Medical Device Data Back-Association System Patent Application

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Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a patent application (US20260080990A1) for a medical device data back-association system. The invention aims to streamline the process of associating infusion pump data with patient electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve data management and patient care.

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This document is a USPTO patent application (US20260080990A1) detailing a system for associating medical device data, specifically from infusion pumps, with patient electronic medical records (EMRs). The proposed system involves a server that receives device and patient identifiers, prompts clinicians to create an association between the patient's EMR and the infusion pump, and then uses this association to store subsequent infusion pump data directly into the patient's EMR.

This patent application does not impose any immediate regulatory obligations. However, it signals potential future technological developments in medical device data management and EMR integration. Compliance officers in the healthcare and medical device sectors should be aware of such innovations as they may influence future product development, data security requirements, and interoperability standards within the industry.

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MEDICAL DEVICE DATA BACK-ASSOCIATION, SYSTEM, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS

Application US20260080990A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Inventors

Troy David Heavelyn, Curt Matthew Allen, Phillip Edwin Fisk

Abstract

A medical device data back-association system, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a server receives, while an infusion pump is administering a medication to a patient, an identifier message including at least two of a device identifier of the infusion pump, a patient identifier of the patient, and a medication order identifier of a medication being administered by the infusion pump. The server prompts a clinician device for creating an association between an electronic medical record (“EMR”) of the patient and the infusion pump. When an association to be created, the server uses contents of the identifier message to create the association. For subsequently received infusion pump data, the server stores this infusion pump data to the EMR of the patient based on the created association between the EMR of the patient and the infusion pump.