Apparatus and method of monitoring and responding to respiratory depression
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1. A system configured to monitor and treat respiratory depression comprising:
- a patient monitoring unit configured to monitor at least one patient condition(s) and to output a signal;
an interface unit including a microprocessor and a user interface configured to provide an interface for at least one user, wherein the interface unit is in communication with the patient monitoring unit;
a first device for dispensing at least a narcotic;
a second device configured to automatically dispense at least one dosage of a narcotic reversal agent in response to at least the signal from the patient monitoring unit, the signal indicating at least one patient condition is outside a preset condition value; and
wherein the interface unit is configured to continuously receives information from the patient monitoring unit after dispensing at least one dosage of a narcotic reversal agent, and wherein the interface unit is configured to signal the first device for dispensing at least a narcotic to be suspended when appropriate patient conditions are detected.
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Abstract
The present disclosure involves a system for monitoring patients, and more specifically post-operative patients receiving narcotics, and a novel apparatus for automatically delivering a narcotic-reversing agent, including but not limited to the agent commonly known as naloxone, in response to dangerous respiratory conditions such as respiratory depression or other undesired consequences caused by reaction to narcotic dosage.
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1. A system configured to monitor and treat respiratory depression comprising:
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a patient monitoring unit configured to monitor at least one patient condition(s) and to output a signal; an interface unit including a microprocessor and a user interface configured to provide an interface for at least one user, wherein the interface unit is in communication with the patient monitoring unit; a first device for dispensing at least a narcotic; a second device configured to automatically dispense at least one dosage of a narcotic reversal agent in response to at least the signal from the patient monitoring unit, the signal indicating at least one patient condition is outside a preset condition value; and wherein the interface unit is configured to continuously receives information from the patient monitoring unit after dispensing at least one dosage of a narcotic reversal agent, and wherein the interface unit is configured to signal the first device for dispensing at least a narcotic to be suspended when appropriate patient conditions are detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system configured to monitor and treat respiratory depression in a human patient comprising:
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at least one patient monitoring unit configured to monitor at least one patient condition and to output a signal when the at least one patient condition approximates a predetermined danger level; an interface unit including a microprocessor and a user interface configured to provide an interface for at least one user, wherein the interface unit is in communication with the patient monitoring unit; a first device for dispensing at least a narcotic; a second device configured to automatically dispense at least one dosage of a narcotic reversal agent in response to at least the signal from the patient monitoring unit; and a stimulation device configured to apply at least one stimulus to the patient comprising at least one of a low voltage electrical stimulus applied to the skin, an audible alarm, a means for dispensing smelling salts, a means for transcutaneous stimulation of the phrenic nerve, and combinations thereof, wherein the interface unit is configured to signal application of the at least one stimulus to the patient and to continuously receive information from the patient monitoring unit after dispensing at least one dosage of a narcotic reversal agent, and wherein the interface unit is configured to signal the first device for dispensing at least a narcotic to be suspended when appropriate patient conditions are detected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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