Communication station and software for interfacing with an infusion pump, analyte monitor, analyte meter, or the like

• Main Authors: JOHN SHIN, J. JEFFREY BARLOW, DEBORAH RUPPERT, CLIFFORD W. HAGUE, LUIS J. MALAVE, MIKE DOBBLES, MARK ESTES, JAY YONEMOTO, PAUL S. CHENEY III, KEVIN C. WELLS, TODD M. GROSS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.04.2000
• Subjects: CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; FUNERAL DEVICES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A communication station is for use with a medical device (such as an infusion pump) and a processing device (such as a computer). The communication station includes a housing, a medical device interface coupled to the housing, a processing device interface coupled to the housing and a processor coupled to the housing. The device interface interfaces with the medical device, and the processing device interface interfaces with the processing device. The processor provides a communication path between the medical device and the processing device such that programming and instructions may be communicated from the processing device to the medical device and data may be transferred from the medical device to the processing device. The communication station may be combined with a system that is capable of generating reports either locally or remotely. In addition, the medical device interface may be a cradle that is configurable to attach to different shaped medical devices.