Patent ID: 7565905
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: A61B,A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A patient care system for managing pain and discomfort associated with medical procedures comprising: (a) a device for delivering or monitoring one or more drugs; (b) at least one device for prompting a response from a patient; (c) at least one device for sensing the patient's response to a prompt from the at least one device for prompting a response; and (d) an electronic controller in communication with the device for delivering or monitoring one or more drugs, the at least one device for prompting a response and the at least one device for sensing a patient's response, wherein the controller generates an assessment of the patient's responsiveness based upon a latency period between a prompt by the at least one device for prompting a response and the patient's response to the prompt, wherein the latency period is compared with a predetermined patient response period to determine if the latency period is greater than the predetermined patient response period, thus requiring an adjustment in the quantity of drug to be delivered, and further, where said electronic controller may automatedly determine the quantity of drug to deliver to the patient based on the assessment of the patient's responsiveness, and controls the device for delivering or monitoring one or more drugs to modify the supply rate of said one or more drugs to deliver said quantity of drug to the patient.