Response testing for conscious sedation utilizing a non-ear-canal-contacting speaker
First Claim
1. A conscious sedation system comprising:
- a) a controller which generates a request for a predetermined response from a patient and which analyses at least a response made by the patient to the request to determine a level of sedation of the patient; and
b) a response testing apparatus including;
(1) a request assembly which audibly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller and which includes a non-ear-canal-contacting speaker; and
(2) a response assembly which senses the response and which communicates the response to the controller.
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Abstract
A conscious sedation system and a request assembly for a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system. The conscious sedation system includes a controller which generates a request for a predetermined response from a patient and which analyses at least a response made by the patient to the request to determine a level of sedation of the patient. The response testing apparatus includes a request assembly and a response assembly. The request assembly audibly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller and includes a non-ear-canal-contacting speaker. The response assembly senses the response and communicates the response to the controller.
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20 Claims
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1. A conscious sedation system comprising:
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a) a controller which generates a request for a predetermined response from a patient and which analyses at least a response made by the patient to the request to determine a level of sedation of the patient; and
b) a response testing apparatus including;
(1) a request assembly which audibly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller and which includes a non-ear-canal-contacting speaker; and
(2) a response assembly which senses the response and which communicates the response to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A request assembly for a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system, wherein the conscious sedation system includes a controller which generates a request for a predetermined response from a patient, and wherein the request assembly comprises a non-ear-canal-contacting speaker which audibly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller.
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19. A request assembly for a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system, wherein the conscious sedation system includes a controller which generates a request for a predetermined response from a patient, and wherein the request assembly comprises:
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a) a non-ear-canal-contacting speaker which audibly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller; and
b) a sound tube having one end disposable proximate an ear canal or a microphone of an assistive hearing device of the patient and having another end disposable proximate the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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