Apparatuses and methods for providing a conscious patient relief from pain and anxiety associated with medical or surgical procedures according to appropriate clinical heuristics

A method for alleviating pain and anxiety in connection with medical and surgical procedures, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) connecting to a patient a drug delivery device having a drug delivery controller supplying one or more drugs, said drug delivery controller being coupled to an electronic controller which controls the delivery of the drugs to the patient;
• b) attaching at least one patient health monitor device to a patient, the health monitor devices generating a first value reflecting at least one physiological condition of a patient, the at least one patient health monitor device coupled to the electronic controller;
• c) accessing a memory device which stores a safety data set reflecting parameters of at least one patient physiological condition;
• d) delivering the drugs to the patient based upon the generated first value and in accord with the safety data set;
• and
• e) generating a second value reflecting the current physiological condition of the patient, the second value generated by the at least one patient health monitor device in accord with the safety data set.

A method for alleviating pain and anxiety in connection with medical and surgical procedures, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) measuring at least one physiological condition;
• b) generating a first value based upon the at least one physiological condition;
• c) correlating the generated first value with predetermined safety data;
• d) delivering at least one medication based upon the correlating step;
• and
• e) providing an updated measurement of the at least one physiological condition based upon the correlating step.