REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF SEDATION AND ANALGESIA SYSTEMS

摘要

The present invention comprises a sedation and analgesia system havingintegrated patient monitoring and drug delivery, where information related tomonitored patient parameters and drug delivery is accessible and controllablefrom a remote location. Information relative to monitored patient parametersand drug delivery may be provided in real-time or near real-time, to anattending nurse, physician, insurance company, billing department, or othersuitable party according to the present invention via a computing device,video monitor, over the Internet, over an intranet, or by any other suitablemeans of transmitting and displaying critical data. The present inventionfurther comprises an integrated in-room monitor, where data related tocritical patient parameters and drug delivery may be integrated with othermeans of communicating data related to a patient, a procedure, or a medicaldevice.