Intelligent Remote-Controlled Portable Intravenous Injection and Transfusion System

• US 20100030387A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Luyi Sen
• Original Assignee: Luyi Sen
• Inventors: Sen, Luyi
• Granted Patent: US 8,211,061 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/282
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3576 with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/01 Remote controllers for specific apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14232 Roller pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system includes a fluid storage unit (A), a transfusion needle (B), a transfusion tube (C) and a fluid supply driving unit (D). The fluid storage unit (A) is formed by a portable bag (A1) and a fluid storage bag (A2) therein. The fluid supply driving unit (D) includes a peristaltic pump (2), which is provided in a portable flip-shell formed by a lower case (5), an upper cover (6) and a rotational axis (7), and its drive device (1), a power (13), a controller having MSF module and the second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit. The second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit is connected to the I/O of the controller. The first wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit is provided in a healthcare monitor room, and connected to the I/O of a computer installed with a controlling software.

Claims

1. An intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, comprising a fluid storage unit, an infusion needle, an infusion tube connecting said fluid storage unit with said infusion needle, and a fluid supply driving unit provided on said infusion tube,

wherein said fluid storage unit comprises a portable bag and a fluid storage bag provided within said portable bag, wherein a belt is provided on said portable bag for fixing on a human body;

wherein said fluid supply driving unit comprises a peristaltic pump provided within a portable flip-open cover shell which comprises a lower casing, an upper cover and a rotational axis, a driving arrangement provided within said portable flip-open cover shell, a power supply, and a controlling circuit, wherein said driving arrangement and said peristaltic pump are provided side-by-side within said portable flip-open cover shell, and connected with each other by a transmission arrangement, wherein a controlling arrangement comprises a control circuit provided within an upper cover of said flip-open cover shell, a first parameter input/display unit provided on an outer surface of said upper cover, and a second parameter input/display unit provided on an inner surface of said upper cover, wherein said power supply is connected with said driving arrangement and said controlling arrangement;

wherein a section of said infusion tube is fastened at an lateral side of rollers of said peristaltic pump;

wherein a first wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit is adapted for being provided in a healthcare monitor room, and connected to an I/O of a computer d installed with a controlling software;

wherein a second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit is provided within said fluid supply driving unit, and connected to an I/O of said controlling arrangement;

wherein a mass storage module is provided within said controlling arrangement of said fluid supply driving unit, drugs and pharmacology information of adverse effect, indications, contraindications, delivery methods, dose and calibration, interaction are preset within said mass storage module.

2. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said fluid storage bag, made of a soft material, has at least one fluid input and/or output tube, wherein said fluid output tube is connected with said infusion needle through said infusion tube;

wherein said peristaltic pump is a planetary rotor type peristaltic pump;

wherein said driving arrangement is a step motor;

wherein said infusion tube clip is provided rotatably on said lateral side of said rollers of said peristaltic pump, wherein a flexible reset member is provided at a rotatable end of said infusion tube clip, a clip pressure regulating member is provided at the other end, wherein said section of said infusion tube is fastened at said lateral side of rollers of said peristaltic pump;

wherein said transmission arrangement is gear transmission or belt transmission;

wherein said power supply is a rechargeable battery;

wherein at least one section of said infusion tube is made of medical grade, non-toxic polypropylene soft plastic, a connector is provided between said infusion tube and said medical grade, non-toxic polypropylene soft plastic tube.

3. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 1, wherein a fastening hook is provided on an outside of said portable flip-open cover shell for fastening on said belt;

wherein an infusion tube path or opening is provided on said portable flip-open cover shell, an engaging locker is provided on a lower casing and an upper cover of said portable flip-open cover shell respectively.

4. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first and second parameter/display unit comprises a touch screen or a keyboard and liquid crystal screen.

5. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first and second wireless signal/receiver unit is a module circuit of DSP and/or ARM digital signal processor.

6. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 1, wherein said control circuit comprises at least a storage module, a flow rate detection module, an air bubble detection module, a liquid level detection module, a transfusion position detection module, an alarm module, a transfusion status display module, a wireless transmitter/receiver module, a signal transmitter/receiver antenna, a variable speed drive module and/or camera module which are all connected to an I/O of a central control module, respectively;

wherein said modules correspondingly link to one another by Data Bus/Address Bus/Control Bus;

wherein said power supply is connected to a power input of said modules;

wherein an I/O of said variable speed drive module links to a control end of said peristaltic pump.

7. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 6, wherein said central control module is an MCU microcontroller circuit, MPU universal microprocessor circuit, DSP digital signal processor circuit, PLD programmable logical circuit or CPLD/FPGA large scale programmable logical circuit;

wherein said storage module is ROM, RAM, SDRAM, DRAM, FPMDRAM, EDODRAM, EPROM, E²PROM, Flash Memory, Cache Memory, Rambus DRAM, Samsung NAND Card, DDR Moblie or PSRM storage circuit or a combination of said circuits above.

8. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 6, wherein said variable speed drive module is a step motor variable speed circuit;

wherein an infra-red detect circuit, or ultrasonic detect circuit is used for said flow rate detecting module, air bubble detecting module, fluid lever detecting module;

wherein an acousto optic alarm circuit and voice alarm circuit is used for said alarm module;

wherein an LED or LCD display circuit is used for said infusion status display module;

wherein a CCD image sensor circuit is used for said camera module.

9. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 1, wherein a computer and I/O peripheral equipment thereof, a control software installed in said computer, said first and second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit correspondingly and said control circuit of said fluid supply drive unit form a remote-controlled transfusion control system.

10. The intelligent remote-controlled portable intravenous injection and transfusion system, as recited in claim 9,

wherein before transfusion, by a way of man-machine conversation or information reading, input related patients'"'"' information such as sex, age, weight, a type of drug given, a way and dose of drug administration through said first and second parameter setting/display units or said computer I/O peripheral equipment;

wherein said control circuit of said fluid supply drive unit receives related patients'"'"' information and compares with a related drug/pharmacological information preset in said mass memory module, if there is any difference or error between them, said control circuit will give a warning message and refuse carry out a transfusion operation given, if all transfusion parameters conform to preset rules, said control circuit gives an executive command and said fluid supply drive unit starts running according to work parameters input;

wherein during an infusion period, said control circuit in said control arrangement conducts periodic or real-time data communication with said computer, monitors a running status of said fluid supply drive unit and uploads a running data through said first and second wireless signal transmitter/receiver unit and an I/O peripheral equipment of said computer;

wherein anytime said running status of said fluid supply drive unit are capable of adjusting and/or controlling through said first and second setting/display unit or said I/O peripheral equipment of said computer.