Patent ID: 7431689
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method to minimize the amount of anesthetic required during surgery on an individual by at least one surgeon, comprising the steps of: (a) determining the normal heart rate and normal respiration rate of the individual; (b) identifying primary music that, when the individual is reclining, produces for the individual (c) playing for the individual said primary music during a pre-op period in advance of the surgery while the individual is held in a pre-surgery area; (d) identifying secondary music different from and having a slower tempo than said primary music such that, when the individual is reclining, said secondary music produces (e) playing for the individual said secondary music while the individual undergoes surgery in a surgical area; (f) identifying tertiary music different from and having a faster tempo than said secondary music such that, when the individual is reclining, said tertiary music produces (g) playing for the individual said tertiary music during a post-op period in a post-surgery area.