ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR SUPERVISING MEDICAL MONITOR
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Abstract
An arrangement for supervising a medical monitor. The arrangement for supervising the medical monitor comprises a measurement function having at least one measurement device to make at least one measurement for obtaining measurement information for monitoring one or more patient care signals. The arrangement for supervising the medical monitor also includes a supervision analyzer configured to communicate with the measuring function and to receive the measurement information. The supervision analyzer is adapted to obtain reference information and to compare the measurement information to the reference information to determine whether the measurement function is working properly.
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16. An arrangement for supervising a medical monitor, the arrangement comprising:
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a measurement function having at least one measurement device to make at least one measurement for obtaining measurement information from one or more monitored patient care signals; and a supervision analyzer configured to communicate with the measuring function and to receive the measurement information; wherein the supervision analyzer is adapted to obtain reference information, wherein the reference information is created (a) when the measurement function measures a patient care signal different from the one or more monitored patient care signals or (b) when the measurement function exploits only some measurement components of the one or more patient care signals and the patient care signal, and wherein the supervision analyzer is further configured to compare the measurement information to the reference information to determine whether the measurement function is working properly. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for supervising a medical monitor, the method comprising:
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activating the medical monitor to make a measurement indicative of one or more patient care signals to create measurement information; creating reference information by exploiting only some measurement components of the one or more patient care signals and a separate patient care signal; supplying the measurement information and the reference information to a supervision analyzer; comparing, using the supervision analyzer, the measurement information to the reference information; and determining whether or not the measured information is acceptable; and choosing one of continue as planned or take action. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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