Alert system for MRI technologist and caregiver
First Claim
1. An alert system for providing the capability for a care giver or technologist in a medical procedure room to send an alert signal concerning a patient undergoing the medical procedure to personnel in a control room outside the procedure room, the system comprising:
- an alert device carried by or available to the care giver or technologist in the procedure room, the device including an alert switch configured for manual activation by the care giver or technologist, and a wireless signal transmitter for generating encoded alert signals upon activation of the alert switch, and wherein the alert device is substantially non-magnetic;
an alert control system in the control room, comprising a signal receiver, a memory for storing pre-recorded messages, an audio transducer and a controller, the controller responsive to alert signals generated by the alert device to generate alert signals including generating pre-recorded messages from the audio transducer.
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Abstract
An alert system for providing the capability for a care giver or technologist in a medical procedure room such as the magnet room of an MRI installation to send an alert signal to personnel outside the magnet room. The system includes an alert device in the procedure room with an alert switch, and a wireless signal transmitter for generating encoded alert signals upon activation of the alert switch. An alert control system in the control room of the installation includes a signal receiver, a memory for storing pre-recorded messages, an audio transducer and a controller, the controller responsive to alert signals received from the alert device to generate alert signals including generating pre-recorded messages from the audio transducer.
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20 Claims
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1. An alert system for providing the capability for a care giver or technologist in a medical procedure room to send an alert signal concerning a patient undergoing the medical procedure to personnel in a control room outside the procedure room, the system comprising:
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an alert device carried by or available to the care giver or technologist in the procedure room, the device including an alert switch configured for manual activation by the care giver or technologist, and a wireless signal transmitter for generating encoded alert signals upon activation of the alert switch, and wherein the alert device is substantially non-magnetic; an alert control system in the control room, comprising a signal receiver, a memory for storing pre-recorded messages, an audio transducer and a controller, the controller responsive to alert signals generated by the alert device to generate alert signals including generating pre-recorded messages from the audio transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An alert system for a care giver or technologist in a shielded MRI magnet room to send an alert signal regarding a patient undergoing an MRI procedure to personnel in a control room outside the magnet room, with a window between the magnet room and the control room, the system comprising:
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an alert device carried by or available to the care giver or technologist in the magnet room, the alert device including an alert switch configured for manual activation by the care giver or technologist, and a wireless signal transmitter for generating wireless alert signals upon activation of the alert switch by the caregiver or technologist; a base station disposed in the magnet room, the base station comprising a receiver for receiving the encoded signal, a decoder or data converter responsive to the received signal, and an Infrared (IR) transmitter for transmitting IR signals representative of the signals from the decoder or data converter; an alert control system in the control room, comprising a signal receiver positioned to receive the IR signals passed through the window from the base station, a memory for storing pre-recorded messages, an audio transducer and a controller, the control system responsive to IR alert signals emitted by the base station to generate alert signals including generating audible alert signals indicating that assistance is needed in the magnet room. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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