Methods and systems for controlling medical environments

• US 20160144113A1
• Filed: 01/27/2016
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: P TECH, LLC
• Original Assignee: P TECH, LLC
• Inventors: Bonutti, Peter M., Beyers, Justin E.
• Application Number:
  US15/007,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20160144113A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1408 in parallel, e.g. manifolds, sequencing valves access sites A61M39/02; tube connectors A61M39/10
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/44 having means for cooling or heating the devices or media

Abstract

A system for controlling an environment of a patient undergoing a surgical procedure is provided. The system includes a conduit configured to channel fluids towards the patient, a sensor configured to measure at least one operating parameter of the fluid being channeled to the patient, an effector configured to change the operating parameter of the fluid, and a controller configured to selectively activate the effector based on a signal received from the sensor.

Claims

1. A system for controlling an environment of a patient undergoing a surgical procedure, said system comprising:

a conduit configured to channel fluids towards the patient;

a sensor configured to measure at least one operating parameter of the fluid being channeled to the patient;

an effector configured to change the operating parameter of the fluid; and

a controller configured to selectively activate said effector based on a signal received from said sensor.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a sensor configured to monitor a parameter of the patient.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said effector includes at least one reservoir configured to hold a first fluid therein.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said effector includes a a first reservoir for holding a first fluid therein and a second reservoir for holding a second fluid therein.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said effector includes at least one of a resistive heating element and a heat pump.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said conduit extends through at least a portion of said effector.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said effector is releasably coupled to said conduit.

8. A system for use in controlling an environment of a patient, said system comprising:

a conduit configured to channel fluid towards the patient;

a sensor configured to measure an operating parameter of the fluid being channeled to the patient;

a first reservoir configured to selectively release a first substance into said conduit to facilitate increasing the operating parameter of the fluid;

a second reservoir configured to selectively release a second substance into said conduit to facilitate decreasing the operating parameter of the fluid; and

a controller configured to control release of the first and second substances from said first and second reservoirs based on a signal received from said sensor.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a body sensor configured to:

measure a parameter of the patient; and

transmit a signal representing the body parameter to said controller.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said sensor is confitured to measure a pH of the fluid being channeled to the patient.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein said first reservoir retains a basic substance therein and said second reservoir retains an acidic substance therein.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a resistive heating element coupled to said conduit.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising a heat pump coupled to said conduit.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of said conduit extends through at least a portion of an effector coupled to said controller.

15. A system for use in controlling an environment of a patient, said system comprising:

a fluid sensor configured to measure a fluid parameter of a fluid channeled towards a patient;

a body sensor configured to measure a body parameter of the patient;

a controller configured to;

compare at least one of the fluid parameter and body parameter to a predefined target parameter; and

change the fluid parameter based on the comparison; and

an effector configured to change the fluid parameter in response to the signal from said controller.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said effector comprises at least one reservoir.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said effector is configured to retains at least one of abasic and an acidic substance.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein said effector comprises a resistive heating element.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein said effector comprises a heat pump.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein said heat pump extends through at least a portion of said effector.