PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PATIENT

• US 20080114222A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 05/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dragerwerk AG & Company KGaA (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Drager Medical AG & Co KG (Dragerwerk AG)
• Inventors: Stetzer, Bela, Meyer, Jorg-Uwe, Stahlkopf, Susanne, Haar, Maral, Schumacher, Peter, Bouillon, Thomas, Wilkening, Michael, Franz, Frank, Buschke, Wilfried, Kuck, Kai
• Granted Patent: US 7,985,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4821 Determining level or depth of anaesthesia A61B5/1106 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0241 Anaesthetics; Analgesics
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A process for monitoring a patient by a monitoring device is provided in which simplified monitoring of the patient can be carried out on the basis of a suitable selection of the parameter values and/or ranges displayed in a special manner. A suitable device (1) is provided for carrying out the process.

Claims

1. A process for monitoring at least one parameter of a patient, the process comprising the steps of:

providing a monitoring means, which has at least one display for the simultaneous display of a plurality of parameter values at different points in time;

selecting at least one parameter value from the plurality of parameter values, which is displayed in a manner of display that differs from the manner of display of the non-selected parameter values.

2. A process in accordance with claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting at least one parameter range which is displayed in a manner of display that differs from the manner of display of the non-selected parameter ranges.

3. A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein said step of selecting at least one parameter value includes displaying the selected value with a lighter contrast and said step of selecting at least one parameter range includes displaying the selected range with a lighter contrast.

4. A process in accordance with claim 1, further comprising selecting at least two parameter values, which are displayed in different manners from one another.

5. A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one monitored parameter is anesthetic concentration in the course of an anesthesia of the patient.

6. A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein the at least one range is a parameter range between at least two TOL or TOSS isoboles.

7. A process in accordance with claim 2, further comprising adapting the at least one parameter range on the basis of an observation made during the monitoring.

8. A device for monitoring a parameter of a patient, the device comprising:

a monitoring device with a display means for the simultaneous display of a plurality of parameter values at different points in time; and

selecting means for selecting at least one parameter value, from the plurality of parameter value, which at least one parameter value is displayed in a manner of display that differs from the manner of display of the non-selected parameter values.

9. A device in accordance with claim 8, further comprising a means for selecting at least one parameter range, which is displayed in a manner of display that differs from the manner of display of the non-selected parameter ranges.

10. A device in accordance with claim 8, wherein said parameter value is displayed with a lighter contrast from the display of non-selected parameter values.

11. A device in accordance with claim 9, wherein said parameter range is displayed with a lighter contrast from the display of non-selected parameter ranges.

12. A device in accordance claim 8, wherein said selecting means is for selecting at least two parameter values, which are displayed in different manners from one another.

13. A device in accordance claim 8, further comprising a module for the optional display of either the selected parameter values only or of the plurality of parameter values.

14. A device in accordance claim 9, further comprising a means for adapting the at least one parameter range on the basis of observation made during the monitoring.

15. A device in accordance claim 8, wherein the further comprising an anesthesia apparatus.