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A fluidics system includes a cassette having a saline subsystem, a contrast subsystem, and a vacuum subsystem. The fluidics system further includes a splitter and a first tubing set coupled to the cassette and splitter, the first tubing set having a single saline channel, a single contrast channel, and a single vacuum channel. The fluidics system further includes two or more hub assemblies, at least one of the two or more hub assemblies configured to have a third saline flow-path, a third contrast flow-path, and a third vacuum flow-path to provide saline, contrast and vacuum to the lumen of a catheter coupled to the at least one of the two or more hub assemblies. The fluidics system further includes a second tubing set having a plurality of tube groups, each tube group coupled to the splitter and to one of the two or more hub assemblies.

An apparatus includes a cannula assembly, a housing, a fluid reservoir, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. The housing includes an inlet port removably coupled to the cannula assembly and defines an inner volume. The fluid reservoir is fluidically coupled to the housing and configured to receive and isolate a volume of bodily fluid from a patient. The flow control mechanism is at least partially disposed in the inner volume. The actuator is operably coupled to the flow control mechanism and is configured to move the flow control mechanism between a first configuration, in which bodily fluid can flow, via a fluid flow path defined by the flow control mechanism, from the cannula assembly, through the inlet port and into the fluid reservoir, to a second configuration, in which the fluid reservoir is fluidically isolated from the cannula assembly.

In some embodiments, a system can include a fluid delivery assembly and a motor drive assembly. The fluid delivery assembly is configured to be releasably mechanically and, optionally, electrically coupled to the motor drive assembly. When the fluid delivery assembly is releasably coupled to the motor drive assembly, the motor drive assembly can control delivery of fluid from the fluid delivery assembly (e.g., to a patient). For example, the motor drive assembly can be releasably coupled to the fluid delivery assembly to control delivery of fluid from the fluid delivery assembly to provide continuous (e.g., non-pulsatile) fluid flow from the fluid delivery assembly.

The invention discloses a peripheral vein puncture blood vessel pressure monitoring system for image enhancement examination based on multi-modal fusion, and relates to the technical field of medical image assistion.The peripheral vein puncture blood vessel pressure monitoring system comprises the steps that image data, sensor data and personalized data of a patient are collected; generating an image feature vector, a sensor feature vector and a personalized feature vector based on the preprocessed multi-modal data, carrying out feature interaction on a multi-modal feature line, carrying out representation fusion by combining Transform with contrast learning, and generating a fusion representation vector; the maximum tolerance pressure, the extravasation risk level and the recommended injection flow rate range of the target puncture point under the current injection flow rate are predicted and evaluated in the blood vessel pressure resistance prediction model, injection suggestions and injection alarms of the target puncture point are generated, and injection parameters are automatically adjusted. According to the method, the personalized safety pressure threshold values of patients with different blood vessel conditions are accurately evaluated, and the safety and accuracy of peripheral vein puncture are remarkably improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical monitoring, and discloses a novel infusion alarm and an infusion alarm system. The system comprises an infusion state monitoring module, an alarm decision module and an alarm execution module. A multi-source sensing unit of the infusion state monitoring module is distributed in a liquid level detection area, a drip chamber area and a patient contact area of an infusion tube assembly and collects optical refractive index, gravity change and real-time image data, and a data fusion unit performs heterogeneous signal fusion on the data to generate a multi-mode infusion state signal. A state analysis unit of the alarm decision module receives the signal and outputs a liquid level prediction signal and an infusion abnormal risk signal, and an alarm rule engine generates an alarm trigger threshold according to the signal. And a sound-light alarm unit of the alarm execution module responds to the threshold value to start a sound-light alarm sequence, a remote notification unit generates a graded alarm notification based on the abnormal risk signal, and a man-machine interaction interface outputs a comprehensive risk index.

