IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0431489
(2017-02-13)
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등록번호 |
US-10123902
(2018-11-13)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Carson, Gary A.
- Gruszecki, Gary
- Proctor, Robert
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
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인용정보 |
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초록
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A patient temperature control system and method are provided for automated temperature control according to a programmed protocol. In one aspect, at least one programmed protocol may be established for each of a plurality of patient thermal therapy phases. In turn, the temperature of a thermal excha
A patient temperature control system and method are provided for automated temperature control according to a programmed protocol. In one aspect, at least one programmed protocol may be established for each of a plurality of patient thermal therapy phases. In turn, the temperature of a thermal exchange medium may be controlled, based at least in part, upon the programmed protocol, during each of the phases. In another aspect, a plurality of programmed protocols may be established, wherein a selected one of the protocols (e.g. selected by a user at a user interface) may be utilized for automated temperature control during patient thermal therapy. The protocol(s) may include a target patient temperature and/or a set duration for one or more of the phase of thermal therapy. Further, the protocol(s) may be user-definable and modifiable during therapy. In a multi-phase configuration, automatic termination and initiation of successive phases may be selectively established by a user, based on target patient temperature data and/or set duration data on a phase-specific basis.
대표청구항
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1. A method for use in a patient temperature control system, comprising: storing a plurality of programmed protocols at a programmable control module in response to user input at a user interface, each of the plurality of programmed protocols comprising a corresponding plurality of phases that are s
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A method for use in a patient temperature control system, comprising: storing a plurality of programmed protocols at a programmable control module in response to user input at a user interface, each of the plurality of programmed protocols comprising a corresponding plurality of phases that are successive and non-overlapping in time, wherein target patient temperature data and phase duration data are stored for each of the corresponding plurality of phases;controlling automatically by the programmable control module a temperature of a thermal exchange medium of the patient temperature control system based at least in part upon the programmed protocol corresponding with a selected one of said plurality of programmed protocols;providing a user interface screen in communication with the programmable control module for presenting data corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols, including: presenting numerical phase-based information in a first portion of the interface screen, wherein the numerical phase-based information includes a phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols; and,displaying graphical phase-based information in a second portion of the interface screen, wherein the graphical phase-based information includes a graphical plot of target patent temperature as a function of time for each of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols, relative to a first temperature scale and a time scale. 2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: receiving at the programmable control module a sensor output signal of a measured patient temperature on an ongoing basis; and,displaying a graphical plot of the measured patient temperature as a function of time in the second screen portion of the interface screen relative to said first temperature scale and said time scale. 3. A method as recited in claim 2, further comprising: receiving a sensor output signal at the programmable control module of a measured temperature of the thermal exchange medium on an ongoing basis; anddisplaying a graphical plot of the measured temperature of the thermal exchange medium as a function of time in the second screen portion of the interface screen, relative to a second temperature scale and said time scale. 4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein an interactive region of the first portion of the interface screen is provided for user modification of each phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols. 5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein for each given phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols said presenting includes: presenting, prior to the initiation of the given phase, an indication of the corresponding phase duration; and,presenting, after the initiation of the given phase, an indication of the remaining amount of time of the corresponding phase duration. 6. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein said user interface screen is provided for user control to present a single given phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols in said interactive region. 7. A method as recited in claim 6, wherein said interactive region is provided for user control to start a given phase of the plurality of phases of the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols corresponding with the single given phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set presented in the interactive region. 8. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein the interface screen is further provided for user control to stop the given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols. 9. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the interface screen is further provided for user control of filling of a reservoir of a patient temperature control system with said thermal exchange medium for circulation through one or more pads contacted with a patient for thermal exchange, and for emptying the thermal exchange medium from said one or more pads into the reservoir. 10. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein for each phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols, the interactive region is provided for user modification of either or both of the corresponding target patient temperature and phase duration via use of a magnitude control input. 11. A method as recited in claim 10, wherein upon user modification of either or both of the target patient temperature or the phase duration of a given phase-based data set for a given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of program protocols, the programmable control module is operable to change said controlling. 12. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein upon user modification of either or both of the target patient temperature or the phase duration of a given phase-based data set for a given phase of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of program protocols, the programmable control module is operable with said user interface screen to modify said graphical plot of target patient temperature of said displaying. 13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein for each of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols said displaying includes: utilizing the corresponding phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set to generate the graphical plot of target patient temperature as a function of time. 14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein for at least one of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols the phase duration of the phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set is a minimum amount of time entailed to lower a temperature of a given patient to the target patient temperature of the phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set with the patient temperature control system operating at a pre-set rate of controlling automatically the temperature of the thermal exchange medium. 15. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said user interactive screen is further provided for receiving user input to establish each phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each of said plurality of programmed protocols. 16. A method as recited in claim 15, wherein said user interactive screen is further provided for receiving user input to establish at least one of measured patient temperature alarm condition data and measured thermal exchange medium temperature alarm condition data for each of the plurality of phases corresponding with each of the plurality of programmed protocols. 17. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said user interface screen is provided to numerically display said measured patient temperature and said measured temperature of the thermal exchange medium on an ongoing basis in said second portion of the interface screen. 18. A method as recited in claim 17, wherein said user interface screen is provided to numerically display a total remaining time for completion of all of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols. 19. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said graphical plot of target patient temperature, said graphical plot of the measured patient temperature, and said graphical plot of the measured temperature of the thermal exchange medium are displayed in a graphic display region of said second portion of the interface screen, and wherein the interface screen is further provided for user control to selectively expand the graphic di splay region. 20. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said graphical plot of target patient temperature, said graphical plot of the measured patient temperature, and said graphical plot of the measured temperature of the thermal exchange medium are displayed in a differentiated manner in a graphic display region of said second portion of the interface screen, and wherein the interface screen is further provided to visually differentiate a portion of the graphic display region corresponding with a currently-in-process one of the plurality of phases corresponding with the selected one of the plurality of programmed protocols on an ongoing basis.
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