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Systems and methods for monitoring pain management

  • US 8,412,295 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2010
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring pain management, comprising:

  • detecting, using a sensor, a PPG signal;

    generating, using a processor, a PPG waveform based at least in part on the PPG signal;

    analyzing, using the processor, one or more baseline features of the PPG waveform;

    determining, using the processor, that the one or more baseline features of the PPG waveform deviates over time more than a selected amount; and

    generating a signal, wherein the signal indicates at least one of the group of;

    an alarm, a request to provide pain management, a request to provide sedation, and a request to provide pain medication.

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