A fluidics system includes a cassette having a saline subsystem, a contrast subsystem, and a vacuum subsystem. The fluidics system further includes a splitter and a first tubing set coupled to the cassette and splitter, the first tubing set having a single saline channel, a single contrast channel, and a single vacuum channel. The fluidics system further includes two or more hub assemblies, at least one of the two or more hub assemblies configured to have a third saline flow-path, a third contrast flow-path, and a third vacuum flow-path to provide saline, contrast and vacuum to the lumen of a catheter coupled to the at least one of the two or more hub assemblies. The fluidics system further includes a second tubing set having a plurality of tube groups, each tube group coupled to the splitter and to one of the two or more hub assemblies.

A grain unloading monitoring system for use in operations moving grain from a grain cart to a grain truck or container utilizing at least one sensor configured to monitor a grain level within a grain container, a processor in electronic communication with the at least one sensor, and a command module in electronic communication with the processor. The command module is configured to command one or more components on a grain cart or grain container to distribute unloaded grain and prevent overfilling of the grain container based on the monitored grain level and grain fill rate.

The invention relates to the technical field of infusion monitoring, in particular to a patient heart rate and infusion monitoring system based on wearable equipment, which comprises a physiological parameter acquisition module, a data trend analysis module, a risk judgment module, an abnormity early warning module and an equipment management module. According to the method, based on the blood oxygen change rate, the blood oxygen decrease trend is analyzed, the heart rate fluctuation condition is combined, dynamic evaluation of physiological parameters is achieved, the blood oxygen decrease rate, the heart rate mutation index and the mutation amplitude are integrated for comparison, the accuracy of infusion related risk judgment is improved, infusion abnormity is classified and managed by setting the risk level, and the accuracy of infusion risk judgment is improved. And corresponding emergency measures are taken in combination with preset rules, so that events of different risk levels can be effectively responded, intelligent analysis is performed on the infusion state in combination with the change trend of physiological parameters, infusion monitoring is not limited to flow velocity and liquid quantity levels, comprehensive judgment is performed in combination with the physiological status of a patient, and the accuracy of infusion monitoring is improved. And the comprehensiveness of abnormal recognition in the infusion process is improved.

The invention provides an infusion monitoring system for a smart ward, and relates to the field of smart medical monitoring. The infusion monitoring system for the intelligent ward comprises a ward control module, an infusion terminal, an alarm terminal, a remote monitoring terminal, a mobile control terminal, a medication database, a label identification database and a label identification terminal, and the ward control module receives infusion speed, infusion amount, infusion bag information and medicine information sent by the remote monitoring terminal through WIFI wireless communication. According to the system, advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things technology, sensors, data analysis and artificial intelligence are combined, the infusion process in a ward is monitored and managed in real time, the treatment precision can be improved, human errors are reduced, the ward management efficiency is improved, labor resources are saved, the safety of a patient is improved, and medical risks are reduced; according to the system, remote management of medical staff on wards is realized, resource allocation is optimized, more convenient, more intelligent and higher-quality medical services are provided for patients, and meanwhile, the diagnosis and treatment and service quality is improved.

The present invention relates to a modular and scalable system for intelligent vertical farming infrastructure, using the latest in water recycling sciences, and artificial-intelligence based automation. This helps to combat the issue of sustainable Agriculture+its minimizing usage of water, energy, and space. It combines a vertical farming structure with multiple levels of cultivation with an irrigation and drainage system to achieve recirculation of water. The water recycling unit consists of rainwater harvesting, wastewater collection and multi-stage treatment subsystems, which can guarantee a continuous supply of high-quality recycled water for irrigation. The invention also combines a network of Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sensors and AI-based control circuitry to track and manage environmental conditions (e.g. light intensity, humidity, temperature, and nutrient levels).

An embodiment relates to an active implantable medical device (AIMD) comprising: a permeability module to allow ingress of a fluid into an osmotic agent chamber of the AIMD, a compressible piston, a drug chamber comprising a drug or being provided to receive a drug and a valve module to allow flow of the drug from the drug chamber to outside the AIMD through one or more drug outlets present in the AIMD, wherein the AIMD has dimensions that allow the AIMD to be implanted, subcutaneously, in a human body.

