COMBINATION LEVEL ALARMS AND ALARM PERSISTENCE FOR PATIENT MONITORING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- periodically receiving values of a physiological condition from a sensor;
determining whether the received values have satisfied an alarm criterion for at least a predetermined portion of a predetermined period of time; and
maintaining an alarm where the received values have satisfied the alarm criterion for at least the predetermined portion of the predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
Combination level alarms and alarm persistence for patient monitoring, as well as related methods and apparatus, are disclosed. For a combination level alarm, respective values for multiple physiological conditions are received. A determination is made as to whether the received values satisfy respective alarm criteria for the physiological conditions, and if so, an alarm is raised. An alarm persistence feature involves periodically receiving values of a physiological condition, and determining whether the received values have satisfied an alarm criterion for at least a predetermined portion of a predetermined period of time. If so, an alarm is maintained. Combination alarms and alarm persistence may be implemented individually or together.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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periodically receiving values of a physiological condition from a sensor; determining whether the received values have satisfied an alarm criterion for at least a predetermined portion of a predetermined period of time; and maintaining an alarm where the received values have satisfied the alarm criterion for at least the predetermined portion of the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Apparatus comprising:
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a sensor interface that enables the apparatus to periodically receive values of a physiological condition from a sensor; and an analysis module, operatively coupled to the sensor interface, that determines whether the received values have satisfied an alarm criterion for at least a predetermined portion of a predetermined period of time, and maintains an alarm where the received values have satisfied the alarm criterion for at least the predetermined portion of the predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving respective values for a plurality of physiological conditions; determining whether the received values satisfy respective alarm criteria for the plurality of physiological conditions; and raising an alarm where the received values satisfy the respective alarm criteria for the plurality of physiological conditions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus comprising:
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a sensor interface that enables the apparatus to receive respective values for a plurality of physiological conditions; and an analysis module, operatively coupled to the sensor interface, that determines whether the received values satisfy respective alarm criteria for the plurality of physiological conditions, and raises an alarm where the received values satisfy the respective alarm criteria for the plurality of physiological conditions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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