Server for medical device

Abstract

One aspect of the present invention is a server for communicating with a medical device. The server comprises a web browser process for communicating with a remote device and a pump interface process for communicating with a medical device. Another aspect of the present invention is a medical device. The medical device comprises memory configured to store data and a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory. The programmable circuit is programmed with a web server for communicating data with a remote device. Another aspect of the invention is a server for communicating with a medical device. The server comprises memory for storing data and a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory. The programmable circuit programmed with an interface for communicating with a medical device.

1 . A method of providing care to a patient, the method comprising:
 providing a medical pump operably coupleable to a patient and configured to provide a therapy to the patient;   providing a database configured to store medical pump data, the medical pump data related to the operation of the medical pump;   providing a server operably coupleable to the database and the medical pump, the server comprising an information manager configured to store and retrieve medical pump data in the database;   providing, to the patient, a patient interface to view the medical pump data; and   providing, to a caregiver, a caregiver interface to view the medical pump data.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising
 receiving, by the server, a patient log-in prior to providing, to the patient, the patient interface to view the medical pump data; and   receiving, by the server, a caregiver log-in prior to providing, to the caregiver, the caregiver interface to view the medical pump data.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the medical pump is provided on a pump data network and the server is provided on a server data network, wherein the pump data network is inaccessible by the server data network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the medical pump data comprises at least one of a programming parameter, an identification of a pump program, a pump program version, a pump history log, an alarm status, a battery state, a biomedical sensor status, a time until maintenance, a programming change, a tampering alert, a ratio of dose attempts to doses given, a medical pump message, or a programming that exceeds a soft limit. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising requesting, by the server, medical pump data from the medical pump. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the server, medical pump data from the medical pump. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising aggregating, by the server, medical pump data from a plurality of medical pumps to provide to the caregiver through the caregiver interface. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising authenticating the patient prior to providing, to the patient, the patient interface to view the medical pump data. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising authenticating the caregiver prior to providing, to the caregiver, the caregiver interface to view the medical pump data. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the database is stored in memory on the server. 
     
     
         11 . A system for communicating between a caregiver and a patient, the system comprising:
 a medical pump operably coupleable to a patient and configured to provide a therapy to the patient;   a database configured to store medical pump data, the medical pump data related to the operation of the medical pump; and   a server operably coupleable to the database and the medical pump, the server including—
 an information manager configured to store and retrieve medical pump data in the database, 
 a pump interface manager configured to receive medical pump data from the medical pump, and 
 a web server including a patient interface configured to display medical pump data to the patient and a caregiver interface configured to display medical pump data to the caregiver. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a remote device configured to access the web server. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the remote device is configured to be operated outside of a network accessible by the medical pump. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the remote device is one of a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a mobile phone. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the server is further configured to authenticate at least one of 1) the patient prior to allowing access to the patient interface, or 2) the caregiver prior to allowing access to the caregiver interface. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the system further comprises a plurality of medical pumps and the server is further configured to aggregate medical pump data from the plurality of medical pumps for display to the caregiver through the caregiver interface. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a pump data network operably coupling the medical pump and the server; and   a server data network operably coupling the server and the database,   wherein the pump data network is inaccessible by the server data network.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising a patient computing device comprising a data uploader configured to receive medical pump data from the medical pump and transmit the medical pump data to the pump interface manager. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the database is stored in memory on the server. 
     
     
         20 . A system for communicating between a medical professional or other caregiver and a patient, the system comprising:
 a medical pump configured to be operated by the patient;   a remote device configured to be operated by the medical professional or other caregiver outside of a network accessible by the medical pump; and   a server comprising:
 memory configured to store data; and 
 a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory, the programmable circuit comprising:
 a web server configured to interface with the remote device and the medical pump, 
 
   wherein the remote device and the medical pump are operably coupleable to the server such that data related to the operation of the medical pump is received by the web server from the medical pump and displayed on the remote device via a display interface to facilitate the exchange of information between the medical professional or other caregiver and the patient about the medical pump.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the data related to operation of the medical pump is received by the web server and stored in the memory of the server. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 20 , further comprising a patient remote device configured to be operated by the patient, wherein the web server is further configured to interface with the patient remote device to display the data related to operation of the medical pump on the patient remote device. 
     
     
         23 . A system for communicating between a medical professional or other caregiver and a patient, the system comprising:
 a remote device configured to be operated by the medical professional or other caregiver on a first network;   a medical pump configured to be operated by the patient on a second network independent from the first network; and   a server comprising:
 memory configured to store data; and 
 a programmable circuit in electrical communication with the memory, the programmable circuit comprising:
 a web server configured to interface with the remote device and the medical pump, 
 
   wherein the remote device and the medical pump are operably coupleable to the server such that data related to the operation of the medical pump is received by the web server from the medical pump and displayed on the remote device via a display interface to facilitate the exchange of information between the medical professional or other caregiver and the patient about the medical pump.   
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein the data related to operation of the medical pump is received by the web server and stored in the memory of the server. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 23 , further comprising a patient remote device configured to be operated by the patient, wherein the web server is further configured to interface with the patient remote device to display the data related to operation of the medical pump on the patient remote device.