Enhanced confirmations for touchscreen infusion pump
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US-12102795-B2
Publication Date
2024-10-01
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Abstract
Enhanced confirmations for programming of touchscreen infusion pumps reduce the likelihood of users confirming pump parameters that have been mistakenly programmed. Following programming of a given pump parameter, an icon or image intuitively related to the pump parameter can be displayed on the touchscreen. To confirm programming of the parameter, the user can be required to trace the icon on the touchscreen. The user will therefore necessarily associate the confirmation step with the parameter being programmed and be far more likely to realize if a mistake has been made because the user was intending to program a different parameter than with simple confirmations involving the press of a confirmation button.
Core Innovation
The patent addresses programming errors when delivering medicament using a portable infusion pump, where a user inputs bolus delivery information and the system confirms the programmed bolus amount prior to delivery. It presents a confirmation that includes an amount of the bolus delivery of medicament and a touch-selectable pictorial icon having a shape related to the bolus delivery of medicament.
After receiving the user input programming the bolus delivery of medicament and determining an amount of the bolus delivery of medicament, the system displays the first confirmation for the bolus delivery of medicament on a touchscreen display. The disclosed approach includes receiving a touch-selection of the first confirmation input, where the touch-selectable first confirmation input comprises a pictorial icon related to the bolus delivery of medicament.
After receiving the first confirmation input, the system displays a second confirmation. The second confirmation requires a biometric authentication as a second confirmation input prior to delivering the bolus, and the biometric input is authenticated as belonging to an authorized user before causing the bolus delivery of medicament to be delivered.
The document also discusses embodiments in which the touchscreen confirmation is performed using a remote control device, and embodiments in which the biometric authentication uses modalities such as fingerprint, retinal scan, or facial recognition.
Claims Coverage
The document includes two independent claims, each defining a two-stage confirmation process for delivering a bolus of medicament via a portable infusion pump.
Touchscreen bolus confirmation with amount and pictorial icon
Displaying a first confirmation for the bolus delivery of medicament, the first confirmation displaying the amount of the bolus delivery of medicament and a touch-selectable first confirmation input comprising a pictorial icon having a shape related to the bolus delivery of medicament; receiving a touch-selection of the first confirmation input.
Biometric authentication confirmation for authorized user
Displaying a second confirmation after receiving the first confirmation input, the second confirmation requiring a biometric authentication as a second confirmation input prior to delivering the bolus; receiving a biometric input as the second confirmation input; authenticating that the biometric input belongs to an authorized user; causing the bolus delivery of medicament to be delivered to the authorized user after authenticating the biometric input.
Across the independent claims, the main inventive coverage is the combination of touchscreen confirmation using an amount and a touch-selectable pictorial icon related to the bolus, followed by a biometric-authentication second confirmation that authenticates an authorized user before causing the bolus delivery.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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