US 11,786,679 B2
System and method for weaning patients from ventilation
Tom Steinhauer, San Diego, CA (US); Terry Lee Blansfield, Orange, CA (US); Leonard Mulkowsky, Del Mar, CA (US); and Andres Jesus Calderon, III, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/2,701.
Application 17/002,701 is a continuation of application No. 13/917,614, filed on Jun. 13, 2013, granted, now 10,777,313.
Prior Publication US 2020/0388370 A1, Dec. 10, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/17 (2018.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/172 (2006.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/00 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01)
CPC A61M 16/0051 (2013.01) [A61M 5/172 (2013.01); A61M 16/021 (2017.08); G16H 20/00 (2018.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 20/17 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
administering, by an infusion device, one or more medications to a patient;
automatically receiving, by one or more computing devices, from the infusion device while the patient is being provided ventilation by a ventilator, infusion information pertaining to the one or more medications administered to the patient;
automatically receiving, by the one or more computing devices, ventilation information pertaining to the ventilation provided by the ventilator;
reducing, by the infusion device, a dosage of at least one of the one or more medications administered to the patient, wherein the reduction in dosage is included in the infusion information;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, from the infusion information, one or more periods in which the administration of the one or more medication is reduced or stopped;
automatically identifying, based on the ventilation information, a change in an operation mode of the ventilator while the ventilator is providing the patient with ventilation and while the one or more medications are being administered to the patient by the infusion device;
changing the operation mode of the ventilator while the ventilator is providing the patient with ventilation and while the one or more medications are being administered to the patient by the infusion device;
determining and providing, by the one or more computing devices, based on the infusion information and the ventilation information, after the one or more periods in which the administration of the one or more medications is reduced or stopped, a first indication of whether to initiate termination of the ventilation;
terminating the ventilation of the patient based on the first indication;
determining whether the ventilation was terminated for a threshold period of time;
responsive to the ventilation being terminated for a threshold period of time:
determining that an extubation of the patient was performed;
determining whether the timing of the extubation of the patient was performed according to a predetermined rule or protocol;
providing, to a client device remote from the one or more computing devices, for display at the client device, a notification of whether the timing of the extubation was performed according to the rules and procedures.