Smart parenteral administration system

• US 9,084,566 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2009
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Otsuka Holdings Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Proteus Digital Health, Inc. (Otsuka Holdings Company Limited)
• Inventors: Zdeblick, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Dixon, Annette
• Application Number:
  US12/349,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20090118594A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,387 Days
• Field of Search: 12820011-20024, 128/203.12, 128/203.15, 128/204.18, 128/204.21, 128/204.23, 128/205.23, 128/898, 604/501, 604/220, 604/66, 604/503, 600/544
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1656 Apparatus for preparing dialysates
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1668 Details of containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/167 Flexible packaging for solid concentrates
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/00 Inhalators drug delivery in endotracheal tubes A61M16/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0068 Indicating or counting the number of dispensed doses or of remaining doses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/008 Electronic counters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0021 with a proportional output signal, e.g. from a thermistor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0027 pressure meter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/13 with means for the detection of operative contact with patient, e.g. lip sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3523 using telemetric means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3538 using electrical conduction through the body of the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/583 by visual feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 : providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6081 : Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 : Heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 : Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/42 : Rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/50 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 : Motion, e.g. physical activity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14 : Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1782 : Devices aiding filling of syringes in situ combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents A61J1/2096, filling of medical containers in general B65B3/003
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 : delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 : Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

The invention provides methods and systems for evaluating a fluid transfer event between a parenteral fluid delivery and a patient. The evaluation of the fluid transfer event can be prospective real-time and/or historic, as desired, and take a variety of different formats.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

an identifier configured to be stably associated with a patient of the system; and

an inhaler configured to;

communicate to the identifier, by using the patient'"'"'s body as a signal conduction medium, a fluid transfer signal notifying a fluid transfer event of administering fluid contained in the inhaler to the patient;

initiate the fluid transfer event in response to a receipt of a first signal approving the fluid transfer event from the identifier; and

continue or terminate the fluid transfer event in response to a second signal indicating a response of the patient to the fluid transfer event from the identifier.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the fluid transfer event occurs if a proper match between the patient and the fluid transfer event is detected.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the fluid comprises medication.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein when the fluid transfer event occurs, the inhaler is configured to detect whether the patient is inhaling or not through detecting air stream generated by the patient.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the inhaler is configured to transmit a signal encoding a type and amount of the medication inhaled by the patient and delivery time of the medication to a receiver stably associated with the patient.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein an alert is generated to indicate whether the medication has been properly delivered to the patient or not.

7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an external processing system with a remote receiver, wherein at least one of the inhaler or the identifier is configured to transmit a signal to the remote receiver.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the external processing system is a hospital information system or a home health care information system.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identifier is implanted in the patient.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identifier is topically positioned on the patient.