Ambulatory infusion devices and methods including occlusion monitoring
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61M-031/00
A61M-037/00
A61K-009/22
출원번호
US-0608823
(2006-12-09)
등록번호
US-8167832
(2012-05-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Bowman, Sam W.
Gibson, Scott R.
Purvis, Richard E.
Shelton, Brian Michael
Ong, Lawrence Eric
D'Brot, John Paul
출원인 / 주소
The Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research
대리인 / 주소
Henricks, Slavin & Holmes LLP
인용정보
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9인용 특허 :
20
초록
Infusion devices with blockage detection capability and methods of monitoring infusion devices. High resolution pressure sensing and/or the sensing of a reflected pressure event may be used to detect a blockage.
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1. A method of monitoring an infusion device including a pump and an outlet, the method comprising the steps of: sensing pressure within a catheter connected to the outlet prior to a single pump stroke;sensing pressure within the catheter during the single pump stroke; anddetermining that the cathet
1. A method of monitoring an infusion device including a pump and an outlet, the method comprising the steps of: sensing pressure within a catheter connected to the outlet prior to a single pump stroke;sensing pressure within the catheter during the single pump stroke; anddetermining that the catheter is blocked in response to an increase in pressure within the catheter, as compared to the pressure within the catheter sensed prior to the single pump stroke, that is measured during the single pump stoke between positive and negative pressure events associated with the single pump stoke. 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: sensing pressure within the catheter after the single pump stroke; anddetermining that the catheter is partially blocked in response to the pressure within catheter dissipating over time subsequent to the increase in pressure and prior to the next pump stroke. 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: sensing pressure within the catheter after the single pump stroke; anddetermining that the catheter is completely blocked in response to the pressure within catheter remaining substantially constant subsequent to the increase in pressure and prior to the next pump stroke. 4. A method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: taking high resolution samples of the pressure sensed during the single pump stroke. 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pump comprises a piston pump with a piston; andthe pump stroke is defined by a single cycle of back and forth movement of the piston that delivers about 1 milliliter or less of fluid. 6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the single pump stroke occurs in response to a single actuation of the pump. 7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein fluid is driven out of the pump and is drawn into the pump during the single pump stroke. 8. An infusion device, comprising: an outlet port;a fluid transfer device operably connected to the outlet port;a fluid path defining a frequency;a pressure sensor associated with the fluid path located between the fluid transfer device and the outlet port; andmeans for taking samples of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor at at least twice the frequency of the fluid path. 9. An infusion device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising: a reservoir operably connected to the fluid transfer device. 10. An infusion device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising: means for determining that a blockage is present in response to a sampled reflection of a pressure event. 11. An infusion device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising: means for determining the location of the blockage. 12. An infusion device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising: means for determining whether the blockage is a partial blockage or a complete blockage. 13. An infusion device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising: means for determining that a blockage is present in response to a change in ambient catheter pressure resulting from a single pump stroke. 14. An infusion device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the samples are taken at at least ten times the frequency of the fluid path. 15. An infusion device, comprising: an outlet port;a fluid transfer device operably connected to the outlet port;a pressure sensor located between the fluid transfer device and the outlet port; anda controller that takes samples of the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor at a rate of at least about 400,000 samples/second. 16. An infusion device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising: a reservoir operably connected to the fluid transfer device. 17. An infusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to identify a blockage in response to a sampled reflection of a pressure event. 18. An infusion device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to determine the location of the blockage. 19. An infusion device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the blockage is a partial blockage or a complete blockage. 20. An infusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the controller is configured to identify a blockage in response to a change in ambient catheter pressure resulting from a single pump stroke. 21. An infusion device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the samples are taken at a rate of between about 400,000 samples/second and about 10,000,000 samples/second. 22. A method of monitoring an infusion device including an infusion device outlet and a piston pump, the piston pump including a piston that moves back and forth, a cycle of the back and forth movement defining a pump stroke that has a beginning and an end, the method comprising the steps of: sensing pressure with a sensor located at a sensing location between the piston pump and a catheter outlet of a catheter connected to the infusion device outlet prior to the beginning of a single pump stroke of the piston pump;sensing pressure with the sensor located at the sensing location during the single pump stroke of the piston pump; anddetermining that the catheter is blocked in response to an increase in pressure at the sensing location, as compared to the pressure at the sensing location sensed prior to the beginning of the single pump stroke of the piston pump, that is measured after the beginning and prior to the end of the single pump stroke of the piston pump. 23. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein wherein the step of determining that the catheter is blocked comprises determining that the catheter is blocked in response to an increase in pressure at the sensing location, as compared to the pressure at the sensing location sensed prior to the beginning of the single pump stroke of the piston pump, that is measured at approximately the midpoint of the single pump stroke of the piston pump. 24. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising: determining that the catheter is completely blocked in response to the pressure at the sensing location remaining substantially constant subsequent to the increase in pressure and prior to the next pump stroke of the piston pump. 25. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising: determining that the catheter is partially blocked in response to the pressure at the sensing location dissipating over time subsequent to the increase in pressure and prior to the next pump stroke of the piston pump. 26. A method as claimed in claim 22, further comprising the steps of: taking high resolution samples of the pressure sensed after the beginning and prior to the end of the single pump stroke of the piston pump. 27. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the pump stroke is defined by a single cycle of back and forth movement of the piston that delivers about 1 milliliter or less of fluid. 28. A method as claimed in claim 22, wherein the single pump stroke occurs in response to a single actuation of the piston pump. 29. A method as claimed in claim 28, wherein fluid is driven out of the piston pump and is drawn into the piston pump during the single pump stroke.
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