Security features for a medical infusion pump

Abstract

Various security features for a medical infusion pump are disclosed. The security features include providing dual verification for standing orders, allowing multiple levels of access rights to features of the medical infusion pump, and incorporating a security touch screen in the medical infusion pump. Methods of use and operation of these features are disclosed as well.

1 . A medical infusion pump comprising:
 a pump mechanism;   a memory;   a display;   a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory and the display, the programmable circuit programmed to:
 receive a signal from the display, the signal corresponding to user interaction with the display of the medical infusion pump; 
 evaluate the signal; and 
 allow access to one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump in response to evaluating the signal. 
   
     
     
         2 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the display is a touch-screen display. 
     
     
         3 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the display is a multi-touch display. 
     
     
         4 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to associate a stored signal with one or more user records stored in the medical infusion pump. 
     
     
         5 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump include settings selected from the group consisting of:
 pump protocols;   pump therapies;   pump qualifiers relating to pump therapies;   pump communications settings;   user access privileges;   security settings; and   history data settings.   
     
     
         6 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the display includes a biometric scanner. 
     
     
         7 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 6 , wherein the biometric scanner is a fingerprint reader. 
     
     
         8 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the programmable circuit is further configured to associate the signal with a signature associated with one or more user profiles stored in the medical infusion pump. 
     
     
         9 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the signal corresponds to a security access level associated with the pump. 
     
     
         10 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to detect a pressure pattern applied to the display, the pressure pattern corresponding to a security access level. 
     
     
         11 . A method of authenticating a user to use a medical infusion pump, the method comprising:
 receiving a signal from a display of the medical infusion pump, the signal corresponding to user interaction with the display;   evaluating the signal; and   allowing access to one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump in response to evaluating the signal.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising associating a stored signal with one or more user records stored in the medical infusion pump. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the signal corresponds to a security access level associated with the pump. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein receiving the signal from the display includes receiving a signal from a touch screen display. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein receiving the signal from the display includes receiving a signal from a multi-touch display. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein receiving a signal from a display of the medical infusion pump includes receiving a signal from a biometric scanner incorporated into the display. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump include settings selected from the group consisting of:
 pump protocols;   pump therapies;   pump qualifiers relating to pump therapies;   pump communications settings;   user access privileges;   security settings; and   history data settings.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to associate a stored signal with one or more user records stored in the medical infusion pump. 
     
     
         19 . A medical infusion pump comprising:
 a pump mechanism;   a memory;   a touch screen display;   a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory and the touch screen display, the programmable circuit programmed to:
 associate a stored biometric signal with one or more user profiles stored in the medical infusion pump; 
 receive a biometric signal from the touch screen display, the biometric signal corresponding to user interaction with the display; 
 evaluate the received biometric signal based on the stored biometric signal; and 
 upon evaluating the biometric signal, allow access to one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump. 
   
     
     
         20 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 19 , wherein the touch screen display includes a biometric scanner configured to generate a biometric signal in response to user interaction. 
     
     
         21 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more settings incorporated into the medical infusion pump include settings selected from the group consisting of:
 pump protocols;   pump therapies;   pump qualifiers relating to pump therapies;   pump communications settings;   user access privileges;   security settings; and   history data settings.   
     
     
         22 . The medical infusion pump of  claim 19 , wherein the signal corresponds to a security access level associated with the pump.