PREDICTION, VISUALIZATION, AND CONTROL OF DRUG DELIVERY BY INFUSION PUMPS
First Claim
1. A system for predicting a drug delivery profile, the system comprising:
- at least one drug pump that produces a drug flow, the at least one drug pump dispensing at least a first drug;
at least one carrier fluid pump that produces a carrier fluid flow;
a flow junction structure configured to receive the drug flow and the carrier fluid flow to produce a mixed flow;
a fluid path for carrying the mixed flow between the flow junction structure and a delivery point; and
a processing device configured to predict the drug delivery profile at the delivery point based on determining a predicted time variation of drug concentration at the delivery point using at least a model of the mixed flow, wherein the model includes a plurality of parameters related to propagation of the mixed flow through the fluid path.
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Abstract
Systems for predicting a drug delivery profile as described herein include at least one drug pump that produces a drug flow. The drug pump dispenses at least a first drug. The system also includes at least one carrier fluid pump that produces a carrier fluid flow, a flow junction structure configured to receive the drug flow and the carrier fluid flow to produce a mixed flow, and a fluid path for carrying the mixed flow between the flow junction structure and a delivery point. The system further includes a processing device configured to predict the drug delivery profile at the delivery point based on determining a predicted time variation of drug concentration at the delivery point using at least a model of the mixed flow. The model includes a plurality of parameters related to propagation of the mixed flow through the fluid path.
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1. A system for predicting a drug delivery profile, the system comprising:
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at least one drug pump that produces a drug flow, the at least one drug pump dispensing at least a first drug; at least one carrier fluid pump that produces a carrier fluid flow; a flow junction structure configured to receive the drug flow and the carrier fluid flow to produce a mixed flow; a fluid path for carrying the mixed flow between the flow junction structure and a delivery point; and a processing device configured to predict the drug delivery profile at the delivery point based on determining a predicted time variation of drug concentration at the delivery point using at least a model of the mixed flow, wherein the model includes a plurality of parameters related to propagation of the mixed flow through the fluid path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20-32. -32. (canceled)
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