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Autonomous drug delivery system

  • US 10,086,138 B1
  • Filed: 01/28/2015
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous drug delivery system comprising:

  • an IV line;

    a first automated IV drug delivery system administering a first drug using the IV line; and

    a second drug delivery system administering a second drug using the IV line, the second drug being an antagonist drug which is known to counter the effects of the first drug, the second drug delivery system comprising;

    a housing having a front panel and a drug compartment;

    a display and a plurality of buttons disposed on the front panel;

    an IV injector disposed in the drug compartment;

    a nozzle extending from the housing in mechanical communication with the IV injector;

    a digital signal processor that;

    receives, from a patient monitor, an input of at least one physiological parameter measured from a patient,calculates a confidence indicator based upon the at least one physiological parameter,determines that the at least one physiological parameter exceeds a threshold and that the confidence indicator is of a sufficient confidence level, andtriggers an alarm to a caregiver in response to the determination; and

    an instrument manager responsive to the determination to automatically initiate delivery of the second drug after a predetermined time interval passes without the alarm being acknowledged.

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