Drug delivery and monitoring system for a ventilator
US8857429B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/52
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated drug delivery and monitoring system for use on mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit is presented. Medication in the form of respirable particles is transported through ventilator circuitry by a delivery unit. Multiple medications may be delivered into the gas flow of the ventilator, with each medication delivered in a defined dose for a frequency and interval as specified by an operator. The particles mixed into the gas flow of the ventilator are inhaled and ingested by the patient's lungs.
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