal is penetrable by a center post at an insertion area compressed by the recesses. When the center post penetrates the seal, the center post provides a fluid path through the seal. The recesses also contain a lubricant that limits the amount of friction between the seal and the center post.
Fluid connectors comprising valves with channels that comprise undulating circumferential ridges are disclosed. A fluid connector includes a housing comprising a post, which is coupled with a valve. The valve is displaceable relative to the post by fluid delivery device, and the displacement allows fluid to flow through the fluid connector assembly from the fluid delivery device. The fluid delivery device applies an external force to the valve when the fluid delivery device is engaged with the fluid connector assembly. When the fluid delivery device is disengaged, the external force is removed, and a resolved force from the post displaces the valve to its original shape and position. In its original shape and position, the valve prevents the fluid from flowing through the fluid connector assembly.
A method for detecting diversion may include identifying an activity pattern associated with a clinician as being an infrequent activity pattern that occurs below a threshold frequency. Whether the infrequent activity pattern corresponds to an anomalous behavior may be determined based at least on one or more data models. The infrequent activity pattern may include a series of transaction records, which may be matched to the reference transaction values included in each of the one or more data models. An investigative workflow may be triggered in response to the infrequent activity pattern being determined to correspond to the anomalous behavior. Related methods and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
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IV SET RESTRAINT FOR STRAIN RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTAL CATHETER REMOVAL
An IV line storage device includes a housing and a cover. The housing includes an IV line inlet, a spool, and an IV line outlet. The spool is configured to receive an IV line such that a first segment of an IV line is wound around the spool. The spool has a predetermined diameter such that the spool and the housing define a gap with a predetermined width for receiving and storing the first segment of the IV line, and a predetermined height to accommodate the first segment of the IV line being wound around the spool a predetermined number of revolutions. The cover encloses the first segment of the IV line within the housing. The IV line storage device is configured to transfer strain incurred at a second segment of the IV line, outside of the housing, to the first segment of the IV line within the housing.
A mechanical gasket for an outlet. The mechanical gasket including a unitary gasket body configured to be disposed over and coupled to an outlet. The unitary gasket body includes a plurality of slots. The unitary gasket body has a predetermined gasket thickness and gasket dimensions that substantially correspond to a face of the outlet, such that when an electrical pronged connector is mated with the outlet the mechanical gasket is positioned between the outlet and the electrical pronged connector without inhibiting electrical conductivity between the outlet and the electrical pronged connector. Each slot of the plurality of slots is configured to align with a corresponding receptacle of the outlet, and has a predetermined slot width and a predetermined slot height selected to reduce opening dimensions of the corresponding receptacle for receiving a corresponding metal prong of the electrical pronged connector when the electrical pronged connector is mated with the outlet.
A loading tray for loading and unloading a pumping segment of an infusion set to and from an infusion pump is disclosed. The tray includes a rigid planar surface that includes one or more supports for aligning and constraining the pumping segment in a fixed linear position, and one or more alignment features configured to, when the tray is inserted within the pump, align the rigid planar surface and the constrained pumping segment with respect to a pumping mechanism. The tray is configured to be inserted into and removed from the pump and to engage the pumping segment with the pumping mechanism when inserted, and to disengage the constrained pumping segment from the pumping mechanism when removed. In some implementations, the loading tray may be inserted into, or can be part of a drawer of, the pump for quick insertion of the pumping segment into the pump or removal therefrom.
A61M 5/14 - Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravityBlood infusionAccessories therefor
A61M 5/168 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
A61M 5/36 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body
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INFUSION CONNECTIVITY GATEWAY FOR AUGMENTING INFUSION ALARM MESSAGES
An infusion connectivity gateway configured to receive an alarm message from an in-fusion pump, the alarm message regarding an alarm triggered during an infusion therapy per-formed by the infusion pump. The gateway is further configured to determine whether the alarm message should be augmented based on whether one or more augmentation factors sat-isfy one or more augmentation rules. The augmentation factors may include, for example, a care area where the infusion pump is located, a fluid administered during the infusion therapy, a type of the alarm, a type of the infusion pump, and a state of the infusion pump. Additionally, the gateway is configured to augment the alarm message with additional data regarding the infusion therapy or a recipient of the infusion therapy and then transmit the alarm message to a clinician associated with the infusion pump.
