AUTOMATED THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20170020724A1
• Filed: 02/02/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2007
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Potrero Medical, Inc
• Original Assignee: Amit Rajguru, Christopher Hermanson
• Inventors: HALL, Gregory W., BURNETT, Daniel R., HERMANSON, Christopher, RAJGURU, Amit
• Application Number:
  US15/013,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20170020724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/068 using impedance sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14507 specially adapted for measuring characteristics of body fluids other than blood devices for taking samples of body liquids A61B10/0045
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/207 Sensing devices adapted to collect urine
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/208 adapted to determine urine quantity, e.g. flow, volume
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0022 Abdomen
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0063 for cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0093 programmed
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/126 for invasive application, e.g. for introducing into blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/0085 Devices for generating hot or cold treatment fluids
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/12 Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0166 Sensors, electrodes or the like for guiding the catheter to a target zone, e.g. image guided or magnetically guided
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3303 Using a biosensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/04 Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/10 Electroencephalographic signals
• 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 2230/208 : pH-value
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/65 : Impedance, e.g. conductivity, capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 : Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 : using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00

Abstract

An automated therapy system having an infusion catheter; a sensor adapted to sense a patient parameter; and a controller communicating with the sensor and programmed to control flow output from the infusion catheter into a patient based on the patient parameter without removing fluid from the patient. The invention also includes a method of controlling infusion of a fluid to a patient. The method includes the following steps: monitoring a patient parameter with a sensor to generate a sensor signal; providing the sensor signal to a controller; and adjusting fluid flow to the patient based on the sensor signal without removing fluid from the patient.

Claims

1-8. -8. (canceled)

9. An apparatus for automated, real-time measurement of urine output, comprising:

a catheter configured for insertion into a bladder of a patient;

an output receptacle in fluid communication with the catheter for collecting urine from the bladder of the patient;

at least one sensor in communication with the output receptacle, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect one or more biological parameters of urine collected within the output receptacle; and

a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller is programmed to automatically transmit data relating to the one or more biological parameters of the urine collected within the output receptacle to a remote data collection server.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the patient.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the at least one sensor comprises an EKG sensor for sensing an EKG of the patient.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a heart sensor for sensing a heart rate of the patient.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect for a presence of blood, bacteria, protein, or hemoglobin in the urine collected within the output receptacle.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the at least one sensor comprises an optical sensor.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the at least one sensor comprises a mechanical sensor.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the output receptacle comprises an optically clear window.

17. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the data is associated with a particular individual patient.

18. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the data is encrypted.

19. A method of automating real-time measurement of urine output, comprising:

receiving urine via a catheter from a bladder of a patient into an output receptacle;

detecting for one or more biological parameters of the urine collected within the output receptacle via at least one sensor in communication with the output receptacle;

processing the one or more biological parameters via a controller in communication with the at least one sensor; and

transmitting data relating to one or more biological parameters of the urine to a remote data collection server.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein detecting further comprises detecting a temperature of the patient.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein detecting further comprises sensing an EKG of the patient.

22. The method of claim 19 wherein detecting further comprises sensing a heart rate of the patient.

23. The method of claim 19 wherein detecting further comprises detecting for a presence of blood, bacteria, protein, or hemoglobin in the urine collected within the output receptacle.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein detecting comprises detecting for the presence via an optical sensor.

25. The method of claim 19 wherein transmitting further comprises associating the data with a particular individual patient.

26. The method of claim 19 wherein transmitting further comprises encrypting the data prior to transmitting.