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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Randall S. Hickle, Lubbock, TX (US);
Jason Derouen, Lubbock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Randall S. Hickle, Lubbock, TX (US);
Jason Derouen, Lubbock, TX (US);
Assignee:
Scott Laboratories, Inc., Lubbock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/10 (2006.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a fail-safe module (FSM) integral with a sedation and analgesia system that meets the high-reliability needs of sedation and/or analgesia delivered by non-anesthetist practitioners. The FSM may operate in 'real-time' in order to ensure optimal patient safety. The FSM may deactivate specific patient interfaces, user interfaces, and/or sedation and analgesia delivery in order to ensure patient safety and has redundant safety systems in order to provide the fail-safe module with an accurate assessment of controller functionality.