INFUSION SYSTEM WHICH UTILIZES ONE OR MORE SENSORS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO MAKE AN AIR DETERMINATION REGARDING THE INFUSION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An infusion system for being operatively connected to a fluid delivery line and to an infusion container containing an infusion fluid, the infusion system comprising:
- a pump;
at least one sensor connected to the pump or the fluid delivery line, the at least one sensor configured to indicate whether air is in the fluid delivery line;
at least one processor in electronic communication with the pump and the at least one sensor; and
a memory in electronic communication with the at least one processor, wherein the memory comprises programming code for execution by the at least one processor, and the programming code is configured to determine an air determination related to the air in the fluid delivery line based on measurements taken by the at least one sensor and on;
(1) medication information regarding the infusion fluid or infusion information regarding the infusion of the infusion fluid;
or(2) multi-channel filtering of the measurements from the at least one sensor or non-linear mapping of the measurements from the at least one sensor; and
statistical process control charts applied to the multi-channel filtered measurements or applied to the non-linear mapped measurements.
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Abstract
In one step of a method for infusing an infusion fluid, the infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line of an infusion system. In another step, measurements are taken with at least one sensor connected to the infusion system. In an additional step, an air determination is determined with at least one processor. The air determination is related to air in the fluid delivery line. The air determination is based on the measurements taken by the at least one sensor. The air determination is further based on: (1) medication information regarding the infusion fluid or infusion information regarding the infusion of the infusion fluid; or (2) multi-channel filtering of the measurements from the at least one sensor or non-linear mapping of the measurements from the at least one sensor; and statistical process control charts applied to the multi-channel filtered measurements or applied to the non-linear mapped measurements.
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20 Claims
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1. An infusion system for being operatively connected to a fluid delivery line and to an infusion container containing an infusion fluid, the infusion system comprising:
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a pump; at least one sensor connected to the pump or the fluid delivery line, the at least one sensor configured to indicate whether air is in the fluid delivery line; at least one processor in electronic communication with the pump and the at least one sensor; and a memory in electronic communication with the at least one processor, wherein the memory comprises programming code for execution by the at least one processor, and the programming code is configured to determine an air determination related to the air in the fluid delivery line based on measurements taken by the at least one sensor and on; (1) medication information regarding the infusion fluid or infusion information regarding the infusion of the infusion fluid;
or(2) multi-channel filtering of the measurements from the at least one sensor or non-linear mapping of the measurements from the at least one sensor; and
statistical process control charts applied to the multi-channel filtered measurements or applied to the non-linear mapped measurements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for infusing an infusion fluid comprising:
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pumping infusion fluid through a fluid delivery line of an infusion system; taking measurements with at least one sensor connected to the infusion system; determining, with at least one processor, an air determination related to air in the fluid delivery line based on the measurements taken by the at least one sensor and on; (1) medication information regarding the infusion fluid or infusion information regarding the infusion of the infusion fluid;
or(2) multi-channel filtering of the measurements from the at least one sensor or non-linear mapping of the measurements from the at least one sensor; and
statistical process control charts applied to the multi-channel filtered measurements or applied to the non-linear mapped measurements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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