System and method for administering medication

• US 20150286797A1
• Filed: 04/02/2014
• Published: 10/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David R. Ratto
• Original Assignee: David R. Ratto
• Inventors: Ratto, David R.
• Application Number:
  US13/999,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20150286797A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system and method monitors patient biological indicator signals, analyzes the indicators and transmits control signals to patient medication administration devices according to the analysis of the signals.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

a processor receiving a signal from a patient monitor indicative of a patient'"'"'s biological functioning;

the processor analyzing the signal received from the patient monitor; and

the processor transmitting a control signal to a patient medication delivery device based upon the analysis of the patient monitor signal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor receives a signal indicative of a patient'"'"'s blood pressure.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the processor analyzes the blood pressure signal to determine whether the patient'"'"'s blood pressure falls within an acceptable range.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the processor transmits a control signal to the patient medication delivery system to increase the level of a medication if the patient'"'"'s blood pressure is higher than a threshold level for a predetermined number of readings.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the processor transmits a control signal to the patient medication delivery system to increase the level of a medication if the patient'"'"'s blood pressure is lower than a threshold level for a predetermined number of readings.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the medication is a vasodilator.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the medication is a vasopressor.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the processor setting an alarm if the analysis determines that the patient biological signal meets a threshold level for the alarm.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the processor recording biological readings.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the processor transmitting biological readings.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor configured to receive a signal from a patient monitor indicative of a patient'"'"'s biological functioning;

the processor configured to analyze the signal received from the patient monitor; and

the processor configured to transmit a control signal to a patient medication delivery device based upon the analysis of the patient monitor signal.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to receives a signal indicative of a patient'"'"'s blood pressure.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to analyze the blood pressure signal to determine whether the patient'"'"'s blood pressure falls within an acceptable range.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to transmit a control signal to the patient medication delivery system to increase the level of a medication if the patient'"'"'s blood pressure is higher than a threshold level for a predetermined number of readings.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to transmit a control signal to the patient medication delivery system to increase the level of a medication if the patient'"'"'s blood pressure is lower than a threshold level for a predetermined number of readings.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the medication is a vasodilator.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the medication is a vasopressor.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the processor configured to set an alarm if the analysis determines that the patient biological signal meets a threshold level for the alarm.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the processor configured to record biological readings.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising the processor configured to transmit biological readings.