METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED INFUSION OF THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES

摘要

A method for infusing arnifusate into the body of a human or animal subject using an inftuson profile which has the following steps: A) assigning () total infusate volume; ii) total number of infusion steps; iii) time duration per infusion step, iv) maximum infusion rate, v) initial fusion rate, vi) incremental increase in infusion rate and vii) ramp rate; B) calculating a first infusion step having 1) a ramping segment and ii) a terminal segment; C) performing the first infusion step at approximately the assigned initial infusion rate until the assigned time duration has been reached; D) calculating a volume of infusate delivered during the preceding infusion step; E) calculating the remaining volume of infusate to be infused to deliver the assigned total infusate volume; F) cakulating an additional infusion step based on the incremental increase in infusion rate, remaining volume of infusate to be infused and the volume of infusate delivered during the preceding infusion step, the additional infusion step having i) a ramping segment and ii) a terminal segment; G) performing the addiional infusion step which continues at approximately said new infusion rate untit the assigned time duration has been reached; and H) repeating Steps D through G until the assigned total infusate volume has been delivered,