摘要:
A system for determining a fault condition in an infusion system including an infusion pump (10) capable of infusing fluid from a primary container (14) and a secondary container (25), the secondary infusion line having a valve (28), the primary infusion line having a check valve (29), the system comprising: a pressure sensor (50) to measure pressure within the primary infusion line (16); a memory (80) for configured to store pressure related values; and a processor (75) in communication with the memory (80) and responsive to the signals provided by the pressure sensor (50), the processor programmed to: sample the pressure signals; establish a baseline pressure value; store the baseline pressure value in the memory; operate the infusion pump to increase the pressure in the primary infusion line; sample the pressure signals after operating the pump to increase the pressure in the primary infusion line; compare the baseline pressure value with pressure values sampled after operating the pump to increase the pressure in the primary infusion line; and provide an alert that a fault condition exists if the latter sampled pressure value equals or is greater than a selected threshold pressure value.
摘要:
A patient care system (90) comprising an interface unit (100), an infusion pump unit (150a), and a capnography unit (150b) is disclosed. The infusion pump unit (150a) is used to administer medical fluids to a patient, including the administration of anesthethics, analgesics, or sedatives. The capnography unit (150b) provides monitoring of the patient's expired air, in particular, the end tidal CO 2 levels in the expired air and the respiration rate. When the capnography unit (150b) indicates to the interface unit that the end tidal CO 2 level and/or pulse rate has reached a point outside a specified range, the interface unit (100) initiates visual and audio alarms and controls the infusion pump unit (150a) by modifying the flow or by shutting off the pump unit. In patient controlled analgesia applications, the interface unit (100) may block patient-controlled bolus doses of the analgesic until reset by a qualified medical professional or until the measured capnography values return to a normal range. The interface unit (100) also contains communication ports, which the interface unit can use to send signals to external devices, such as to alert medical personnel.
摘要:
A patient care system comprising: a patient care device (12) including a memory (56) for storing configuration data, a network (10) in which is also connected means (30) storing at least one database comprising patient-specific information; and means for selecting configuration data for said patient care device on the basis of patient-specific information characterized in that said memory (56) stores a plurality of configuration databases (200, 202, 204, 206), each of said configuration databases comprising a plurality of device operating parameters each representing a respective operating mode of the patient care device (12), said means for selecting (12) including means for selecting a configuration database from said plurality of configuration databases (200, 202, 204, 206), based at least in part on said patient-specific information, and in that the patient care device operates in the operating mode defined by the selected configuration database.
摘要:
A system for determining a fault condition in an infusion system including an infusion pump (10) capable of infusing fluid from a primary container (14) and a secondary container (25), the secondary infusion line having a valve (28), the primary infusion line having a check valve (29), the system comprising: a pressure sensor (50) to measure pressure within the primary infusion line (16); a memory (80) for configured to store pressure related values; and a processor (75) in communication with the memory (80) and responsive to the signals provided by the pressure sensor (50), the processor programmed to: sample the pressure signals; establish a baseline pressure value; store the baseline pressure value in the memory; operate the infusion pump to increase the pressure in the primary infusion line; sample the pressure signals after operating the pump to increase the pressure in the primary infusion line; compare the baseline pressure value with pressure values sampled after operating the pump to increase the pressure in the primary infusion line; and provide an alert that a fault condition exists if the latter sampled pressure value equals or is greater than a selected threshold pressure value.