System And Method For Enabling A Research Mode On Physiological Monitors

• US 20100081890A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 04/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Li, Li, Amundson, Scott, Ochs, James
• Granted Patent: US 8,968,193 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/72 Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes character recognition, recognising digital ink, document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00; recognition or understanding of postal images G06V30/424
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7235 Details of waveform analysis A61B5/349 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7271 Specific aspects of physiological measurement analysis A61B5/316, A61B5/349 and A61B5/374 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/923 by comparison of patient data to other data

Abstract

The present disclosure may provide a system and method for analyzing data acquired using a physiological monitor. In one embodiment, the analysis is performed on the physiological monitor and results in the analysis of data collected by the physiological monitor over an interval of time. The analysis may include comparing the data to sample data representative of known disease states and/or may include performing statistical analyses or recalculations of the data based on adjusted monitor settings. In one embodiment, the settings of the physiological monitor may be adjusted based on the results of the analyses.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing data, comprising:

collecting data over a time interval using a physiological monitor;

entering a data analysis or research mode; and

analyzing the data on the physiological monitor.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

adjusting one or more settings of the physiological monitor based on the results of the analysis.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

adjusting one or more settings of the physiological monitor based on the results of the analysis; and

collecting additional data using the physiological monitor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data comprises comparing the data to one or more sets of sample data corresponding to respective disease states.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data comprises performing at least one of a statistical analysis, a filtering operation, or a pattern recognition operation on the data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data comprises recalculating one or more physiological characteristics and/or trends based on adjustments to the settings of the physiological monitor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data comprises accessing the physiological monitor via a networked processor-based system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the data comprises analyzing one or more measures related to monitor performance or staff performance during the time interval.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data corresponds to one or more of patient physiological data, sensor measurement values, or alarm response time measurements.

10. A method for analyzing data, comprising:

entering a research mode on a physiological monitor in response to a user input or presentation of a security device;

accessing a set of data acquired by the physiological monitor over a time interval;

executing one or more analysis routines to analyze the set of data;

displaying the results of the one or more analysis routines;

and exiting research mode after a specified timeout or removal of a security device.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising:

executing one or more parameter generation routines to generate one or more recommended settings for the physiological monitor based on the results of the analysis routines.

12. The method of claim 11, comprising:

implementing the one or more recommended settings on the physiological monitor in response to an additional user input.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the user input is received by the physiological monitor from a separate electronic device.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the results are displayed on a separate electronic device.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of data comprises one or more of patient physiological data, sensor measurement values, or alarm response time measurements.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more analysis routines comprise one or more routines for performing statistical analyses.

17. A physiological monitor comprising:

a port capable of receiving sensor data;

one or more memory or storage devices capable of at least storing the sensor data, one or more derived physiological characteristics, and/or one or more analysis routines; and

one or more processors capable of processing the sensor data to derive the one or more physiological characteristics and of executing the one or more analysis routines to analyze at least the sensor data or the physiological characteristics.

18. The physiological monitor of claim 17, wherein the one or more memory or storage devices comprise at least one of a RAM, a ROM, or a mass storage device.

19. The physiological monitor of claim 17, wherein the one or more processors are also capable of executing one or more parameter generation routines stored on the one or more memory or storage devices, wherein the parameter generation routines generate one or more recommended settings for the physiological monitor based on the results of the analysis routines.

20. The physiological monitor of claim 17, wherein the analysis routines compare at least one of the sensor data or the physiological characteristics to one or more sets of sample data corresponding to respective disease states.