Device and method for administering a substance
First Claim
1. A method for planning administration of a substance into a patient, comprising the steps of:
- capturing patient data;
prior to positioning an infusion catheter in a body of the patient, using said patient data to plan an infusion of the substance into the patient;
performing a simulation of the planned infusion to obtain simulation data corresponding to a distribution of the substance within the patient;
determining from the simulation data if a desired infusion plan for administration of the substance into the patient can be obtained; and
if the determining step determines a desired substance distribution can be obtained, using a navigation system to position the infusion catheter in the body of the patient as specified by the infusion plan.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to: a method for planning an infusion, wherein patient data are captured and the infusion to be carried out is planned using the captured patient data; and to a computer program which may be loaded in the memory of a computer and which includes sections of software code with which the method is performed when the program is running on a computer; and to a device for planning an infusion, comprising a patient data capturing system and a computer system for carrying out planning based on the captured patient data; to a method for carrying out an infusion, wherein the infusion is planned and then carried out; and to a device for carrying out an infusion, comprising a verification device for comparing planned infusion data with actual infusion data.
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1. A method for planning administration of a substance into a patient, comprising the steps of:
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capturing patient data; prior to positioning an infusion catheter in a body of the patient, using said patient data to plan an infusion of the substance into the patient; performing a simulation of the planned infusion to obtain simulation data corresponding to a distribution of the substance within the patient; determining from the simulation data if a desired infusion plan for administration of the substance into the patient can be obtained; and if the determining step determines a desired substance distribution can be obtained, using a navigation system to position the infusion catheter in the body of the patient as specified by the infusion plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for planning administration of a substance into a patient, comprising:
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a computer system configured to use patient data captured from a patient data capturing system to plan, prior to positioning an infusion catheter in a body of the patient, an infusion of the substance into the patient based on the patient data catheter parameters and/or parameters of the substance, and to simulate the planned infusion to obtain simulation data corresponding to a distribution of the substance within the patient, wherein the simulation data is used to determine if a desired infusion plan can be obtained for maximizing the quantity of the substance administered to a target tissue volume of the patient while minimizing the delivery of the substance to non-target tissue; and a navigation system for positioning the infusion catheter based on said desired plan.
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14. A method for carrying out an infusion, comprising the steps of:
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planning said infusion prior to positioning an infusion catheter in a body of a patient; performing a simulation of the planned infusion to obtain simulation data corresponding to a distribution of the substance within the patient; determining from the simulation data if a defined quantity of the substance is administered to a target tissue volume of the patient while minimizing the delivery of the substance to non-target tissue; if the determining step indicates an acceptable result, using a navigation system to position the infusion catheter in the body of the patient as specified by the planned infusion; and executing the planned infusion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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