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
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STREAMLINING MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE INFUSION SETS USING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES
An example system for streamlining management of multiple infusion sets includes first and second infusion sets. The first and second infusion sets each include respective infusion lines and respective UHF RFID tags affixed to the respective infusion lines. Each of the UHF RFID tags is configured to receive information associated with the respective infusion sets, store the information, and transmit the information to an RFID reader. The RFID reader is configured to transmit the information to one or more servers after receiving it from the UHF RFID tags. Optionally, the system may also include locator devices affixed to each of the first and second infusion sets. The locator devices are each configured to receive an identification request and, responsive to receiving a request, illuminate an LED, activate a speaker, or activate a vibrator.
G16H 10/65 - 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 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
A61M 5/14 - Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravityBlood infusionAccessories therefor
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H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
Seals for medical fluid connectors are disclosed. A seal for a medical fluid connector may include a first portion and a second portion compressed together to form the seal. The inner surfaces of the first and second portions contain recesses. When the first and second portions are compressed together, fluid cannot pass between the portions. In other words, fluid cannot pass through the seal. The seal is penetrable by a center post at an insertion area compressed by the recesses. When the center post penetrates the seal, the center post provides a fluid path through the seal. The recesses also contain a lubricant that limits the amount of friction between the seal and the center post.
Needle-free fluid connectors with one or more grooves on a center post to limit friction are disclosed. A fluid connector may include a housing with an inner chamber having an opening. A post is located inside the housing and includes an aperture and a lumen. The aperture is fluidly connected to the lumen. A deformable sleeve is located on the post. The post includes grooves that limit the surface contact between the post and the sleeve to restrict the friction between the post and the sleeve. The sleeve can be displaced to expose the aperture, which fluidly connects the opening and the lumen via the aperture.
Fluid connectors comprising valves with channels that comprise undulating circumferential ridges are disclosed. A fluid connector includes a housing comprising a post, which is coupled with a valve. The valve is displaceable relative to the post by fluid delivery device, and the displacement allows fluid to flow through the fluid connector assembly from the fluid delivery device. The fluid delivery device applies an external force to the valve when the fluid delivery device is engaged with the fluid connector assembly. When the fluid delivery device is disengaged, the external force is removed, and a resolved force from the post displaces the valve to its original shape and position. In its original shape and position, the valve prevents the fluid from flowing through the fluid connector assembly.
A system and method for validating clinical 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 70/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage
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G06V 10/94 - Hardware or software architectures specially adapted for image or video understanding
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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 facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
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STREAMLINING MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE INFUSION SETS USING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES
An example system for streamlining management of multiple infusion sets includes first and second infusion sets. The first and second infusion sets each include respective infusion lines and respective UHF RFID tags affixed to the respective infusion lines. Each of the UHF RFID tags is configured to receive information associated with the respective infusion sets, store the information, and transmit the information to an RFID reader. The RFID reader is configured to transmit the information to one or more servers after receiving it from the UHF RFID tags. Optionally, the system may also include locator devices affixed to each of the first and second infusion sets. The locator devices are each configured to receive an identification request and, responsive to receiving a request, illuminate an LED, activate a speaker, or activate a vibrator.
Syringe control assemblies are described herein. A syringe control assembly includes an assembly body, a first syringe, a second syringe, and a pump assembly. The first and second syringes are releasably coupled to a syringe mounting rack of the assembly body. The pump assembly includes a first pump unit and a second pump unit. Each pump unit is in fluid communication with each respective syringe. In a priming configuration, the first pump unit is configured to draw fluid flow from the first syringe cavity and the second pump unit is configured to pump fluid flow into the second syringe cavity.
A61M 5/14 - Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravityBlood infusionAccessories therefor
A61M 5/00 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests
An automated asset identification system and method is disclosed. A request to create an identification template is received for a medical device based on a first identifier currently assigned to the medical device and provisioning information obtained from an identification server, and the provisioning information is received based on the request. The identification template is generated based on the first identifier and the provisioning information and, responsive to generating the identification template, a visualization of the identification template is provided to the medical device for display on a display screen of the medical device.
