CLOSED LOOP PAIN MANAGEMENT INFUSION
Granted: January 11, 2024
Application Number:
20240013883
The invention refers to an apparatus for controlling a drug infusion pump. The drug is preferably a pain medication. The apparatus controls the infusion pump to apply an infusion protocol, wherein an infusion protocol defines times and amounts of drug infusion. A providing unit provides monitoring data of a patient during the application of an infusion protocol, wherein the monitoring data is indicative of an effect of the infused drug on the respective patient. A customized protocol…
CLOSED LOOP PAIN MANAGEMENT INFUSION
Granted: January 11, 2024
Application Number:
20240013883
The invention refers to an apparatus for controlling a drug infusion pump. The drug is preferably a pain medication. The apparatus controls the infusion pump to apply an infusion protocol, wherein an infusion protocol defines times and amounts of drug infusion. A providing unit provides monitoring data of a patient during the application of an infusion protocol, wherein the monitoring data is indicative of an effect of the infused drug on the respective patient. A customized protocol…
AIR IN LINE DETECTOR FOR MEDICAL INFUSION PUMPS
Granted: December 14, 2023
Application Number:
20230398313
Disclosed is an air in infusion line detecting device, comprising an acoustic emitter adapted to be provided at one side of an infusion line and to vibrate at its resonance frequency so as to transmit an acoustic sound wave with a frequency corresponding to said resonance frequency, and an acoustic receiver adapted to be provided at another side of the infusion line and to be set into vibrations caused by the sound wave transmitted by said emitter through the infusion line and to…
MINIATURE IV INFUSION LINE AIR ELIMINATOR
Granted: October 26, 2023
Application Number:
20230338670
Described is an infusion fluid air eliminating device comprising a body having a fluid passage region with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet so as to define a fluid path from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet, and a hydrophobic membrane, wherein the hydrophobic membrane covers the fluid passage region along a portion between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet in a substantially sealed arrangement relative to the environment wherein there is provided a cavity on the side of the…
MEDICATION INFUSION SAFETY DEVICE AND A MEDICATION INFUSION DEVICE COMPRISING THE MEDICATION INFUSION SAFETY DEVICE
Granted: January 27, 2022
Application Number:
20220028516
A medication infusion device comprises a memory means at a medication reservoir storing data identifying medication in the reservoir, a memory reading means at an infusion pump unit reads data from said memory means, and control means controls an infusion, based on data read by said memory reading means, to start the infusion when the medication is correct. A fluid connection detection means detects fluid connection of the medication reservoir to the infusion pump unit and transmits to…
PUMP INFUSION SYSTEM
Granted: January 20, 2022
Application Number:
20220016337
An infusion pump system comprises a pump for infusing a drug into a patient, a storing unit for storing therapy data, drug data, protocol data, profile data, care type data, and feedback data received from said pump and/or other sources including information about particularities of therapies already carried out or currently running, an input unit for selecting therapy data, drug data, profile data, and care type data, an associating unit for associating the selected therapy data, drug…
METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFUSION DATA AND AN INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM
Granted: January 13, 2022
Application Number:
20220008654
A distributed infusion pump system is provided with long-term recording of the type of medication, nutrition or hydration, pump output pressure, corresponding infusion flow, infusion flow resistance, and an automatic or manual alarm in the event that thresholds applied to these parameters or their derivatives are exceeded.
