US 12,472,303 B2
Rack-pump charging prioritization in multi-pump assembly
Jiri Slaby, Buffalo Grove, IL (US); Peter Bojan, Grayslake, IL (US); and Aaron Hexamer, Grayslake, IL (US)
Assigned to Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US); and Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark (CH)
Filed by Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US); and Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark (CH)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/954,897.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/249,259, filed on Sep. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102848 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/008 (2013.01) [A61M 5/1408 (2013.01); A61M 5/142 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8237 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An infusion pump system comprising:
a first infusion pump;
a second infusion pump; and
a rack configured to mechanically couple to the first infusion pump and the second infusion pump, the rack including a management system that is communicatively coupled to the first infusion pump and the second infusion pump via a communication bus, the management system configured to:
monitor a plurality of pump parameters for the first and second infusion pumps,
determine charging needs for each infusion pump using the plurality of pump parameters,
create a first charging profile for the first infusion pump and a different, second charging profile for the second infusion pump using the determined charging needs,
the first charging profile specifying times that the first infusion pump is to enter a charge state and times the first infusion pump is to enter a no charge state, and
the second charging profile specifying times that the second infusion pump is to enter a charge state and times the second infusion pump is to enter a no charge state, and
transmit at least one command to each infusion pump that is indicative of the respective charging profile,
wherein the first infusion pump is configured to charge according to the first charging profile and the second infusion pump is configured to charge according to the second charging profile.