PATIENT TEMPERATURE RESPONSE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A medical apparatus, comprising:
- a monitoring device for monitoring patient shivering and for providing a monitoring signal responsive thereto;
at least one of an energy storage device and a wireless energy conversion device, interconnected to said monitoring device for co-movement therewith, for powering said monitoring device; and
,an output device for providing an output to a user responsive to said monitoring signal and indicative of at least one measure of said shivering.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided that employ a monitoring device to monitor at least one patient physiological response to a change in temperature of the patient (e.g. pursuant to induced hypothermia therapy), wherein a monitoring signal is provided by the monitoring device. In turn, an output (e.g. a visual and/or auditory output) may be provided to a user indicative of at least one measure of patient response to the change in temperature. Alternatively or additionally, a processor may be provided to process the monitoring signal and provide an output employable by medical personnel to control a patient shivering response to the patient temperature change. Such information may comprise information regarding one or more anti-shivering medicament(s), e.g. corresponding dosage and/or frequency information for use by medical personnel in the administration of the anti-shivering medicament. In one approach, a motion sensor may be selectively attached to a patient'"'"'s chin to provide a wireless monitoring signal to a transceiver. In turn, the transceiver may provide the monitoring signal to the processor on an ongoing basis to output information useful in the administration of an anti-shivering medicament, including updated information that takes into account a patient'"'"'s response to a prior administration of one or more medicaments in conjunction with the subsequent administration of an anti-shivering medicament.
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50 Claims
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1. A medical apparatus, comprising:
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a monitoring device for monitoring patient shivering and for providing a monitoring signal responsive thereto; at least one of an energy storage device and a wireless energy conversion device, interconnected to said monitoring device for co-movement therewith, for powering said monitoring device; and
,an output device for providing an output to a user responsive to said monitoring signal and indicative of at least one measure of said shivering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for use in monitoring patient shivering, comprising:
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monitoring shivering of a patient at monitoring device to provide a monitoring signal responsive thereto; powering said monitoring device by at least one of an energy storage device and a wireless energy conversion device interconnected to said monitoring device for co-movement therewith; and
,providing an output to a user responsive to said monitoring signal and indicative of at least one measure of said patient shivering. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical apparatus, comprising:
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a monitoring device for monitoring at least one physiological response of a patient to an change in temperature of the patient to provide a monitoring signal responsive thereto; a processor for processing said monitoring signal to provide an output employable for use in controlling a patient shivering response to said patient temperature change. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for use in controlling a shivering response of a patient during patient cooling, comprising:
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monitoring at least one physiological response of a patient to a change in temperature of the patient; and generating an automated output based at least in part on the monitored response for use in controlling a patient'"'"'s shivering response to the patient'"'"'s temperature change. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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