The present invention is configured to calculate a flow rate across a wide range of flow rate, from a low range to a high range, and includes: a fluid resistance element provided to a channel; an upstream pressure sensor that detects an upstream pressure with respect to the fluid resistance element; a downstream pressure sensor that detects a downstream pressure with respect to the fluid resistance element; and a flow rate calculation unit that calculates a flow rate based on the upstream pressure and the downstream pressure, in which the flow rate calculation unit calculates the flow rate based on viscous resistance, inertial resistance, and a degree of effect of rarefaction.

A CSF management method for use with a patient forms a closed loop CSF circuit between two points on the patient's body. The CSF circuit has a therapeutic inlet to receive a therapeutic material (e.g. a drug), and a pump having a pump outlet to direct CSF along the CSF circuit. The method controls the pump to direct CSF from the pump outlet at a CSF rate that is different from the natural flow rate (i.e., the natural CSF flow rate). The therapeutic material is added to the CSF via the therapeutic input at a therapeutic rate. The CSF rate is different than the therapeutic rate and / or may be greater than the therapeutic rate. Alternative methods may control a bolus drug infusion to localize the application to a target region.

An embodiment includes a system comprising: an artery, a vein, and a nerve; a first length of tubing adjacent at least one of the vein, artery, and nerve; a second length of tubing to couple to the first length of tubing; and a pump comprising a number of actuators; wherein when the system when operating is configured such that (b)(i) the second length of tubing couples to at least one of the number of actuators, (b)(ii) ends of the first and second lengths of tubing are closed, (b)(iii) a second end of the first length of tubing is operatively coupled to a second end of the second length of tubing, (b)(v) the pump pulsates fluid within the first length of tubing in response to the number of actuators intermittently contacting the second length of tubing.

The invention discloses a medical oncology implantable infusion port leakage monitoring system and method, and relates to the technical field of infusion leakage detection. The multi-parameter sensor module is used for monitoring pressure fluctuation in an infusion port, sensing temperature change of surrounding tissues, detecting abnormal leakage conditions of medicine components and obtaining multi-parameter sensor data; the flexible electronic circuit module is used for processing multi-parameter sensor data in real time; the data analysis and early warning module is used for performing real-time analysis on the processed multi-parameter sensor data and performing graded early warning; and the wireless communication module is used for transmitting the data of the multi-parameter sensor to an external terminal in real time by adopting a wireless communication technology. The invention relates to data acquisition, signal processing, feature extraction and fusion, leakage threshold judgment and response and feedback of an alarm mechanism, the accuracy of sensor data is ensured by applying a multi-modal fusion algorithm, and the safety and medical response efficiency of a patient are improved through a graded early warning mechanism.

A novel embodiment of a pump system, for example, of the type that would be used in a wearable drug delivery system, comprises dual linear-actuated plungers disposed in a pump chamber. The plungers are coupled to a leadscrew having both left-hand and right-hand threads such that rotation of leadscrew in a first direction moves the plungers together and rotation of leadscrew in a second, opposite direction moves the plungers apart. Movement of the plungers away from each other draws one or more doses of a liquid drug from a reservoir into the pump chamber, while movement of the plungers together forces liquid drug to a patient interface for delivery to the patient.

A fluid handling cassette, such as that useable with an automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) cycler device or other infusion apparatus, may include a generally planar body having at least one pump chamber formed as a depression in a first side of the body and a plurality of flowpaths for a fluid that includes a channel. A patient line port may be arranged for connection to a patient line and be in fluid communication with the at least one pump chamber via at least a first one of said flowpaths, and an optional membrane may be attached to the first side of the body over the at least one pump chamber. In one embodiment, the membrane may have a pump chamber portion with an unstressed shape that generally conforms to the depression of the at least one pump chamber in the body and is arranged to be movable for movement of the fluid in a useable space of the at least one pump chamber. One or more spacers may be provided in the at least one pump chamber to prevent the membrane from contacting an inner wall of the at least one pump chamber. The patient line, a drain line, and / or a heater bag line may be positioned to be separately occludable in relation to one or more solution lines that are connectable to the cassette.

