Inventors:
Paul J. Bruggeman - Loveland OH, US
Mark A. Burdorff - Loveland OH, US
William T. Donofrio - Andover MN, US
Curt R. Eyster - West Chester OH, US
Hal H. Katz - Jupiter FL, US
James F. Martin - Lebanon OH, US
Anil K. Nalagatla - Mason OH, US
Paul J. Niklewski - Cincinnati OH, US
Salvatore Privitera - Mason OH, US
Jeffery J. Wuennemann - Liberty Township OH, US
Randall S. Hickle - Lubbock TX, US
Assignee:
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00, G06F 7/00
Abstract:
A medical effector system comprised of a bedside unit and a procedure unit. The bedside unit contains a series of connection points for receiving inputs from a series of patient monitors. The procedure unit contains a patient monitoring and medical effector program, and a drug delivery pump or magnetic flux generator capable of delivering therapeutic energy to a patient. The medical effector system contains the capability to issue and receive a request from a non-sedated patient, issue and receive a request from a sedated patient and then to calculate a time difference. The medical effector program operates the pump or magnetic flux generator based upon at least some of the patient outputs and program inputs including a calculated time difference. A removable umbilical cable connects the two units and allows the output of the patient monitors as well as other information to travel between the two units.