Method For Regulating Treatment Based On A Medical Device Under Closed-Loop Physiologic Control

• US 20090320836A1
• Filed: 06/30/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Baker, Clark R. JR.
• Application Number:
  US12/165,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20090320836A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/203.14
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/00 Inhalators drug delivery in endotracheal tubes A61M16/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/1065 in the expiratory path
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/107 in the inspiratory path
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/108 before being humidified or mixed with a beneficial agent
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/12 by mixing different gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/125 Diluting primary gas with ambient air
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0039 in the inspiratory circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0042 in the expiratory circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0208 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0275 Nitric oxide [NO]
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/005 Parameter used as control input for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 Heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/202 partial carbon oxide pressure, e.g. partial dioxide pressure (P-CO2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/205 partial oxygen pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/42 Rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/432 partial CO2 pressure (P-CO2)

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system and method for automated medical treatment. Specifically, the disclosure is directed to a first controller capable of monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient and supplying the patient with a delivery parameter based at least in part on the physiological parameter to control the physiological parameter. Further, present embodiments include a second controller capable of determining a therapeutic procedure to be performed on the patient based at least in part on analysis of the delivery parameter, and automatically initiating an alert indicative of the therapeutic procedure and/or automatically performing the therapeutic procedure.

Claims

1. A method for automated medical treatment, comprising:

monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient with a first control feature;

supplying the patient with a delivery parameter based at least in part on the physiological parameter to control the physiological parameter;

determining a therapeutic procedure to be performed on the patient with a second control feature based at least in part on analysis of the delivery parameter; and

automatically initiating an alert indicative of the therapeutic procedure and/or automatically performing the therapeutic procedure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring the physiological parameter comprises monitoring the patient'"'"'s blood oxygen saturation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein supplying the patient with the delivery parameter comprises supplying the patient with a determined level of oxygen.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising automatically supplying the patient with a pharmaceutical.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising automatically suctioning lung secretions from the patient.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying a description of the therapeutic procedure.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the therapeutic procedure comprises analyzing the patient'"'"'s medical history and/or designated protocols.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving diagnostic input to facilitate determining the therapeutic procedure.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising automatically performing a plurality of therapeutic procedures based at least in part on the analysis of the delivery parameter and a prioritization of the plurality of therapeutic procedures.

10. A medical system, comprising:

a primary controller capable of monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient and capable of controlling the physiological parameter by adjusting a delivery parameter; and

a secondary controller capable of monitoring the delivery parameter and automatically performing a therapeutic procedure based at least in part on the delivery parameter.

11. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the secondary controller is capable of determining the therapeutic procedure to be performed on the patient based at least in part on analysis of the delivery parameter.

12. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the secondary controller is capable of receiving a diagnostic protocol and/or medical history data and analyzing the delivery parameter based at least in part on the diagnostic protocol and/or the medical history data.

13. The medical system of claim 10, wherein the secondary controller is capable of activating a therapeutic device.

14. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the therapeutic device comprises a pharmaceutical supply device.

15. The medical system of claim 13, wherein the therapeutic device comprises a bodily fluid removal device.

16. The medical system of claim 10, comprising a plurality of controllers capable of activating a plurality of therapeutic devices.

18. The medical system of claim 10, comprising a pulse oximeter.

19. A medical system, comprising:

a pulse oximeter monitor capable of controlling a blood oxygen saturation level of a patient by detecting the patient'"'"'s blood oxygen saturation and supplying a gas mixture to the patient based at least in part on the patient'"'"'s blood oxygen saturation and a target blood oxygen saturation level; and

a treatment controller capable of controlling a therapeutic procedure by monitoring an output of the pulse oximeter monitor and/or the gas mixture and controlling the therapeutic procedure based at least in part on the output and/or the gas mixture.

20. The medical system of claim 19, wherein the therapeutic procedure comprises injecting the patient with a pharmaceutical using a pharmaceutical supply mechanism and/or removing fluid from the patient using a lung therapy device.