A CSF management method for use with a patient forms a closed loop CSF circuit between two points on the patient's body. The CSF circuit has a therapeutic inlet to receive a therapeutic material (e.g. a drug), and a pump having a pump outlet to direct CSF along the CSF circuit. The method controls the pump to direct CSF from the pump outlet at a CSF rate that is different from the natural flow rate (i.e., the natural CSF flow rate). The therapeutic material is added to the CSF via the therapeutic input at a therapeutic rate. The CSF rate is different than the therapeutic rate and / or may be greater than the therapeutic rate. Alternative methods may control a bolus drug infusion to localize the application to a target region.

An apparatus and method for detecting intravenous (IV) infiltration and managing fluid delivery in an IV setup are disclosed. The apparatus includes a controller with an artificial intelligence (AI) engine to process real-time and historical IV parameters, a communication module for remote monitoring and control, and a sensing arm with sensors to monitor parameters like pressure, flow rate, temperature, acoustic signals, and air bubbles within the IV line. A first clamp and a second clamp are attachable to the IV line to selectively occlude fluid flow. Syringe holders connected to the IV line via an aggregation tube or Luer lock include a plunger control mechanism for adjustable injection timing, pressure, and volume. Monitored parameters are analyzed to detect IV infiltration, blockages, or abnormalities, and alerts are transmitted to medical professionals via the communication module or displayed on an integrated user interface, enabling real-time detection and dynamic adjustments.

The invention discloses an intelligent monitoring infusion pump, and particularly relates to the technical field of infusion pumps, the intelligent monitoring infusion pump comprises a connecting cylinder, a flow guide monitoring assembly is arranged on the connecting cylinder, the flow guide monitoring assembly comprises a gathering ring embedded in the connecting cylinder, a center block is arranged in the middle of the gathering ring, and a baffle is arranged at the bottom of the center block; a storage cavity is formed between the center block and the baffle. Manual fine adjustment of the liquid medicine flow can be achieved, an air channel is rapidly blocked when the liquid level is abnormal or liquid needs to be stopped emergently, automatic emergency adjustment of pressure and flow is achieved, and the problem that in the prior art, only pressure can be detected, but rapid adjustment cannot be achieved is solved; bubbles rise and escape under the action of buoyancy and are prevented from entering blood vessels of a patient along with liquid medicine, and the defect that bubbles are not easy to eliminate in the prior art is overcome.

Some embodiments of a portable medical device, such as an infusion pump, can receive an external reference signal (e.g., a radio, cellular and / or satellite signal) to provide an automatic time-setting and maintenance operation. In these circumstances, the medical device can maintain accurate time and date information even in the event of a power interruption, a time-zone change and / or an internal clock error, for example. In this manner, the portable medical device provides safe operation and added convenience to the user.

A medical device includes a housing having a distal portion with a probe extending therefrom. The housing is graspable by a user to manipulate the housing and the probe. The medical device further includes a pressure sensing system including a pressure sensor and a processing unit coupled with the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is configured to be carried by the probe. The processing unit is carried by the housing and is configured to receive input signals from the pressure sensor. The medical device further includes an output unit coupled to the processing unit and carried by the housing. The output unit is configured to output a reporting signal to a display. The reporting signal is indicative of a pressure at the pressure sensor.

The invention belongs to the technical field of anesthesia depth regulation and control, and particularly relates to an anesthesia depth self-adaptive regulation and control method and system based on a dynamic time sequence model, and the system comprises a portable computer which is used for operating a program, receiving electroencephalogram time sequence data output by a signal collection device, receiving a pressing event of a handle, and obtaining efficacy information of an effect part; a channel gating result is generated based on the information and used for conducting category division on a drug administration adjustment request, gating is conducted through a shared code LSTM and a two-channel LSTM head and an effect room concentration vector and a hysteresis band, the problem of rhythm dislocation caused by exponential smoothing lag and induction-waking asymmetry is solved, mistaken up-regulation or mistaken down-regulation and overshoot are reduced, and the accuracy of drug administration adjustment is improved. And the adjustment convergence time is shortened, so that the anesthesia depth is more stably maintained in a target interval.

