Response testing for conscious sedation involving hand grip dynamics
First Claim
1. A conscious sedation system comprising:
- a) a controller which generates a request for a predetermined hand grip response from a patient and which analyses at least a dynamic variable of a hand grip 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 communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller; and
(2) a response assembly which senses the dynamic variable of the hand grip response and which communicates the dynamic variable to the controller.
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Abstract
A conscious sedation system, a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system, and a response assembly for a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system. A controller generates a request for a predetermined hand grip response from a patient and analyses at least a dynamic variable (such as a force, a pressure, or a distance) of a hand grip response made by the patient to the request to determine a level of sedation of the patient. A response testing apparatus includes a request assembly and a response assembly. The request assembly communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller. The response assembly senses the dynamic variable of the hand grip response and communicates the dynamic variable to the controller.
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21 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 hand grip response from a patient and which analyses at least a dynamic variable of a hand grip 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 communicates to the patient the request generated by the controller; and
(2) a response assembly which senses the dynamic variable of the hand grip response and which communicates the dynamic variable to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system comprising:
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a) a request assembly which communicates to a patient a request generated by a controller of the conscious sedation system for a predetermined hand grip response from the patient; and
b) a response assembly which senses a dynamic variable of a hand grip response made by the patient to the request and which communicates the dynamic variable to the controller which analyzes at least the dynamic variable to determine a level of sedation of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A response assembly for a response testing apparatus for a conscious sedation system, wherein the response testing apparatus includes a request assembly which communicates to a patient a request generated by a controller of the conscious sedation system for a predetermined hand grip response from the patient, and wherein the response assembly comprises:
a handpiece which senses a dynamic variable of a hand grip response made by the patient to the request and which communicates the dynamic variable to the controller which analyzes at least the dynamic variable to determine a level of sedation of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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