Abstract: A system for providing drug library data to a medical device (31, 32) located within a healthcare environment, the system comprises a local network (33) of the healthcare environment (3) and at least one medical device (31, 32) for administering a drug to a patient, the at least one medical device (31, 32) being located in the healthcare environment (3) and connected to the local network (33). Herein, a drug library server (1) is connected to the local network (3) of the healthcare environment (3) via a public communication network (2) and constituted to provide drug library data to the at least one medical device (31, 32) via the public communication network (2). In this way, a system and method for providing drug library data to a medical device located within a healthcare environment is provided which allows for an easy creation, editing and sharing of drug library data for use and distribution between medical devices within a particular healthcare environment and across different healthcare environments.

Abstract: A method for transferring operational data to a medical device (31, 32) for administering a drug to a patient, the medical device (31, 32) being located in a healthcare environment (3) and connected to a local network (33), comprises the steps of: transferring operational data to be transferred to the medical device (31, 32) to a communication device (40, 41); reading, by means of the communication device (40, 41), information from an identification tag (8) attached to the medical device (31, 32), wherein the information causes the communication device (40, 41) to access a communication interface (310, 320, 340) associated with the medical device (31, 32); and transferring the operational data from the communication device (40, 41) via the communication interface (310, 320, 340) to the medical device (31, 32).

Abstract: A system for controlling the administration of a drug to a patient comprises at least one medical device (11, 12, 12?) for administering a drug to a patient, a distribution server (14), and a drug library database (15) comprising drug library data (150), the medical device (11, 12, 12?) being programmable, according to drug library data (150) of the drug library database (15), by entering configuration data (151) into the medical device (11, 12, 12?) for performing an administration operation for administering a drug to a patient.

Abstract: A system for providing drug library data to a medical device (31, 32) located within a healthcare environment, the system comprises a local network (33) of the healthcare environment (3) and at least one medical device (31, 32) for administering a drug to a patient, the at least one medical device (31, 32) being located in the healthcare environment (3) and connected to the local network (33). Herein, a drug library server (1) is connected to the local network (3) of the healthcare environment (3) via a public communication network (2) and constituted to provide drug library data to the at least one medical device (31, 32) via the public communication network (2). In this way, a system and method for providing drug library data to a medical device located within a healthcare environment is provided which allows for an easy creation, editing and sharing of drug library data for use and distribution between medical devices within a particular healthcare environment and across different healthcare environments.

Abstract: A method for transferring operational data to a medical device (31, 32) for administering a drug to a patient, the medical device (31, 32) being located in a healthcare environment (3) and connected to a local network (33), comprises the steps of: transferring operational data to be transferred to the medical device (31, 32) to a communication device (40, 41); reading, by means of the communication device (40, 41), information from an identification tag (8) attached to the medical device (31, 32), wherein the information causes the communication device (40, 41) to access a communication interface (310, 320, 340) associated with the medical device (31, 32); and transferring the operational data from the communication device (40, 41) via the communication interface (310, 320, 340) to the medical device (31, 32).

Abstract: A bar code reader (2) for a medical device (3) is configured to be attached to a central communication device (1) to which at least one medical device (3) is attachable. The bar code reader (2) comprises a bar code scanning device (21) for scanning a bar code (4), a processing device (22) for decoding the scanned bar code (4) to obtain decoded bar code data which is contained in the scanned bar code (4), and a connection line (24) for outputting the decoded bar code data to the central communication device (1). The processing device (22) herein is operative to decode bar codes (4) of different bar code types. Furthermore, the processing device (22) is configured to map the decoded bar code data to a predefined standardized output format and to output the decoded bar code data in the predefined standardized output format via the connection line (24).

Abstract: A bar code reader (2) for a medical device (3) is configured to be attached to a central communication device (1) to which at least one medical device (3) is attachable. The bar code reader (2) comprises a bar code scanning device (21) for scanning a bar code (4), a processing device (22) for decoding the scanned bar code (4) to obtain decoded bar code data which is contained in the scanned bar code (4), and a connection line (24) for outputting the decoded bar code data to the central communication device (1). The processing device (22) herein is operative to decode bar codes (4) of different bar code types. Furthermore, the processing device (22) is configured to map the decoded bar code data to a predefined standardized output format and to output the decoded bar code data in the predefined standardized output format via the connection line (24).