Wayne State University Researchers Receive Patent for Advanced Anesthesia Monitoring System
Researchers from Wayne
State University, who have innovated a novel method that will assist
anesthesiologists with a more effective method of monitoring patients, have
received a U.S. patent for their technology. The patent (#8,998,808), will
prove especially useful during surgeries where anesthesia doses need to be
monitored closely. Typically, anesthesia doses depend on the present medical
condition of the patient, the nature of the surgical procedure, physiological
variables, and other factors such as drug interactions.
All of these aspects
combine to make predicting drug impact a tricky process. Thus far, the medical
fraternity has relied on the clinical expertise of anesthesiologists and a high
degree of vigilance. But that doesn’t guarantee an error-free anesthesia
decision – sometimes, even the most experienced practitioners could go wrong.
The consequences of this could range from minor complications to death in
extreme cases.
Despite the fact that
anesthesia is now much safer as compared to a few decades ago, the need for
constantly improving health monitoring during surgery persists. The System for
Identifying Patient Response to Anesthesia Infusion was a result of this need.
The smart technology is centered on real-time patient monitoring. With this, it
is possible to obtain dynamic prediction and individualized monitoring of
patients’ vital signs when under anesthesia. From physicians’ perspective, the
early warning signals provided by this technology are a definitive help. Any
decisions relating to anesthesia depths can be taken with more clarity.
At the center of this
new technology lies an information processing methodology that simultaneously
tracks physiological signals, drug rates, and analyzes these using stochastic
approximation methods to present real-time data.
The team has recently
developed a prototype of this advanced monitoring system. The project received
financial support from the MUCI program of the Michigan Economic Development
Corporation.
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