MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517049020 A) filed by Baxter International Inc; and Baxter Healthcare Sa, Deerfield, U.S.A., on May 21, for 'automatic syringe pump near empty alarm activation threshold programming.'
Inventor(s) include Khan, Saman; Swarnkar, Rajesh; and Digaskar, Prasad.
The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Example systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed herein for the automatic programming of a near empty alarm activation threshold based on an infusion therapy type selected by the user on a syringe pump. The example systems, methods, and apparatus are configured to use a preloaded drug library to determine if the selected infusion therapy type includes a PCA bolus or not, and define an appropriate time- or volume-based alarm activation threshold accordingly. The disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus prevent human programming errors by minimizing the need for extensive user interaction with syringe pumps. Further, the disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus allows for automatic programming to increase efficient infusion administration, and prevent programming errors that might result in patient discomfort or even injury."
The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 21, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/085493.
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