1. A developing cartridge detachably mountable to a development rotary member of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a rotatable main assembly engaging portion, a rotatable development rotary member, and a function member, said developing cartridge comprising:
a developing roller configured to develop a latent image formed on an image bearing member;
a developer accommodating portion configured to accommodate a developer for developing the latent image using said developing roller;
a coupling member configured to transmit a rotational force from the main assembly engaging portion to said developing roller, said coupling member being engageable with and disengageable from the main assembly engaging portion with rotation of the development rotary member, said coupling member being movable among a rotational force transmitting angular position for transmitting the rotational force to said developing roller through the engagement with the main assembly engaging portion, a pre-engagement angular position in which a rotational axis of said coupling member is inclined relative to that in the rotational force transmitting angular position to be brought into engagement with the main assembly engaging portion and a disengaging angular position for disengaging from the main assembly engaging portion; and
an inclination regulating member movable between a regulating position for positioning said coupling member to the pre-engagement angular position and a retracted position retracted from the regulating position, said inclination regulating member being movable from the retracted position to the regulating position by being abutted by the function member with rotation of the development rotary member.
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The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of verifying a standing order in a medical infusion pump, the method comprising:
selecting a protocol for execution of a standing order in a medical infusion pump;
verifying the protocol in the medical infusion pump;
receiving confirmation of the protocol from a system external to the medical infusion pump; and
upon receiving confirmation of the protocol, allowing operation of the medical infusion pump in accordance with the protocol.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the protocol includes one or more pump parameters selected from the group consisting of:
a range of permissible basal delivery rates;
a bolus amount;
a fluid delivery amount;
a range of values and patterns for extended boluses;
alarm values; and
protocols for data communication.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the protocol further comprises selecting a therapy.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the protocol further comprises selecting a qualifier.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the protocol further comprises selecting a drug.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying one or more parameters associated with the protocol on a display separate from the medical infusion pump.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying the protocol in the medical infusion pump includes receiving confirmation of the protocol from a healthcare provider.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving confirmation of the protocol includes receiving confirmation of at least one patient-specific parameter selected from a group of parameters consisting of:
patient identity;
drug identity;
time of drug application;
dosage; and
route.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting a user for confirmation of the standing order on a display of the system external to the medical infusion pump.
10. A medical infusion pump comprising:
a pump mechanism;
a memory;
a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to:
select a protocol for execution of a standing order in a medical infusion pump;
verify the protocol in the medical infusion pump;
receive confirmation of the protocol from a system external to the medical infusion pump; and
upon receiving confirmation of the protocol, allow operation of the medical infusion pump in accordance with the protocol.
11. The medical infusion pump of claim 10, wherein the protocol includes one or more pump parameters selected from the group consisting of:
a range of permissible basal delivery rates;
a bolus amount;
a fluid delivery amount;
a range of values and patterns for extended boluses
alarm values; and
protocols for data communication.
12. The medical infusion pump of claim 10, wherein allowing operation of the medical infusion pump in accordance with the protocol comprises initiating delivery of fluids to a patient in accordance with a standing order.
13. The medical infusion pump of claim 10, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to prompt a user for confirmation of the protocol.
14. The medical infusion pump of claim 10, wherein the programmable circuit is programmed to receive the protocol from a computing system external to the medical infusion pump.
15. The medical infusion pump of claim 14, wherein the programmable circuit is programmed to request the protocol from a protocol library stored on a server.
16. The medical infusion pump of claim 10, wherein receiving confirmation of the protocol includes receiving confirmation of at least one aspect of the pump protocol, the at least one aspect selected from a group of aspects consisting of
patient identity;
drug identity;
time of drug application;
dosage; and
route.
17. The medical infusion pump of claim 10, wherein the protocol is selected using protocol selection categories consisting of:
therapies;
qualifiers; and
drugs.
18. An infusion pump network comprising:
a medical infusion pump;
a computing system communicatively connected to the medical infusion pump;
wherein the infusion pump network is configured to execute program instructions to:
select a protocol for execution of a standing order in a medical infusion pump;
verify the protocol in the medical infusion pump;
transmit confirmation of the protocol from the computing system to the medical infusion pump; and
upon receiving confirmation of the protocol in the medical infusion pump, allow operation of the medical infusion pump in accordance with the protocol.
19. The infusion pump network of claim 18, wherein the protocol is selected using protocol selection categories consisting of:
therapies;
qualifiers; and
drugs.
20. The infusion pump network of claim 18, wherein the protocol includes one or more pump parameters selected from the group consisting of:
a range of permissible basal delivery rates;
a bolus amount;
a fluid delivery amount;
a range of values and patterns for extended boluses;
alarm values; and
protocols for data communication.
21. The infusion pump network of claim 18, wherein the computing system is configured to prompt a user for confirmation of the standing order.
22. The infusion pump network of claim 18, wherein medical infusion pump includes:
a pump mechanism;
a memory;
a programmable circuit arranged to control the pump mechanism and operatively connected to the memory, the programmable circuit programmed to, upon receiving confirmation of the protocol, deliver fluids to a patient via the pump mechanism according to the protocol.
23. The infusion pump network of claim 22, wherein the programmable circuit is further programmed to prompt a user for confirmation of the protocol.
24. The infusion pump network of claim 18, wherein the computing system is directly linked to the medical infusion pump.
25. The infusion pump network of claim 18, wherein receiving confirmation of the protocol includes receiving confirmation of at least one aspect of the pump protocol, the at least one aspect selected from a group of aspects consisting of:
patient identity;
drug identity;
time of drug application;
dosage; and
route.