Components for a medical infusion fluid handling system, such as an APD system, in which one or more lines (such as solution lines), spikes or other connection ports may be automatically capped and / or de-capped. This feature may provide advantages, such as a reduced likelihood of contamination since no human interaction is required to de-cap and connect the one or more lines, the spikes, or the other connection ports. For example, a fluid handling cassette may include one or more caps that cover a corresponding spike and include a raised and / or recessed feature to assist in removal of the one or more caps from the cassette. A solution line cap may include a hole and a recess, a groove or other feature to engage with a spike cap and enable removal of the spike cap.

A product delivery system includes a product transport vehicle having at least a plurality of tank compartments, internal valves, control valves, fluid property sensors, temperature sensors, overfill sensors, pressure sensors, a system controller, and a memory module. The product delivery system may be operable to communicatively connect with the loading system at a loading station, a fleet management system, or a cloud system to obtain information, such as the amount of liquid product to be loaded into a tank compartment. The product delivery system may be operable to compare the volumes of the tank compartments with the amounts of liquid product to be loaded at a loading station and maintain the internal valve or control valve in a locked state or transition the internal valve or control valve to an unlocked state based on the comparison. Other comparisons based on liquid type or distribution tank volume can also be made.

An infusion system and pump with configurable closed loop delivery rate catch-up including an infusion system having a medication management unit and a medical device. The medication management unit has programming code to: provide a graphical user interface for modifying a drug library; receive a catch-up rate factor; update the drug library with the catch-up rate factor; and transmit the updated drug library to the medical device. The medical device has programming code to: receive the updated drug library; receive a desired infusion rate; calculate expected accumulated infusion volume from the desired infusion rate; request delivery of the infusion at the desired infusion rate; determine actual accumulated infusion volume at a particular time; increase the infusion rate by the catch-up rate factor to generate a catch-up infusion rate when at the particular time the actual accumulated infusion volume is less than expected; and request infusion at the catch-up infusion rate.

An infusion pump assembly is disclosed. The infusion pump assembly includes a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, a pump assembly for pumping a quantity of infusible fluid from the reservoir to an exit, a first valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the pump assembly from the reservoir, a second valve assembly configured to selectively isolate the exit from the pumping assembly, and a split ring resonator antenna having a resonant frequency comprising a plurality of planar metallic layers.

An embodiment relates to an active implantable medical device (AIMD), comprising: a permeability module that allows ingress flow of a fluid to an osmotic agent chamber and generates osmotic pressure; a piston that moves longitudinally within the active implantable medical device (AIMD) in response to the osmotic pressure; a drug chamber that comprises a drug and a valve module to allow one-way flow of the drug from the drug chamber to outside the active implantable medical device (AIMD); a sensor module that measures a displacement of the piston in real-time; and an electronic module that communicates a signal to the valve module to control the valve module and regulate the one-way flow of the drug based on the displacement of the piston.

The present invention relates to an infusion pump assembly. A wearable infusion pump assembly includes a reusable housing assembly including a mechanical control assembly including a pump assembly, at least one shape memory actuator configured to actuate the pump assembly, and at least one valve assembly. The wearable infusion pump assembly also includes a disposable housing assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid. A releasable engagement assembly is configured to releasably engage the reusable housing assembly with the disposable housing assembly. A switch assembly is configured to enable a pairing function of the infusion pump assembly.

The invention discloses an insulin pump safety reminding system based on remote communication, and the system comprises an insulin pump terminal which is used for collecting equipment operation parameters, and receiving and executing a verified operation instruction; the patient monitoring terminal is bridged with a data transfer interface, a local data encryption cache interface, a graded early warning display interface and a remote man-machine interaction interface of the insulin pump terminal and the hospital comprehensive management platform; the graded authorization user terminal receives early warning information related to the insulin pump terminal, checks the state of a patient and initiates a remote operation request; the hospital comprehensive management platform is in communication connection with each terminal, manages each terminal, performs data aggregation and intelligent analysis, generates early warning information based on a multi-dimensional rule, and performs authority management and auditing and multi-source data fusion application; and the safety communication and control module is used for guaranteeing data transmission safety, operation instruction compliance and system emergency fault-tolerant operation. According to the invention, cross-time-space safety protection and active early warning can be realized, the treatment safety and management efficiency are improved, and the method is suitable for medical and pension institutions at all levels.