Abstract: An infusion pump configured to automatically determine whether to receive an update comprises a battery, a processor, communication engine, a memory, and a clock. The processor is configured to receive power from the battery. The communication is in communication with the processor and configured to communicate with a remote location. The memory is in communication with the processor and stores instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions configure the processor to wake the processor from an off state, determine that the infusion pump is receiving electrical power from the battery, and determine whether the battery contains sufficient energy to complete an update to the infusion pump. In response to determining that the battery contains sufficient energy, the instructions further configure the processor to wake the communication engine from an off to determine whether the update is available to be acquired from the remote location.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of electronic intravenous infusion pumps. In some embodiments, a medical infusion pump system can include a plurality of processors that are operationally isolated from each other. Some pump systems can include a modular electromechanical pump driver comprising a plurality of components that can be removed as a unit from within the pump housing without removing the components from each other. Some pump systems can include a handle formed as a unitary structure, the handle not including any portion of the boundary between panels of the pump housing. Some pump systems can include a memory within the pump housing that is configured to contain information about one or more pumping parameters for execution by at least two of the pump drivers. Some pump systems can include a connector configured to separately receive and secure each one of a plurality of different-sized IV pole stands.

Abstract: Techniques for managing encoded communications for medical devices in a clinical environment are provided. Different versions of signal coding libraries are generated for different devices in a communication path. A first signal coding library may be generated using a first signal definition that includes a set of fields. A second signal coding library may be generated using a second signal definition that includes a subset of the fields of the first signal definition, and excludes one or more of the fields of the first signal definition. A message encoded using the first signal coding library may not be completely decodable using the second signal coding library. By selectively deploying the signal coding libraries to different systems, devices, and components in a clinical environment, access to information in message fields can be effectively managed.

Abstract: Techniques for managing secure communication certificates for medical devices in a clinical environment are provided. A short-lived, limited-use token may be uniquely assigned to a medical device. The medical device can self-provision a secret key and corresponding public key based on a unique identifier in the token. The medical device generates a certificate signing request (“CSR”) that includes the public key, and sends the CSR and the token to a verification system that serves as an intermediary between medical devices and a certificate authority. The intermediary may only send the CSR to the certificate authority (“CA”) for a certificate if the intermediary is able to validate the token.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed managing the operation of devices using identity-based cryptography. These techniques may include provisioning a master public key to each system that will communicate with a medical device using device-identifier specific cryptography. A master secret key is provisioned in a trusted processor of the medical device, and the medical device provisions its own device identifier-specific secret key using the master secret key. This setup facilitates several management features, including automatic initial configuration, signed logging, signed backup files, and secure binding of medication containers to the medical device.