Method and device for anesthesiology measurement and control

A method of measuring the depth of anesthesia in a patient comprising:

• providing at least one electrode to interrogate the permeability of at least one cell of the patient;
• providing a control unit which receives data from the at least one electrode wherein the control unit measures the permeability of the at least one cell to an electrical signal to generate a bioimpedance measurement;
• and
• correlating the measurement data to level of sedation;
• wherein the depth of anesthesia is measured using only the bioimpedance measurements and no biopotential measurements.

A method of measuring the depth of anesthesia in a patient comprising:

• providing an electromagnetic wave propagation system to interrogate at least one electromagnetic property of at least one cell of the patient;
• providing a control unit wherein the control unit measures the at least one electromagnetic property of at least one cell of the patient;
• and
• correlating the measurement data to level of sedation;
• wherein the electromagnetic wave propagation system is selected from the group consisting of ion deposition waves, ultrasound waves, and microwaves.

A device for measuring the depth of anesthesia comprising:

• at least one electrode capable of providing an external electric charge to at least one cell to interrogate at least one electromagnetic property of the at least one cell;
• a control unit containing a microprocessor wherein the control unit receives data from the at least one electrode and correlates the data to the depth of anesthesia;
• and
• a vaporizer connected to the control unit that dispenses general anesthesia to the patient.

A device for measuring the depth of anesthesia comprising an adhesive patch further comprising:

• an anesthesia reservoir disposed within the adhesive patch;
• at least one electrode disposed within the anesthesia reservoir;
• a plurality of microvalves disposed within the anesthesia reservoir;
• and
• a control unit containing a microprocessor wherein the control unit receives data from the at least one electrode.

A device for measuring the depth of anesthesia comprising:

• a syringe further comprising:
• a hollow needle having a first and second end wherein the second end is open;
• at least one electrode disposed within the needle;
• a base fixedly connected to the first end of the needle;
• and
• a control unit containing a microprocessor incorporated into the base wherein the control unit receives data from the at least one electrode;
• whereby the device measures electromagnetic properties of at least one cell of a patient.