Medical device comprising a visual and an audio alarm signal generator
First Claim
1. A medical device, in particular medical infusion device, comprising:
- a control unit for controlling operation of the medical device,a visual alarm generator for generating a visual alarm signal, andan audio alarm generator for generating an audio alarm signal,wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of an alarm condition, for producing the visual alarm signal and the audio alarm signal which are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined time differencewherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of the alarm condition, such that the visual alarm signal precedes the audio alarm signal by the predetermined time difference; and
wherein the predetermined time difference is in a range between 5 ms and 100 ms.
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Abstract
A medical device (2, 3, 20), in particular a medical infusion device (2, 3, 20), comprises a control unit (200) for controlling operation of the medical device (2, 3, 20), a visual alarm generator (201) for generating a visual alarm signal (V), and an audio alarm generator (202) for generating an audio alarm signal (S). Herein, the control unit (200) is constituted to control the visual alarm generator (201) and the audio alarm generator (202), in case of an alarm condition, for producing a visual alarm signal (V1, V2) and an audio alarm signal (S1, S2) which are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined time difference (T1). In this way a medical device is provided which allows to enhance the perception of a user to help the user to quickly identify a medical device on which an alarm condition has occurred.
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1. A medical device, in particular medical infusion device, comprising:
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a control unit for controlling operation of the medical device, a visual alarm generator for generating a visual alarm signal, and an audio alarm generator for generating an audio alarm signal, wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of an alarm condition, for producing the visual alarm signal and the audio alarm signal which are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined time difference wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of the alarm condition, such that the visual alarm signal precedes the audio alarm signal by the predetermined time difference; and wherein the predetermined time difference is in a range between 5 ms and 100 ms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical device, in particular medical infusion device, comprising:
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a control unit for controlling operation of the medical device, a visual alarm generator for generating a visual alarm signal, and an audio alarm generator for generating an audio alarm signal, wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of an alarm condition, for producing the visual alarm signal and the audio alarm signal which are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined time difference, wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of the alarm condition, such that the audio alarm signal precedes the visual alarm signal by the predetermined time difference, wherein the predetermined time difference is in a range between 5 ms and 70 ms. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A medical device, in particular medical infusion device, comprising:
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a control unit for controlling operation of the medical device, a visual alarm generator for generating a visual alarm signal, and an audio alarm generator for generating an audio alarm signal, wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of an alarm condition, for producing the visual alarm signal and the audio alarm signal which are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined time difference wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of the alarm condition, to produce a first audio alarm signal, a first visual alarm signal following the first audio alarm signal by a first predetermined time difference, and a second audio alarm signal following the first visual alarm signal by a second predetermined time difference. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A medical device, in particular medical infusion device, comprising:
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a control unit for controlling operation of the medical device, a visual alarm generator for generating a visual alarm signal, and an audio alarm generator for generating an audio alarm signal, wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of an alarm condition, for producing the visual alarm signal and the audio alarm signal which are offset with respect to each other by a predetermined time difference wherein the control unit is configured to control the visual alarm generator and the audio alarm generator, in case of the alarm condition, to produce a first visual alarm signal, a first audio alarm signal following the first visual alarm signal by a first predetermined time difference, and a second visual alarm signal following the first audio alarm signal by a second predetermined time difference. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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