DRUG LABELING AND SAFE DELIVERY
Granted: May 20, 2021
Application Number:
20210151162
An infusion device comprising a medication reservoir having at least a first port adapted to be coupled to an inlet port of an infusion equipment, and a first tag support adapted to support a first tag storing information about the content of the medication reservoir and to be read by a tag reader. The infusion device is characterized by a second tag support adapted to support a second tag storing information about the content of a separate vessel, in particular a vial, which content is…
INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM
Granted: May 20, 2021
Application Number:
20210146035
An infusion system comprises an infusion pump that comprises an input unit and a display unit. The input unit is adapted for adjusting a value of at least one parameter for controlling operation of the infusion pump and/or an infusion process, and the display unit displays the value of the at least one parameter. The input unit comprises at least one slide bar adapted to be touched by a user's finger and moved along its length to change the value of the parameter, wherein movement in a…
BUCK DC-DC CONVERTER WITH FIXED FREQUENCY
Granted: October 1, 2015
Application Number:
20150280557
A buck switching regulator implements a fixed frequency feedback control circuit including a voltage control loop and a frequency control loop to regulate the switching frequency of the buck switching regulator to a fixed or nearly fixed frequency. The voltage control loop, implementing ripple mode control, is configured to control the power switches in response to the switching regulator output voltage or a signal related to the switching regulator output voltage. The frequency control…
HYSTERETIC BUCK DC-DC CONVERTER
Granted: September 17, 2015
Application Number:
20150263617
A buck switching regulator includes a feedback control circuit using a four-input comparator to regulate the output voltage to a substantially constant level with reduced voltage offset and with fast transient response. In some embodiments, the buck switching regulator uses the four-input comparator to compare a first feedback signal without ripple and a second feedback signal with injected ripple components to a reference level. The four-input comparator generates an output signal to…
PLANAR VERTICAL DMOS TRANSISTOR WITH REDUCED GATE CHARGE
Granted: June 11, 2015
Application Number:
20150162431
A planar vertical DMOS transistor includes a dielectric separation structure formed under the conductive gate and over the bulk of the semiconductor layer outside of the channel region of the transistor. The planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive gate formed over the dielectric structure reduces the parasitic gate-to-bulk or gate-to-drain overlap capacitance by increasing the separation between the conductive gate and the bulk of the semiconductor layer. Meanwhile, the desired…
PLANAR VERTICAL DMOS TRANSISTOR WITH A CONDUCTIVE SPACER STRUCTURE AS GATE
Granted: June 11, 2015
Application Number:
20150162430
A planar vertical DMOS transistor uses a conductive spacer structure formed on the sides of a dielectric structure as the gate of the transistor. The planar vertical DMOS transistor with a conductive spacer gate structure reduces the parasitic gate-to-bulk or gate-to-drain overlap capacitance by eliminating the conductive gate material that is formed above the bulk of the semiconductor layer. Meanwhile, the desired distance between the body regions formed on opposing sides of the…
TIMER BASED PFM EXIT CONTROL METHOD FOR A BOOST REGULATOR
Granted: April 2, 2015
Application Number:
20150091544
A control circuit in a PFM/PWM boost switching regulator includes a timer based PFM exit control circuit configured to receive a first control signal for controlling a main power switch, a zero-cross signal indicative of an inductor current having reached zero current value, and a timer reference signal indicative of a timer threshold duration. The timer based PFM exit control circuit assesses an idle time of the inductor current based on the first control signal and the zero-cross…
HIGH BANDWIDTH PSRR POWER SUPPLY REGULATOR
Granted: November 6, 2014
Application Number:
20140327416
A voltage regulator includes a power device formed by an NMOS transistor having a drain terminal coupled to an input voltage, a source terminal providing an output voltage and a gate terminal receiving a gate drive signal; and an integrated AC/DC control loop configured to access the output voltage and to generate the gate drive signal based on a value of the output voltage in relation to a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The AC control portion generates a gate…
SIGNAL LEVEL DETECT CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED LOSS-OF-SIGNAL ASSERTION DELAY
Granted: September 25, 2014
Application Number:
20140286649
A signal level detect circuit configured to assess an input signal with varying amplitude signal levels and to generate an indicator signal includes an input circuit configured to receive the input signal and to process the input signal, the input circuit including a first node on which the input signal is sampled; a comparator configured to compare the processed input signal to a signal level threshold and generate a comparator output signal; and an active discharge circuit configured…
Method for Processing Infusion Data and an Infusion Pump System
Granted: August 21, 2014
Application Number:
20140236119
A distributed infusion pump system is provided with long-term recording of the type of medication, nutrition or hydration, pump output pressure, corresponding infusion flow, infusion flow resistance, and an automatic or manual alarm in the event that thresholds applied to these parameters or their derivatives are exceeded.
Lock Connection Device for Medical Fluid Lines
Granted: July 24, 2014
Application Number:
20140207118
Described is a lock connection device for medical fluid lines comprising a first connector for coupling a first medical fluid line and a second connector for coupling a second medical fluid line, wherein both connectors are adapted for releasable attachment to each other. The device comprises a first closing member adapted to be releasably attached to the first connector so as to close it, and a second closing member adapted to be releasably attached to the second connector so as to…
HIGH COMPLIANCE LASER DRIVER CIRCUIT
Granted: June 5, 2014
Application Number:
20140153598
A laser driver circuit having a differential circuit and an output circuit includes a control circuit receiving a regulated supply voltage that also supplies the differential circuit as an input signal. The control circuit generates a feedback voltage across a first resistor to cause a first current to flow in the first resistor having a current value equal or proportional to the modulation current value. The laser driver circuit includes an operational amplifier receiving the feedback…
BUCK DC-DC CONVERTER WITH ACCURACY ENHANCEMENT
Granted: May 15, 2014
Application Number:
20140132232
A buck switching regulator includes a feedback control circuit including a first gain circuit generating a first feedback signal indicative of the regulated output voltage; a ripple generation circuit generating a ripple signal that is injected to the first feedback signal; and a comparator receiving a first reference signal and the first feedback signal to generate a comparator output signal. The switching regulator further includes an offset compensation circuit including a second gain…
