METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING INFUSIONS
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring infusions at a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a labeling substance;
supplying the labeling substance with an infusion solution or with a drug to the patient; and
measuring the presence and/or quantity of the labeling substance at the patient to determine the presence and/or the quantity of the infused infusion solution or to determine the presence and/or the quantity of the drug measured at the patient.
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Abstract
A method and a device for monitoring infusions at a patient is provided with a dispensing unit (2) for the infusion solution, a labeling substance (3) supplied additionally into the infusion solution by means of a dispensing unit or a drug and with a sensor (5) responding specifically to a physical or chemical property of the labeling substance (3) or of the drug at the body of the patient (1), so that depending on the signal of the sensor (5), an alarm is triggered via an evaluating unit (6) when the signal of the sensor (5) does not detect the presence and/or the quantity of the labeling substance (3) or of the drug, especially after comparison with set values.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring infusions at a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a labeling substance;
supplying the labeling substance with an infusion solution or with a drug to the patient; and
measuring the presence and/or quantity of the labeling substance at the patient to determine the presence and/or the quantity of the infused infusion solution or to determine the presence and/or the quantity of the drug measured at the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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9. A method for monitoring infusions at a patient, the method comprising:
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providing an infusion substance;
imposing a change in a physical property, which change is imposed on the infusion substance;
supplying the infusion substance with the changed physical property to the patient; and
measuring the changed physical property at the patient.
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14. A method for monitoring infusions of an infusion substance at a patient, the method comprising:
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providing the infusion substance with an indicator that is one of a labeling substance provided with an infusion solution or with a drug as the infusion substance, or is a change in a physical property of the infusion solution or of the drug as the infusion substance; and
measuring the presence and/or quantity of the indicator at the patient, so that the presence and/or the quantity of the infused infusion substance is determined.
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15. A device for monitoring infusions of an infusion substance at a patient, the device comprising:
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a dispensing unit for dispensing the infusion substance;
a labeling substance supplied into the infusion solution or into a drug;
a sensor responding specifically to a property of said labeling substance or of the drug at the body of said patient; and
means for alerting for providing an alarm triggered, depending on the signal of said sensor, when the signal of said sensor does not detect the presence and/or the quantity of said labeling substance or of the drug. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A device for monitoring infusions of an infusion substance at a patient, the device comprising:
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a dispensing unit for dispensing the infusion substance;
means for imposing a change in a physical property, which is imposed on the infusion substance;
a sensor responding to the physical property at the body of the patient; and
means for alerting for providing an alarm triggered, depending on the signal of said sensor, when the signal of said sensor does not detect the presence of the physical property or the degree of presence of the physical property. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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