Method for cancer pain treatment

• US 20030178031A1
• Filed: 10/09/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Du Pen Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Du Pen Incorporated
• Inventors: Du Pen, Stuart L., Du Pen, Anna R.
• Application Number:
  US10/268,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20030178031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/898
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/412 Detecting or monitoring sepsis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4824 Touch or pain perception evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence

Abstract

A patient pain management system and method that includes assessing patient history; determining a drug treatment in response to assessing patient history; and repeatedly reassessing the pain and assessing side-effects and adjusting the drug treatment to minimize patient pain. The system includes pain assessment tools for assessing patient pain and treatment history; treatment choice tools for determining a pain treatment protocol; pain reassessment tools for reassessing patient pain in response to the pain treatment protocol; and side-effect assessment tools for assessing side-effects experienced by the patient to enable a caregiver to continuously reassess patient pain and comfort and adjust treatment to minimize patient pain and discomfort.

Claims

1. A patient pain management method, comprising:

assessing patient history;

determining a drug treatment in response to assessing patient history; and

repeatedly reassessing patient pain and assessing side-effects experienced by the patient and adjusting the drug treatment repeatedly to minimize patient pain.

2. A patient pain management method, comprising:

assessing patient history, comprising assessing patient pain and analgesic history;

determining an analgesic drug choice in response to assessing patient history;

administering the analgesic drug choice; and

reassessing patient pain and assessing side-effects experienced by the patient, and adjusting the analgesic drug choice, repeatedly, to minimize patient pain.

3. A process for pain treatment, comprising:

assessing pain and analgesic treatment history;

administering a pain treatment regimen in accordance with and in response to the assessment of pain and analgesic treatment history;

continuously reassessing pain and side-effects of the pain treatment regimen and adjusting the pain treatment regimen to minimize pain and negative side effects.

4. A system for pain management, comprising:

pain assessment tools for assessing a patient'"'"'s pain and treatment history;

treatment choice tools for determining a pain treatment protocol in response to the assessment of the patient'"'"'s pain and treatment history;

pain reassessment tools for reassessing patient pain in response to the pain treatment protocol; and

side-effect assessment tools for assessing the side-effects experienced by the patient in response to the pain treatment protocol.