Selectively Controlling Fluid Flow Through a Fluid Pathway
AssigneeCRISI Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsStephen M. Prince, Walter J. Bochenko, Winthrop De Childers
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling fluid delivery via a manually administrable medication container to a patient through a fluid delivery pathway are provided. The systems and methods described herein incorporate rules-based clinical decision support logic to drive a flow control valve within a flow pathway based on a determination of whether or not an IV fluid connected to an input port on the pathway is appropriate for patient administration by considering such factors as patient-specific clinical circumstances, current medical orders, and accepted delivery protocols. Related apparatus, systems, methods and articles are also described.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a fluid port comprising:
- a fluid channel;
- a fluid inlet at a first end of the fluid channel configured to couple to an outlet of a manually administrable fluid source;
- and
- a fluid outlet at a second end of the fluid channel configured to deliver fluid from the manually administrable fluid source to a fluid pathway that provides fluid to a patient;
- at least one sensor to characterize at least one attribute of the fluid from the manually administrable fluid source;
- a flow controller in communication with the at least one sensor that generates at least one flow modification signal in response to the characterized at least one attribute matching at least one condition specified by at least one rule;
- and
- a flow control valve in communication with the flow controller and positioned along the fluid pathway at a location separate and distinct from the fluid port, the flow control valve changing a level of flow restriction of fluid from the manually administrable fluid source passing therethrough in response to receiving the at least one flow modification signal.
A method comprising:
- receiving data generated by at least one sensor of a fluid port characterizing at least one attribute of fluid within a manually administrable fluid source, the fluid port comprising:
- a fluid channel, a fluid inlet at a first end of the fluid channel configured to couple to an outlet of the manually administrable fluid source, and a fluid outlet at a second end of the fluid channel configured to deliver fluid from the manually administrable fluid source to a fluid pathway that provides fluid to a patient, and the at least one sensor;
- determining that the at least one attribute in the received data matches at least one condition specified by at least one rule;
- and
- generating at least one flow modification signal, which when received by a flow control valve, causes the flow control valve to change a level of fluid flow restriction being applied to fluid passing through the flow control valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.