Method and arrangement for monitoring an administration of at least one medication
AssigneeDraeger Medical AG & Co. KG
InventorsAndreas Hengstenberg, Gotz Kullik
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Abstract
An arrangement is provided for monitoring a metering of at least one medication administered to a patient. The concentration of the active ingredient of the medication, which is measured in the breathing gas of a patient, is balanced with a computed concentration in the breathing gas. When a change of the administered quantity of the medication takes place, the concentration range (13) is adapted. The concentration, which is measured in the breathing gas, must lie by computation within this range. An arrangement for administering at least one medication and a method for monitoring a metering or dosing of the medication as well as a method for treating a patient are provided.
Claims13
An arrangement for monitoring a dosing of a medication administered to a patient, the arrangement comprising:
- a device for measuring the concentration of said medication in the breathing gas of said patient;
- an evaluation unit for detecting a deviation of the measured concentration of said medication from a pregiven concentration range;
- a unit for providing information about the quantity of said medication delivered to said patient;
- and,
- a device for determining the pregiven concentration range based on quantity of medication delivered.
An apparatus for administering a medication to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a device for measuring the concentration of said medication in the breathing gas of said patient;
- an evaluation unit for detecting a deviation of the measured concentration of said medication from a pregiven concentration range;
- a unit for providing information about the quantity of said medication delivered to said patient;
- and,
- a device for determining the pregiven concentration range based on quantity of medication delivered.
A method for administering a medication to a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring the concentration of said medication in the breathing gas of the patient;
- detecting a deviation of the measured concentration of said medication from a pregiven concentration range;
- detecting the quantity of said medication administered to the patient;
- and,
- redefining the pregiven concentration range based on the quantity of medication delivered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.