Drug delivery system with open architectural framework

Abstract

A medical system includes a sedation system and a central station in communication with the sedation system. The sedation system includes a monitoring unit and a drug delivery unit. The monitoring unit is operable to monitor at least one physiological parameter of a patient. The drug delivery unit is operable to deliver drugs to the patient based on data from the monitoring unit. The central station is operable to store patient related data and access a plurality of sedation systems. The central station may remotely control drug delivery through sedation systems, remotely provide voice instructions through sedation systems, display video feeds from sedation systems, respond to queries from sedation systems, and/or provide other functionalities. The system may also include an instrument that is operable to perform surgical and/or therapeutic procedures on the patient. The sedation system may provide power to the instrument and/or otherwise communicate with the instrument.

I/we claim: 
     
         1 . A medical system, comprising:
 (a) a sedation system, the sedation system comprising:
 (i) a monitoring unit, wherein the monitoring unit is operable to monitor at least one physiological parameter of a patient, and 
 (ii) a drug delivery unit, wherein the drug delivery unit is in communication with the monitoring unit, wherein the drug delivery unit is operable to at least partially automate delivery of one or more drugs to the patient based on the at least one physiological parameter of the patient; and 
   (b) a central station, wherein the central station is in communication with the sedation system, wherein the central station is also in communication with a plurality of other sedation systems, wherein the central station is operable to store patient related data, wherein the central station is further operable to individually access the sedation system and the plurality of other sedation systems.   
     
     
         2 . The medical system of  claim 1 , wherein the central station is configured to process data from the sedation system and the plurality of other sedation systems, wherein the central station is further operable to selectively and remotely control drug delivery through the drug delivery unit of the sedation system. 
     
     
         3 . The medical system of  claim 1 , wherein the central station is operable to remotely provide a voice instruction through the sedation system. 
     
     
         4 . The medical system of  claim 1 , wherein the central station is operable to display a video feed providing a view of the patient associated with the sedation system. 
     
     
         5 . The medical system of  claim 1 , wherein the sedation system is operated in accordance with a safety shell control algorithm, wherein the central station is operable to remotely change the safety shell control algorithm associated with the sedation system. 
     
     
         6 . The medical system of  claim 1 , wherein the central station is operable to remotely change a drug delivery rate associated with the drug delivery unit of the sedation system. 
     
     
         7 . The medical system of  claim 1 , wherein the sedation system is operable to query the central station and receive data from the central station in response to a query. 
     
     
         8 . The medical system of  claim 7 , wherein the central station is operable to transmit data relating to steps of a medical procedure, to the sedation system, in response to the query. 
     
     
         9 . The medical system of  claim 1 , further comprising an instrument in communication with the sedation system, wherein the instrument is operable to perform one or both of surgery on the patient or therapy on the patient. 
     
     
         10 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system is operable to transmit data to the instrument, wherein the data relates to a physiological parameter of the patient, as monitored by the monitoring unit. 
     
     
         11 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system is operable to at least partially control operation of the instrument based at least in part on data relating to a physiological parameter of the patient, as monitored by the monitoring unit, wherein the sedation system is operable to at least partially disable the instrument based at least in part on data relating to a physiological parameter of the patient, as monitored by the monitoring unit. 
     
     
         12 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system is configured to receive data from the instrument, wherein the sedation system is operable to regulate the delivery of drugs through the drug delivery unit, based at least in part on data from the instrument, wherein the monitoring unit is operable to monitor a plurality of patient physiological parameters, wherein the drug delivery unit is configured to select one or more particular patient physiological parameters to process, based at least in part on data from the instrument. 
     
     
         13 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system is configured to receive data from the instrument, wherein the monitoring unit is operable to monitor a plurality of patient physiological parameters, wherein the monitoring unit is configured to select one or more particular patient physiological parameters to monitor, based at least in part on data from the instrument. 
     
     
         14 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system is operable to provide power to the instrument. 
     
     
         15 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system is operable to communicate wirelessly with the instrument. 
     
     
         16 . The medical system of  claim 9 , further comprising an adapter, wherein the instrument is coupled with the sedation system via the adapter, wherein the adapter comprises one or both of a software adapter or firmware adapter configured to provide communication between software or firmware of the sedation system and software or firmware of the instrument. 
     
     
         17 . The medical system of  claim 9 , wherein the sedation system includes a display screen, wherein the display screen is operable to display data from the monitoring unit, data from the drug delivery unit, and data from the instrument. 
     
     
         18 . The medical system of  claim 1 , further comprising an earpiece in wireless communication with the sedation system, wherein the sedation system is operable to wirelessly transmit audible alerts or messages through the earpiece, based at least in part on data from the monitoring unit. 
     
     
         19 . A medical system, comprising:
 (a) a sedation system, the sedation system comprising:
 (i) a monitoring unit, wherein the monitoring unit is operable to monitor at least one physiological parameter of a patient, and 
 (ii) a drug delivery unit, wherein the drug delivery unit is in communication with the monitoring unit, wherein the drug delivery unit is operable to at least partially automate delivery of one or more drugs to the patient based on the at least one physiological parameter of the patient; and 
   (b) an instrument port in communication with the sedation system, wherein the instrument port is configured to couple with an instrument that is operable to perform one or both of surgery on the patient or therapy on the patient;   wherein the sedation system is operable to provide bi-directional communication of data between the sedation system and the instrument via the instrument port.   
     
     
         20 . A medical system, comprising:
 (a) a plurality of sedation systems, wherein each sedation system of the plurality of sedation systems comprises:
 (i) a monitoring unit, wherein the monitoring unit is operable to monitor at least one physiological parameter of a patient, and 
 (ii) a drug delivery unit, wherein the drug delivery unit is in communication with the monitoring unit, wherein the drug delivery unit is operable to at least partially automate delivery of one or more drugs to the patient based on the at least one physiological parameter of the patient; and 
   (b) a central station, wherein the central station is in communication with each sedation system of the plurality of sedation systems, wherein the central station is further operable to selectively and remotely control drug delivery through the drug delivery unit of each of the sedation systems.