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
Drip chamber detection assemblies for intravenous sets used with an infusion pump are provided. A drip chamber detection assembly includes a sensor coupled to a drip chamber. The sensor is positioned to generate signals related to the fluid level within the drip chamber. The signal data is transmitted to an infusion pump or a controller. A fluid level status or condition is determined and used for closed loop control of the infusion system, which generates an alarm and/or stops the infusion pump based on abnormal conditions. Methods of operating drip chamber detection assemblies are also provided.
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.
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G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
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ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE REGULATING AND PRESSURE INDICATING NEEDLE-FREE CONNECTORS
A needle-free connector assembly is provided that includes a main housing coupled to an indicator housing. A plunger is coupled to a bellows disposed in the main housing. An inlet port is disposed at an upstream end of the indicator housing and an outlet port is disposed at a downstream end of the main housing, with a valve disposed within the indicator housing and adjacent the inlet port. A switch member is slidingly disposed in the main housing, wherein the needle-free connector assembly provides both flow regulation and pressure indication when the switch member is in a downstream position and only pressure indication when the switch member is in an upstream position. Infusion sets and methods of operating a needle-free connector are also provided.
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 drip chamber device may include a housing including an inlet and an outlet disposed downstream of the inlet, and a chamber defined by an inner circumferential surface of the housing. The chamber may fluidly connect the inlet with the outlet. A valve member may be disposed in the chamber to move between (i) a closed state where fluid communication between the inlet and the chamber is blocked, and (ii) an open state where fluid communication between the inlet and the chamber is not blocked, based on a level of fluid within the chamber.
A mini peristaltic pump includes a base plate, a motor disposed on a first side of the base plate, a roller wheel disposed on a second side of the base plate and coupled to the motor, one or more rollers coupled to the roller wheel, and a profile feature disposed on the base adjacent to the roller wheel, wherein the motor is configured to rotate the roller wheel to move the one or more rollers coupled to the roller wheel in an orbital path to peristaltically engage and compress a hand pump disposed between the roller wheel and the profile feature. Systems and methods of a mini peristaltic pump 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.
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 compounding platform including a compounding station having a user interface and a rotating device. The compounding platform including a chamber coupled to the compounding station. The rotating device is coupled to the chamber and configured to rotate the chamber relative to the compounding station. The compounding platform further including a consumable configured to be disposed within the chamber and including a plurality of ports and a bladder in fluid communication with the plurality of ports. The compounding platform has a first vial removably coupled to the consumable via a first port of the plurality of ports and including a diluent fluid, and a second vial removably coupled to the consumable via a second port of the plurality of ports and including a medicament. The compounding platform includes a plurality of valves configured to control fluid flow into and out of the bladder and corresponding to the plurality of ports.
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.
A syringe pump may comprise a main housing. The pump may further compri se a drive head coupled to an elongate body extending out of the main housing. The drive head may comprise an actuator coupled to and rotatable with a threaded shaft, a clutch assembly, and a. release body. The drive head may further comprise a carriage engaged with the threaded shaft and displaceable over a range in response to rotation of the shaft. The carriage may drive the release body upon displacement of the carriage. The clutch may transition from an engaged state to a disengaged state when the release body is displaced from a first to second position. The pump may further comprise a drive assembly configured to displace the drive head relative to the main housing. The drive assembly may include a leadscrew which is free to rotate when clutch assembly is in the disengaged state.
A fluid connector assembly can be provided that permits ease of connection, secure connection with a fluid connector, and a safety release mechanism that enables the fluid connector assembly to safely disengage from the fluid connector. The fluid connector assembly can include a post and a hub that is slidably coupled to the post. When disconnected from the fluid connector, the hub can be locked or fixed at a lockout position, which can tend to prevent reconnection or reuse of the hub, thereby facilitating safe and sanitary medical practices.
F16L 33/34 - Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid membersRigid hose-connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses with bonding obtained by vulcanisation, gluing, melting, or the like
A fluid connector assembly can be provided that permits ease of connection, secure connection with a fluid connector, and a safety release mechanism that enables the fluid connector assembly to safely disengage from the fluid connector. The fluid connector assembly can include a post and a hub that is slidably coupled to the post. When disconnected from the fluid connector, the hub can be locked or fixed at a lockout position, which can tend to prevent reconnection or reuse of the hub, thereby facilitating safe and sanitary medical practices.
