Patents by Inventor Michael K. WORKMAN

Michael K. WORKMAN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11972851
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide patient care unit (PCU) order confirmation. A method may include authorizing a user to operate a medication delivery device. The method may also include retrieving, in response to the authorizing, a user history associated with the user, wherein the user history includes one or more dispensing records for pending medications. The method may also include determining, based on a context that includes the user history, one or more medication order candidates for present administration. The method may also include presenting a user interface for confirming a medication order from the one or more medication order candidates. The method may also include configuring at least one parameter of the medication delivery device based on the confirmed medication order received from the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Chen, Lisa Diggett, Robert M. Regedanz, Michael K. Workman
  • Publication number: 20230321342
    Abstract: A syringe pump determines, upon receiving a new syringe, that at least a first portion of a predetermined amount of a first fluid was previously delivered by the syringe pump according to a first fluid delivery order before the new syringe was loaded into the syringe pump, and determines a second portion of the first fluid remaining to be delivered to complete the predetermined amount of the first fluid for the first fluid delivery order. A delivery of a second fluid is initiated by the syringe pump and, when an amount of the second fluid delivered from the new syringe satisfies the second portion of the first fluid remaining to be delivered, the pump automatically, without user intervention, indicates the first fluid delivery order as being complete, de-associates the first fluid delivery order from the syringe pump, and associates the syringe pump with the second fluid delivery order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Michael K. Workman, Lisa Diggett, John Langan
  • Publication number: 20220262476
    Abstract: An infusion system includes a network data transceiver and a processor configured to determine, at the infusion device, when the infusion device is in a prepared state. In response to determining that, and while, the infusion device is in the prepared state: the processor is configured to present, on a display of the infusion device, a unique identifier of the infusion device, wait for an indication that the unique identifier of the infusion device was scanned by a scanner to associate the infusion device with an infusion order. The processor is configured to receive configuration information associated with the infusion order, and automatically configure the infusion device to cause infusion of a medical fluid specified in the infusion order based on parameters of the infusion order provided by the received configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Michael K. Workman, Duc H. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20220223249
    Abstract: A method of associating an infusion bag (e.g., bottle, pouch, or other container), an administration set, and a pump of an infusion device includes receiving an indication that an administration set is being coupled to a pump, the indication including an administration set identifier of the administration set. The method includes transmitting data about an association of an infusion bag identifier with the administration set identifier. The method includes receiving first information about a content of the infusion bag associated with the infusion bag identifier. The method includes receiving a drug identification for a medical fluid to be infused, and evaluating the drug identification with the first information about the content of the infusion container. In accordance with determining that the first information about the content of the infusion bag corresponds to the drug identification, permitting the pump to start infusing the content of the infusion bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Michael K. WORKMAN, Lisa DIGGETT, Claire Ellen KNIGHT, Laura Ann COLLINS
  • Publication number: 20220193336
    Abstract: An infusion device includes a pump, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to provide an infusion of a medication to a current patient, send infusion information, during the infusion, to a remote records system, receive, from the records system, a confirmation of the infusion information including an association between the infusion and the patient or the pump, receive an indication of a change to the infusion, compare the change with the association information received from the system, determine, based on the comparing, that the association received from the system no longer applies to the infusion, update the representation of the status displayed on the display screen to indicate that the association information received from the system no longer applies to the infusion, and send a message to the system indicating that the infusion device has determined that the association information no longer applies to the changed infusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Michael K. WORKMAN, Lisa DIGGETT
  • Publication number: 20220165411
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods manage more notifications between medical devices. A method includes obtaining information corresponding to a clinician and determining whether the information satisfies coordination criteria. The method includes, in accordance with a determination that the clinician is associated with the first medical device and a second medical device, detecting a first and second notification generated by respective medical devices. The method includes identifying, based on detecting the respective notifications, alert information including medical information for a patient receiving medical treatment from the first and second medical device. The method includes determining, based on the identified information, notification priorities between the respective notifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Lisa DIGGETT, Laura Ann COLLINS, Claire Ellen KNIGHT, Michael K. WORKMAN
  • Publication number: 20220165405
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods for reducing alarm strain generated by a medical device. A medical device for reducing generated alarm strain includes a display to present visually perceivable information, an audio output to present audibly perceivable information, processors coupled with the display and the audio output, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processors, cause the medical device to perform operations. The instructions, when executed, cause the medical device to receive a notification regarding the medical device. The notification is associated with an audible manifestation and a visual manifestation. The instructions, when executed, also cause the medical device to detect that a user is focused on the medical device, after said detection of the user, determine a volume adjustment to the audio output for presenting the audible manifestation, and adjust the audio output to cause presentation of the audible manifestations according to the volume adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Lisa DIGGETT, Laura Ann COLLINS, Claire Ellen KNIGHT, Michael K. WORKMAN
  • Publication number: 20220157445
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to activate a medical device. Response to receiving the request, the method includes generating an automatic programming request (APR) for programming the medical device, receiving a message indicating that the APR failed to activate the medical device, and obtaining historical programming records (HPR)s. The method includes determining that parameters in the APR correspond to historical parameters, identifying a set of HPRs including a historical parameter value corresponding to a requested parameter value included the APR, and generating a deviation metric indicating a degree of difference between a secondary parameter value included in the APR and a corresponding historical parameter value. The method includes, responsive to a determination that a deviation metric meets a criticality threshold, changing a drug library record associated with the respective set of deviations and providing an indication to review the changed drug library record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Claire Ellen KNIGHT, Lisa DIGGETT, Michael K. WORKMAN, Evan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210366588
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods provide patient care unit (PCU) order confirmation. A method may include authorizing a user to operate a medication delivery device. The method may also include retrieving, in response to the authorizing, a user history associated with the user, wherein the user history includes one or more dispensing records for pending medications. The method may also include determining, based on a context that includes the user history, one or more medication order candidates for present administration. The method may also include presenting a user interface for confirming a medication order from the one or more medication order candidates. The method may also include configuring at least one parameter of the medication delivery device based on the confirmed medication order received from the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Evan CHEN, Lisa DIGGETT, Robert M. REGEDANZ, Michael K. WORKMAN
  • Publication number: 20210330881
    Abstract: A method for detecting an occlusion in a fluidic channel of an infusion device that includes flowing a fluid within the fluidic channel during a first period of time in which a flow rate of the fluid is set to a first flow rate; pausing, the flow rate for a second period of time; measuring, a first pressure at a location along the fluidic channel during the second period of time; increasing, after measuring the first pressure, the flow rate to a second flow rate; pausing, the flow rate for a fourth period of time; measuring, after pausing the flow rate, a second pressure at the location during the fourth period of time; computing, at a processor, a difference between the first and second pressures; and in accordance with a determination that the magnitude of the difference satisfies the threshold, providing an indication, of a presence of the occlusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Reza PAIAM, Michael K. WORKMAN