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A computer-controlled medical care system for use in the treatment and diagnosis of patients provides for either automatic or manual control of a wide variety of medical procedures including diagnostic procedures. The system accepts modular vessel structures, each type of structure being adapted for

A computer-controlled medical care system for use in the treatment and diagnosis of patients provides for either automatic or manual control of a wide variety of medical procedures including diagnostic procedures. The system accepts modular vessel structures, each type of structure being adapted for carrying out a specific procedure and matching programs for carrying out the specific procedures. A microcomputer accepts a program which may be designed to fit the needs of a specific patient and which must match the modular vessel structure. The microcomputer monitors the progress of the process and the physiologic status of the patient and provides for the taking of appropriate steps should difficulties be encountered in carrying out the procedure. The system can also be programmed to analyze a fluid taken from an individual, to treat the fluid and return same to the individual and to schedule the infusion of appropriate medications. Embodiments of the system provide for carrying out only a limited group of procedures where a full-range system is undesirable either because unnecessary or uneconomic. Modular vessel structures are keyed to specific programs, thereby preventing operator errors and increasing the reliability of the system.

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A computer-controlled medical care system suitable for carrying out any of a plurality of selected medical procedures in response to any of a plurality of selected programs, the term “medical procedures”being taken as inclusive of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures comprising: computer means for

A computer-controlled medical care system suitable for carrying out any of a plurality of selected medical procedures in response to any of a plurality of selected programs, the term “medical procedures”being taken as inclusive of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures comprising: computer means for receiving any of said plurality of programs, each of said programs being associated with a specific medical procedure; at least one modular vessel structure, each modular vessel structure hereinafter termed “module”; support means for holding at least one said module, said module including first duct means for connecting with an individual and being arranged and constructed for cooperation with said support means for carrying out a selected procedure, said module including procedure-indicating means for indicating the specific procedure for which said module is designed; and procedure-sensing and signalling means for sensing said specific procedure when said module is held in said support means for communicating the nature of said specific procedure to said computer means, said computer means being arranged and constructed for comparing said specific procedure with a selected program and for indicating whether said specific procedure and selected program correspond.