A61M 5/50 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for preventing re-use, or for indicating if defective, used, tampered with or unsterile
A61M 39/16 - Tube connectors or tube couplings having provision for disinfection or sterilisation
A locking cap assembly includes an upper housing; a lower housing rotatably connected to the upper housing and configured to be fitted onto a container; a near field communication (NFC) module configured to wirelessly receive a NFC input; an inductive charging coil; a microprocessor; and a latching mechanism, the latching mechanism includes a locking latch configured to prevent the upper housing and the lower housing from rotating with respect to each other; and an electrical actuation component configured to lock and unlock the latch and a current generated by the inductive charging coil. The lower housing includes a plurality of locking vanes within the lower housing, the locking vanes being configured to variably define an inner diameter size of the lower housing responsive to a rotation of the upper housing with respect to the lower housing when the lower housing is mechanically engaged with the container.
Syringe adapters are provided that include a female connector, a body in fluid communication with the female connector, a male connector in fluid communication with the female connector and the body, the male connector configured to couple with a medical device, a chamber fluidly coupled to and extending outward from the body, wherein a fluid path is formed through the female connector and the body and into the chamber, and wherein a closed system is provided when the syringe is uncoupled from the syringe adapter. Methods of using syringe adapters and fluid delivery systems having syringe adapters are also provided.
A circular roller clamp assembly includes a semi-circular housing configured to receive a portion of an intravenous tube, a roller configured to be movably received by a guide groove disposed in the semi-circular housing, and a tube channel disposed within the guide groove, the tube channel comprising one of a varying width from a first end to a second end and a varying depth from a first end to a second end, wherein the roller clamp assembly is configured to regulate a flow rate of fluid flowing through the IV tube based on engagement of the roller with the IV tube via circumferential movement of the roller along the guide groove. Additional circular roller clamp assemblies and IV sets with circular roller clamp assemblies 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
A61M 39/28 - Clamping means for squeezing flexible tubes, e.g. roller clamps
F16L 3/10 - Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing divided, i.e. with two members engaging the pipe, cable or protective tubing
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NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR HAVING CHECK VALVE WITH LIP SEAL
A valve member for a connector includes a head portion, a body portion, and a circumferential lip seal extending radially outward from an outer surface of the head portion. The head portion includes a top section defining a first seal portion. The body portion extends longitudinally from the head portion and defines a second seal portion at a proximal end thereof. The second seal portion is disposed distally to the first seal portion. The circumferential lip seal is disposed between the first and second seal portions.
A system for monitoring upstream flow characteristics for a pump is provided. The system may receive one or more outputs from a fluid level sensor coupled with a pump. The system may detect based on at least the one or more outputs, an abnormal upstream flow condition in the pump, such as a full upstream occlusion in the tube, a partial upstream occlusion in the tube, an empty reservoir, and/or a backflow of the fluid into the drip chamber. The system may adjust, based on the detection of an abnormal upstream flow condition in the pump, operation of the pump.
The present disclosure provides an infusion system with a sensor assembly and a syringe pump. The sensor assembly has a channel for receiving a fluid tube, as well as a sensor for measuring a flow rate of a fluid in the fluid tube. The syringe pump has an integrated sensor connection port (e.g., including physical and/or electrical contacts) for mounting the sensor assembly, a receptacle for receiving a syringe connected to the fluid tube, a drive head for applying a force to the syringe's plunger, and a processor configured to perform various operations. These operations include operating the drive head according to a first configuration and receiving a measured flow rate from the sensor assembly. The operations also include generating a second configuration based on the first configuration and the flow rate and then operating the drive head according to the second configuration.
A flow control device includes a housing having a primary inlet, a primary outlet, a secondary inlet, and a secondary outlet, a chamber defined by an inner circumferential surface of the housing, the chamber extending between the primary and secondary inlets for fluidly connecting the primary inlet with the primary outlet and the secondary inlet with the secondary outlet, and a valve member reciprocally mounted in the chamber to block fluid communication between one of the primary/secondary inlet/outlet when fluid pressure into the other of the primary/secondary inlet/outlet is higher. One of primary/secondary inlet sealing surfaces of the valve member having a planar profile and the other having a non-planar profile, or one of primary/secondary sealing surfaces of the housing having a planar profile and the other having a non-planar profile.
