Method and device for controlling several infusion pumps
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1. A method for controlling several infusion pumps, each infusion pump having an infusate assigned to it which is administered to a living being for a pre-determinable period of time as an infusion at a pre-determinable infusion rate, the method comprising:
- originating control data at a first infusion pump using measured or estimated physiological data of the living being, the control data comprising instructions to activate a second infusion pump, wherein the originating step comprises;
comparing the measured or estimated physiological data of the living being with a pharmacokinetic model at the first infusion pump, andautomatically originating the control data at the first infusion pump based on results of the comparison;
exchanging the control data between the first and second infusion pumps of their own accord for coordinating activating and deactivating the various infusions chronologically;
receiving a first portion of the control data at the second infusion pump from the first infusion pump; and
activating the second infusion pump in response to receipt of the first portion of the control data from the first infusion pump.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method and device for controlling a number of infusion pumps 2-10, whereby each infusion pump (2-10) has an infusate assigned to it which is administered within a pre-determinable period of time assigned to it as an infusion at a pre-determinable infusion rate to a living being, whereby the infusion pumps (2-10) exchange control data for activating and deactivating the various infusions in a chronologically coordinated manner autonomously.
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1. A method for controlling several infusion pumps, each infusion pump having an infusate assigned to it which is administered to a living being for a pre-determinable period of time as an infusion at a pre-determinable infusion rate, the method comprising:
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originating control data at a first infusion pump using measured or estimated physiological data of the living being, the control data comprising instructions to activate a second infusion pump, wherein the originating step comprises; comparing the measured or estimated physiological data of the living being with a pharmacokinetic model at the first infusion pump, and automatically originating the control data at the first infusion pump based on results of the comparison; exchanging the control data between the first and second infusion pumps of their own accord for coordinating activating and deactivating the various infusions chronologically; receiving a first portion of the control data at the second infusion pump from the first infusion pump; and activating the second infusion pump in response to receipt of the first portion of the control data from the first infusion pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling a number of infusions, comprising:
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a plurality of infusion pumps, each infusion pump having an infusate assigned to it which can be administered for a pre-determinable period of time as an infusion at a pre-determinable infusion rate to a living being, wherein control data for activating and deactivating the various infusions in chronologically coordinated fashion can be originated at a first infusion pump and exchanged between the first and a second infusion pump autonomously, the control data comprising instructions to activate the second infusion pump; a first control unit in the first infusion pump, the first control unit transmitting a first portion of the control data; and a second control unit in the second infusion pump, the second control unit receiving the first portion of control data from the first control unit and activating the second infusion pump in response to receipt of the first portion of control data from the first infusion pump, wherein the first infusion pump is programmed to compare measured or estimated physiological data of the living being with a stored pharmacokinetic model, and automatically originate the control data at the first infusion pump based on results of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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