System and method of integrating anesthesia agent monitoring in a respiratory carestation

• US 20070101993A1
• Filed: 11/09/2005
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Dammann, Bruce
• Granted Patent: US 7,987,848 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/204.230
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/01 specially adapted for anaesthetising A61M16/104, A61M16/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/085 Gas sampling
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/1035 the anaesthetic agent concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/08 Supports for equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/437 the anaesthetic agent concentration

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for integrating anesthesia agent monitoring in a respiratory carestation, wherein the respiratory carestation is configured to be compatible with a variety of monitoring modules. Any one of the monitoring modules is inserted into a module bay, and a sampling line couples the monitoring module to the patient circuit, such that the patient monitoring parameters are displayed on a user interface of the respiratory carestation.

Claims

1. An integrated system for anesthesia agent monitoring, the system comprising:

a ventilator, the ventilator including a module bay and a display;

a patient circuit configured to couple a patient with the ventilator; and

a monitoring module coupled to the patient circuit and configured for insertion into the ventilator, such that a set of patient monitoring parameters detected by the monitoring module are displayed on the display.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a sampling line, wherein the sampling line couples the monitoring module with the patient circuit.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a respiratory carestation, wherein the respiratory carestation includes:

the ventilator;

a user interface including the display; and

the module bay.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitoring module corresponds to an anesthetic agent.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ventilator is further configured with a plurality of module bays, such that a plurality of monitoring modules may be inserted simultaneously.

6. A method of integrating a respiratory carestation with a monitoring module, the method comprising:

configuring the respiratory carestation with a module bay, such that the respiratory carestation is compatible with the monitoring module;

inserting the monitoring module into the module bay;

coupling the monitoring module to a patient circuit with a sampling line;

monitoring the patient circuit for volatile anesthetic agents; and

displaying a set of patient parameters on a user interface of the respiratory carestation.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the monitoring module corresponds to an anesthetic agent.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising configuring the respiratory carestation with a plurality of module bays, such that a plurality of monitoring modules may be inserted simultaneously.

9. A system for anesthesia agent monitoring, the system comprising:

a respiratory carestation including;

a ventilator;

a user interface having a display; and

a module bay;

a patient circuit configured to couple a patient with the respiratory carestation;

a monitoring module configured for insertion into the ventilator; and

a sampling line configured to couple the monitoring module to the patient circuit,

wherein a set of patient monitoring parameters detected by the monitoring modules are displayed on the display.