Keep vein open (KVO) infusion flow control devices are provided to include a full flow tube coupled at one end to an inlet tube connector and coupled at another end to an outlet tube connector, a KVO flow tube coupled at one end to the inlet tube connector and coupled at another end to the outlet tube connector, and a flow controller coupled to the full flow tube, wherein the KVO flow tube is configured to always provide some fluid flow. Additional KVO infusion control devices are also provided.
The present disclosure describes an infusion administration set for simplifying sequential, multi-fluid infusion therapies. The set includes first and second fluid containers that contain, respectively, first and second fluids of differing types. The set also includes first and second infusion lines that are pre-primed, respectively, with the first and second fluids. The first infusion line is connected to an outlet of the first fluid container, and sealed by a first valve downstream from a pumping segment of the first infusion line. The second infusion line is connected between an outlet of the second fluid container and an inlet of the first fluid container. Additionally, the second infusion line includes a second valve configured to, when the first fluid has emptied from the first fluid container and the force is applied to the pumping segment, permit fluid to flow through the second infusion line and into the first fluid container.
A connector for connecting a container containing a medical fluid to a vascular access device may include an upper housing defining a first internal chamber, and a lower housing coupled to the upper housing and defining a second internal chamber for circulation of the medical fluid into the outlet. The connector may further include a slider disposed at least partially in the first and second internal chambers, and a plug coupled to a distal end of the slider. The slider may be reciprocally movable between (i) an open position, where the plug is spaced apart from a floor of the internal chamber to allow the medical fluid to flow through the outlet, and (ii) a closed position where the plug abuts the floor of the second internal chamber to block the medical fluid from flowing through the outlet.
A61M 5/34 - Constructions for connecting the needle
A61M 5/48 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests having means for varying, regulating, indicating or limiting injection pressure
A61M 39/00 - Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
An infusion system includes a network data transceiver and a processor configured to determine, at the infusion device, when the infusion device is in a prepared state. In response to determining that, and while, the infusion device is in the prepared state: the processor is configured to present, on a display of the infusion device, a unique identifier of the infusion device, wait for an indication that the unique identifier of the infusion device was scanned by a scanner to associate the infusion device with an infusion order. The processor is configured to receive configuration information associated with the infusion order, and automatically configure the infusion device to cause infusion of a medical fluid specified in the infusion order based on parameters of the infusion order provided by the received configuration 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
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
A method may include receiving, from a safety system coupled to an infusion system, repair data associated with a repair event, during which a user accesses the infusion system. The method may also include detecting, based on the repair data, the repair event is unauthorized. The method may also include causing, based on the detecting, at least one safety adjustment to operation of the infusion system. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
An infusion pump control system determines, responsive to receiving a command to initiate a bolus, a delivery speed and size of the bolus, and determines an expected delivery error in an amount of the bolus based on at least one of the determined delivery speed and size of the bolus. The pump control system identifies a predetermined delivery period and fluid delivery characteristic for completing the bolus according to a predetermined fluid delivery cycle and generates an updated fluid delivery characteristic based on the expected delivery error in the amount of the bolus. The pump control system delivers the bolus by causing the fluid to be delivered through the infusion line based on the updated fluid delivery characteristic.
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
Certain aspects of the disclosure provide systems and methods for intelligent infusions, for example, with a plurality of automation states. In particular, an infusion system may be in one state of a plurality of automation states, whereby infusion parameters for adjusting the infusion system may be received in various manners, based on the state of the infusion system. In some automation states, a clinician may be alerted to changes in the infusion system. In some automation states, a clinician may confirm a recommended infusion parameter. In some automation states, an infusion system may implement an infusion parameter.
