Cheryl Lynn Lewis

US Patent:

20120192862, Aug 2, 2012

Filed:

Jan 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/018258

Inventors:

Stephen Lewis - Atlanta GA, US
Cheryl Lewis - Atlanta GA, US
Thomas Westfall - Riverside CA, US
Terry Blansfield - Orange CA, US

Assignee:

CareFusion 303, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

A61M 11/00

US Classification:

12820023

Abstract:

A system and method of controlling the administration of a medical substance is disclosed. An aerosol generator is configured to aerosolize a medical substance and administer the aerosolized medical substance to a patient using a ventilator. The patient is provided with a patient control interface through which the patient initiates the administration of a dose of the aerosolized medical substance. A processor is configured to control the ventilator and the aerosol generator in response to the patient control interface such that the patient controls the administration of the aerosolized medical substance in accordance with limits on the administration of the medical substance.

US Patent:

20120192867, Aug 2, 2012

Filed:

Jan 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/018248

Inventors:

STEPHEN LEWIS - Atlanta GA, US
Cheryl Lewis - Atlanta GA, US
Thomas Westfall - Riverside CA, US
Terry Blansfield - Orange CA, US

Assignee:

CareFusion 303, Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

A61M 16/00

US Classification:

12820421

Abstract:

A method of controlling a ventilator is disclosed that includes the steps of providing a patient with a ventilator patient control interface through which a patient controls at least one control parameter of a ventilator and configuring a processor to control the ventilator in response to the ventilator patient control interface such that the patient controls the at least one control parameter of the ventilator in accordance with pre-set limits on changes to the at least one control parameter.