Autonomous critical care systems and integrated combat casualty care systems
Inventors
Darrah, Mark • Gradilla, Cesar • Elson, John • Darrah, Gregory T. • Brandenburg, Allen E.
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10893989-B2
Publication Date
2021-01-19
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for monitoring and treating a patient on route to a medical facility are disclosed. The system comprises a critical care unit; at least one patient monitoring device coupled to the critical care unit, wherein the critical care unit obtains physiological data about the patient from each patient monitoring device; at least one patient treatment device coupled to the critical care unit, wherein the critical care unit provides treatment instructions to each patient treatment device; a two way communications device coupled to the critical care unit; and a remote communications terminal in communication with the two way communications device. The critical care unit preferably sends the physiological data to the remote communications terminal and receives the treatment instructions from the remote communications terminal via the two way communications device.
Core Innovation
The disclosed invention provides a system for monitoring and treating a patient while the patient is on route to a medical facility. The system includes a critical care unit that obtains physiological data from at least one patient monitoring device and provides treatment instructions to at least one patient treatment device, using a near real time two way communications device to communicate with a remote communications terminal.
The critical care unit determines a medical status of the patient based on dynamically changing vital state of the patient and predictive models of outcomes based on current therapy. The system divides physiological data into packets of data and sends each packet of data based on the medical status to the remote communications terminal, and receives treatment instructions from the remote communications terminal via the two way communications device.
The invention further includes at least one peripheral device linkage having a plurality of independent interface channels for interfacing with one or more peripheral devices, where the critical care unit is adapted to automatically recognize, link to, and configure each linked peripheral device. In a portable configuration, the critical care unit includes a coupling device adapted to attach to a patient transport litter, enabling monitoring and treatment during transport.
Claims Coverage
The document includes two independent claims. Each independent claim centers on a critical care unit that obtains physiological data, determines medical status using dynamically changing vital state and predictive models, packetizes and sends data based on medical status over near real time two-way communications, and receives remote treatment instructions to drive patient treatment devices; one claim further requires automatic recognition and configuration of linked peripheral devices, and the portable claim further requires a coupling device to attach to a patient transport litter.
Critical care unit with monitoring and treatment over near real time two way communications
A system for monitoring and treating a patient on route to a medical facility comprising a critical care unit; at least one patient monitoring device coupled to the critical care unit with the critical care unit obtaining physiological data; at least one patient treatment device coupled to the critical care unit with the critical care unit providing treatment instructions; a near real time two way communications device; and a remote communications terminal in communication with the two way communications device.
Medical status determination using dynamically changing vital state and predictive models
The critical care unit determines a medical status of the patient based on dynamically changing vital state of the patient and predictive models of outcomes based on current therapy.
Packetizing physiological data and sending based on medical status
The critical care unit divides the physiological data into packets of data and sends each packet of data based on the medical status to the remote communications terminal.
Receiving treatment instructions from a remote communications terminal
The critical care unit receives the treatment instructions from the remote communications terminal via the two way communications device.
Automatically recognizing and configuring linked peripheral devices via independent interface channels
At least one peripheral device linkage having a plurality of independent interface channels adapted to interface with one or more peripheral devices, wherein the critical care unit is adapted to automatically recognize, link to, and configure each linked peripheral device.
Portable coupling to a patient transport litter
A portable critical care unit adapted to monitor and treat a patient on route to a medical facility, comprising a coupling device adapted to attach the critical care unit to a patient transport litter.
Overall claim coverage concentrates on remote, near real time monitoring and treatment during transport, with medical status determination from dynamically changing vital state and predictive models, packetized physiological data transmission, remote treatment instructions, automatic recognition and configuration of linked peripheral devices, and portable attachment to a patient transport litter.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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