Method and system for controlled infusion of therapeutic substances

• US 20080071217A1
• Filed: 03/29/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: MAAS Medical LLC (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: White, David N., Stevenson, John W., Thomas, Linda, Moubayed, Jay G., Wilson, Larry L., Hyman, Oscar E., Moubayed, Ahmad-Maher
• Granted Patent: US 8,182,445 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

Programmable infusion systems and method for controlled infusion of diagnostic or therapeutic substances (e.g., drugs, biologics, fluids, cell preparations, etc.) into the bodies of human or animal subjects.

Claims

1-113. -113. (canceled)

114. An infusion device comprising a pump that delivers an infusate to a human or animal subject and a controller that controls the delivery of the infusate in accordance with an infusion profile, said infusion profile comprising:

a. total volume or total amount of infusate to be infused;

b. the infusion rate and duration of an initial infusion step;

c. the infusion rate and duration of a subsequent infusion step; and

d. a constant rate of change between the infusion rate during the initial infusion step and the infusion rate during the subsequent infusion step.

115. A device according to claim 114 wherein the constant rate of change is selected by an operator.

116-132. -132. (canceled)