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 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
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 method for adjusting a medical device within the medical facility to conserve usage of the medication is provided. The method may include receiving, from a medication inventory system, medication inventory data comprising an ordered quantity of a medication ordered to supply a medical facility and a received quantity of the medication delivered to the medical facility. The method may also include generating, based on the medication inventory data, a medication inventory metric, which indicates a likelihood of an interruption in supply of the medication to the medical facility. The method may also include adjusting, based on the medication inventory metric, a medical device within the medical facility to conserve usage of the medication. Related methods and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
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
G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
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INFUSION DEVICE CONFIGURED TO MAKE NON-INFUSION ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) ENTRIES
Certain aspects of the disclosure provide electronic medical record documentation systems and methods, in particular, systems and methods for adding notes to a patient's electronic medical record via an infusion system. Methods include receiving user input corresponding to a patient note and sending to the electronic medical record information for adding an entry to the electronic medical record, including the patient note.
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
A syringe pump is provided with improved accuracy and ability to administer larger fluid volumes. The syringe pump includes a receptacle with a custom form-fitted recess designed to conform to, and to match, the exact shape and dimensions of at least a portion of a syringe barrel and barrel flange of a syringe that is horizontally placed within the receptacle. The custom form-fitted recess operates together with the pump's drive head to secure the syringe in a predetermined aligned position and while the plunger is advanced into the syringe barrel by the drive head. The syringe barrel may be fluidly connected to an infusion set between an upstream check valve fluidly connected to a fluid source, and a downstream check valve fluidly connected to an infusion line. The drive head automatically retracts and advances the plunger, repeatedly, to pump fluid from a fluid source to an infusion line.
A method may include measuring a first side capacitance value from a first side capacitor of an infusion pump, measuring a second side capacitance value from a second side capacitor of the infusion pump, and measuring a central capacitance value from a central capacitor of the infusion pump. The method may include determining a total side capacitance value by totaling the first side capacitance value and the second side capacitance value. The method may also include comparing the total side capacitance value with the central capacitance value. The method may also include detecting the presence of air within a fluid delivery tube coupled to the infusion pump when the central capacitance value is different from the total side capacitance value. Related methods and articles of manufacture, including apparatuses and computer program products, are also disclosed.
A61M 5/168 - Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters
A61M 5/36 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular wayAccessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests with means for eliminating or preventing injection or infusion of air into body
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Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
A clamp device and methods of use thereof are described herein. A clamp device includes a clamp body and a clamp mechanism. The clamp body includes an opening including a slot traversing an inner wall of at least a portion of the opening. The slot is configured to prevent a clamp member from traversing the opening when the clamp member passes through the opening and a protruding key member of the clamp member is not aligned with the slot. A clamp mechanism includes the clamp member, a fastener, a hand member, the protruding key member, and a spring element. While the clamp mechanism is in a pre-engaging position, the spring element is a first length for decoupling a medical device from a structure, and while the clamp mechanism is in an engaged position, the spring element is a second length for coupling the medical device with the structure.
Certain aspects of the disclosure provide a sentry robot system configured to determine an anomaly in a zone of a medical facility and initiate a corrective action based on the anomaly in the zone of the medical facility. The anomaly is determined based on sensor information captured by one or more sensors associated with a sentry robot of the sentry robot system.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT 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
G05D 3/12 - Control of position or direction using feedback
G06V 20/52 - Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects
G05D 105/30 - Specific applications of the controlled vehicles for social or care-giving applications
G05D 107/60 - Open buildings, e.g. offices, hospitals, shopping areas or universities
G05D 111/00 - Details of signals used for control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles
Fluid connector assemblies that seal off fluid paths in the respective connectors are disclosed. The connectors may be coupled via a connecting mechanism that that provides a threshold retention force. When an external force greater than the threshold force is applied to the fluid connector assembly, the snap mechanism may no longer maintain the connectors together, causing the connectors to decouple from each other. Once decoupled, the connectors may be sanitized and/or replaced before being recoupled.
Fluid connector assemblies that seal off fluid paths in the respective connectors are disclosed. The connectors may be coupled via a connecting mechanism that that provides a threshold retention force. When an external force greater than the threshold force is applied to the fluid connector assembly, the snap mechanism may no longer maintain the connectors together, causing the connectors to decouple from each other. Once decoupled, the connectors may be sanitized and/or replaced before being recoupled.
