Maternal and fetal intrapartum safety monitor
OwnerMartin Gubernickinventor
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Abstract
In part, the disclosure relates to a safety monitor and related methods to evaluate and manage intrapartum uterine contractions induced or augmented by Pitocin or other contraction inducing agents. The systems and methods include measuring a contraction parameter that may include one or more of frequency, strength, and duration of uterine contractions through a measurement device connected to a monitor. The systems and methods are programmed to stop the pump-based administration of a contraction inducing agent. Various lock out protocols and control over the ability to re-start a given pump are also described herein.
Claims14
A device comprising:
- a maternal fetal monitor comprising:
- a contraction measurement device configured to measure a rate of uterine contractions;
- and
- a user interface configured to display the rate of uterine contractions;
- an infusion pump configured to administer a medication intravenously to a patient,
- wherein the rate of uterine contractions is selected from the group consisting of frequency, strength, and duration of uterine contractions,
- wherein the infusion pump administers the medication intravenously to induce and augment uterine contractions,
- wherein the device is configured to stop the administration of the medication when one or more of the frequency, strength, or duration of uterine contractions is outside predetermined ranges;
- and wherein the device is configured to restart the pump by the inputting of passcodes corresponding to categories of medical staff delineated by seniority and expertise, wherein each category has a set number of times to restart the pump, such that once the set number of times is met within a category, the pump cannot be restarted by a passcode of that category.
A device comprising:
- a maternal fetal monitor comprising:
- a contraction measurement device configured to measure a rate of uterine contractions;
- a user interface configured to display the rate of uterine contractions;
- an infusion pump configured to administer a medication intravenously to a patient,
- wherein the rate of uterine contractions is selected from the group consisting of frequency, strength, and duration of uterine contractions,
- wherein the infusion pump administers the medication intravenously to induce and augment uterine contractions,
- wherein the device is configured to stop the administration of the medication when one or more of the frequency, strength, or duration of uterine contractions is outside predetermined ranges;
- and wherein the device is configured to restart the pump by the inputting of passcodes
- corresponding to one or more categories of medical staff, wherein each of the one or more categories has a set number of times to restart the pump, such that once the set number of times is met within a category, the pump cannot be restarted by a passcode of that category.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.