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US 12,364,442 · App. 18/146,913 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Alarm system for intravenous pump or catheter based upon fuzzy logic

Inventor: Elena M. Bosque (Pacifica, CA)
Assignee: University of Washington
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Patent No.
US 12,364,442
App. No.
18/146,913
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, a self-monitoring intravenous catheter system is provided. An alarm controller is provided that receives signals representing a pH value, an oxygen saturation value, and a pressure value in proximity to the distal end of the catheter. By performing a fuzzy logic analysis of the values, the alarm controller is able to detect that the catheter is about to fail or has failed, and can cause alerts to be presented. In some embodiments, an intravenous catheter is provided that has a pH sensor and an oximeter disposed at a distal end of the catheter to obtain the pH value and oxygen saturation values analyzed by the alarm controller. Embodiments of the catheter and self-monitoring intravenous catheter system may be particularly useful in treating neonates, who are sensitive to catheter failure and are not capable of detecting the signs of failure themselves.

Claims (28)

1. An intravenous catheter system configured to self-monitor for failure of an infusion, the system comprising:

an intravenous catheter having a proximal portion and a distal end;

a set of sensors located at the distal end of the intravenous catheter, wherein the set of sensors include at least an oximeter and a pH sensor, and wherein at least one of the oximeter and the pH sensor covers a flat surface of a distal tip of a tube of the intravenous catheter;

a pump device coupled to the proximal portion of the catheter; and

a controller communicatively coupled to the set of sensors;

wherein the controller includes at least one processor and a nontransitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the controller to perform actions comprising:

monitoring signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor while the pump device is pumping fluid from the proximal portion of the intravenous catheter to the distal end of the intravenous catheter; and

in response to determining that the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor indicate a failure of the intravenous catheter, causing an alert to be presented;

wherein the failure of the intravenous catheter is a passage of the distal tip of the intravenous catheter through a blood vessel into surrounding tissue.

2. The intravenous catheter system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the oximeter and the pH sensor wraps around a portion of a distal outer surface of a tube of the intravenous catheter.

3. The intravenous catheter system of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensor, and wherein monitoring the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor includes monitoring signals generated by the pressure sensor.

4. The intravenous catheter system of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor indicate a failure of the intravenous catheter by using fuzzy logic to analyze a combination of the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor.

5. The intravenous catheter system of claim 1 , wherein the controller further includes a network interface, and wherein causing the alert to be presented includes transmitting an instruction via the network interface that causes presentation of the alert.

6. A controller for an intravenous catheter system, comprising:

at least one processor;

a sensor interface; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, cause the controller to perform actions comprising:

monitoring signals received via the sensor interface from at least an oximeter and a pH sensor located at a distal end of an intravenous catheter while a pump device is pumping fluid from a proximal portion of the intravenous catheter to the distal end of the intravenous catheter, wherein at least one of the oximeter and the pH sensor covers a flat surface of a distal tip of a tube of the intravenous catheter; and

in response to determining that the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor indicate a failure of the intravenous catheter, causing, by the controller, an alert to be presented, wherein the failure of the intravenous catheter is a passage of the distal tip of the intravenous catheter through a blood vessel into surrounding tissue.

7. The controller of claim 6 , wherein monitoring the signals received via the sensor interface includes monitoring signals generated by a pressure sensor.

8. The controller of claim 6 , further comprising determining that the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor indicate a failure of the intravenous catheter by using fuzzy logic to analyze a combination of the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor.

9. The controller of claim 6 , wherein causing the alert to be presented includes transmitting an instruction via a network interface of the controller that causes presentation of the alert.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor of a controller for an intravenous catheter system, cause the controller to perform actions comprising:

monitoring, by the controller, signals generated by at least an oximeter and a pH sensor located at a distal end of an intravenous catheter while a pump device is pumping fluid from a proximal portion of the intravenous catheter to the distal end of the intravenous catheter, wherein at least one of the oximeter and the pH sensor covers a flat surface of a distal tip of a tube of the intravenous catheter; and

in response to determining that the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor indicate a failure of the intravenous catheter, causing, by the controller, an alert to be presented, wherein the failure of the intravenous catheter is a passage of the distal tip of the intravenous catheter through a blood vessel into surrounding tissue.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein monitoring the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor includes monitoring signals generated by a pressure sensor.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the actions further comprise determining that the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor indicate a failure of the intravenous catheter by using fuzzy logic to analyze a combination of the signals generated by at least the oximeter and the pH sensor.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein causing the alert to be presented includes transmitting an instruction via a network interface of the controller that causes presentation of the alert.

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