Donald Marshall Mathews

US Patent:

20060085136, Apr 20, 2006

Filed:

Oct 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/252649

Inventors:

Donald Mathews - Brooklyn NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

702019000, 702027000, 705003000

Abstract:

A method for determining an optimal amount of a pharmaceutical to be administered to a patient during surgery in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes establishing a desired effect-site concentration of the pharmaceutical, infusing a proper amount of the pharmaceutical into the patient based on the desired effect-site concentration, monitoring the patient to collect data regarding at least one parameter of a plurality of parameters related to the patient and analyzing the collected data to determine whether to alter the desired effect-site concentration. The desired effect site concentration may be altered in the establishing step based on the analysis of the data regarding the at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters in the analyzing step in the context of the level of surgical stimulation indicated by the caregiver. A system for determining an optimal amount of a pharmaceutical to be administered to a patient in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a concentration establishing device adapted to establish a desired effect-site concentration of the pharmaceutical, an infusing device adapted to infuse a proper amount of pharmaceutical into the patient based on the desired effect-site concentration, a monitor adapted to monitor the patient to collect data regarding at least one parameter of a plurality of parameters related to the patient and an analyzing device adapted to analyze the collected data to determine whether to alter the desired effect-site concentration.