Patient-controlled analgesia with patient monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A patient care system, comprising:
- a medication delivery device configured to deliver medication to a patient;
a patient request device with which a patient provides a request signal for delivery of medication;
a physiological monitor disposed to measure a physiological parameter of the patient and provide a physiological signal indicating a value of the measured physiological parameter; and
a controller that receives the request signal and the physiological signal and controls the operation of the medication delivery device to deliver medication to the patient in accordance with the request signal and the physiological signal.
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Abstract
A patient care system in which a physiological parameter of a patient is monitored while the patient self-administers analgesic. A display presents a trend of the patient'"'"'s physiological parameter along with the time of self-administration of the analgesic (“PCA”—patient controlled analgesic) such that the effect of the analgesic on the physiological parameter can be seen over selectable time periods. The physiological parameter may be ETCO2 or SpO2 or other. Also included is a drug library having acceptable pumping parameters as well as other PCA specific data. Should the operator program a pumping parameter that is outside an acceptable range, or should the patient attempt to self-administer more analgesic than the acceptable range permits, or should a patient'"'"'s physiological parameter change during infusion such that a pumping parameter becomes outside an acceptable range, an indication of such will be given and action, such as stopping the pump, will be taken.
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31 Claims
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1. A patient care system, comprising:
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a medication delivery device configured to deliver medication to a patient;
a patient request device with which a patient provides a request signal for delivery of medication;
a physiological monitor disposed to measure a physiological parameter of the patient and provide a physiological signal indicating a value of the measured physiological parameter; and
a controller that receives the request signal and the physiological signal and controls the operation of the medication delivery device to deliver medication to the patient in accordance with the request signal and the physiological signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for patient-controlled self administration of analgesic, comprising:
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receiving a request signal from a patient-controlled device for the delivery of analgesic to the patient;
receiving physiological parameter data from a monitor disposed to measure a physiological parameter of the patient; and
controlling the self administration of the analgesic to the patient in accordance with the request signal and the physiological parameter data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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