CLOSED LOOP ANESTHETIC DELIVERY
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1. A method for delivering a sedation drug comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one device for infusing a sedation drug and for measuring a patient'"'"'s index of depth of anesthesia;
initially administering a sedation drug to a patient in an open loop mode while requesting the patient to respond to an instruction;
monitoring a patient'"'"'s index of depth of anesthesia;
bringing the patient to a level of anesthesia where the patient fails to respond to the request within a predetermined response time;
determining an index of depth of anesthesia value that coincides with the level of anesthesia where the patient fails to respond; and
adjusting the administration of the sedation drug to the patient to a closed loop mode.
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Abstract
A method for delivering a sedation drug comprising administering a drug to a patient while requesting the patient to respond to an instruction, monitoring a patient'"'"'s BIS values, bringing the patient to a level of anesthesia where the patient fails to respond to the request within a predetermined response time, and determining a BIS value that coincides with the level of anesthesia corresponding to the failure to respond.
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1. A method for delivering a sedation drug comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one device for infusing a sedation drug and for measuring a patient'"'"'s index of depth of anesthesia; initially administering a sedation drug to a patient in an open loop mode while requesting the patient to respond to an instruction; monitoring a patient'"'"'s index of depth of anesthesia; bringing the patient to a level of anesthesia where the patient fails to respond to the request within a predetermined response time; determining an index of depth of anesthesia value that coincides with the level of anesthesia where the patient fails to respond; and adjusting the administration of the sedation drug to the patient to a closed loop mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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