Patent ID: 7431689

Claim:
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 (i) a first selected reduced heart rate less than said normal heart rate, and (ii) a first selected reduced respiration rate less than said normal respiration rate; (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 (i) a second selected reduced heart rate less than said first selected reduced heart rate, and (ii) a second selected respiration rate less than said first selected respiration rate; (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 (i) a third selected reduced heart rate greater than said second selected reduced heart rate, and (ii) a third selected respiration rate greater than said second selected respiration rate; and (g) playing for the individual said tertiary music during a post-op period in a post-surgery area.