A team of researchers may have taken the first step toward revolutionizing infusion pump control in automated closed-loop IV anesthesia (ACLIVA) systems by developing a prototype generic communication protocol (GCP) that would allow contact between anesthesia control algorithms and infusion pumps, regardless of the pump brand or model.
Instead of each system using its own custom commands, the GCP would provide a universal language that can be translated into specific pump instructions, which may