METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT MONITORING ALARM
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1. A method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm comprising:
- providing a plurality of triggering criteria;
overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria if an override signal has been received from an input device, wherein said overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria is adapted to minimize false alarms; and
sounding an alarm if one of the plurality of triggering criteria has been met and said one of the plurality of triggering criteria has not been overridden.
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Abstract
A method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a plurality of triggering criteria, and overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria if an override signal has been received from an input device. The process of overriding a category of triggering criteria is adapted to minimize false alarms. The method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm also includes sounding an alarm if one of the triggering criteria has been met and has not been overridden. A corresponding patient monitoring system is also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm comprising:
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providing a plurality of triggering criteria; overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria if an override signal has been received from an input device, wherein said overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria is adapted to minimize false alarms; and sounding an alarm if one of the plurality of triggering criteria has been met and said one of the plurality of triggering criteria has not been overridden. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm comprising:
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providing patient data from a plurality of sensors; providing a plurality of triggering criteria based on said patient data; overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria if an override signal has been received from an input device, the category of the triggering criteria being defined to include one or more of the plurality of triggering criteria that are potentially related to patient manipulation, wherein said overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria is adapted to minimize false alarms; and sounding an alarm if one of the plurality of triggering criteria has been met and said one of the plurality of triggering criteria has not been overridden. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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an input device adapted to selectively transmit an override signal; a controller coupled with the input device, the controller being adapted to evaluate a plurality of triggering criteria, the controller being configured to override a category of the plurality of triggering criteria in response to the receipt of the override signal from the input device; and an alarm coupled with the controller; wherein the controller is configured to activate the alarm if one of the plurality of triggering criteria has been met and said one of the plurality of triggering criteria has not been overridden. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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