Kits of medical supplies for sedation and analgesia
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Abstract
The invention relates to kits of supplies and components for the computer assisted IV drug infusion administration device where those supplies and components may be disposable or re-usable. In one embodiment of the present invention single-patient use disposable components are utilized with a computer assisted IV drug infusion administration device to prevent potential cross-contamination and drug carry-over from a previous infusion to a different patient.
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30 Claims
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18. A system for safely and efficiently facilitating sedation and/or pain management of a patient during a medical and/or surgical procedure by a non-anesthetist, said system comprising:
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an electronically controllable drug delivery device comprising an intravenous drug delivery infusion device capable of controlling flow of a sedative and/or analgesic drug to a patient during said procedure, a monitor for receiving and collecting data concerning a patient'"'"'s ventilatory condition, an electronic controller interconnected to said delivery device and to said monitor to regulate an infusion rate of said drug and to provide an alarm in the event the patient'"'"'s ventilatory condition becomes unsafe;
a pre-packaged disposable kit comprising at least one disposable item selected from the group of;
a drug cassette, a prepackaged sedative, a prepackaged pain management drug, infusion tubing, EKG pads, skin electrodes, IV catheters, and an oro-nasal respiratory set for interconnection between the patient and the monitor; and
said disposable kit being packaged and marked to assure said non-anesthetist that such can safely be used in conjunction with said system without inducing general anesthesia. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for safely and efficiently providing sedation and/or pain management during a medical and/or surgical procedure on a patient by a non-anesthetist, said system comprising:
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an electronically controllable drug delivery device comprising an intravenous drug delivery infusion device for controlling flow of a sedative and/or pain management drug to a patient during said procedure;
a patient health monitor that collects and provides data concerning a patient'"'"'s physiological condition, said monitor being connected to an alarm in the event the patient'"'"'s physiological condition becomes abnormal;
an electronic controller interconnected to said delivery device to safely regulate an infusion rate of said drug to effectively sedate and/or manage pain to said patient during said procedure;
a prepackaged kit containing two or more disposable accessories for said system, said accessories being selected from the group including;
a drug infusion cassette, drug infusion tubing, an IV catheter, a drug container, and an oro-nasal respiratory set; and
said kit and/or said accessories having an identification marker for insuring said non-anesthetist that said kit is adapted for use with said system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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