LIFE SUPPORT AND MONITORING APPARATUS WITH MALFUNCTION CORRECTION GUIDANCE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of a patient;
a user interface including a display for communicating events to an operator;
at least one memory for storing a plurality of event codes and data associated to each event code; and
a controller for determining if an event has occurred based on the at least one sensed physiological parameter of the patient, wherein if the controller has determined an event has occurred, the controller determines the event code number and retrieves the associated data from the memory based on the determined event code and causes the display of the user interface to display the associated data.
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Abstract
A life support and monitoring apparatus with malfunction correction guidance is provided. The life support and monitoring apparatus of the present disclosure identifies the root cause or potential cause of a fault/failure and then prompts an operator to take appropriate steps to assure the continuance of life support and critical physiologic monitoring. When multiple faults/failures exist, the apparatus automatically prioritizes them based on risk to the patient and prompts the operator to do the most appropriate intervention to assure patient safety.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of a patient; a user interface including a display for communicating events to an operator; at least one memory for storing a plurality of event codes and data associated to each event code; and a controller for determining if an event has occurred based on the at least one sensed physiological parameter of the patient, wherein if the controller has determined an event has occurred, the controller determines the event code number and retrieves the associated data from the memory based on the determined event code and causes the display of the user interface to display the associated data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A ventilation apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor for sensing at least one physiological parameter of a patient; a ventilator module for providing mechanical ventilation and supplying an adjustable level of inspired oxygen (FIO2) to the patient; a controller for controlling the ventilator module to achieve the adjustable level of inspired oxygen (FIO2) based on the sensed at least one physiological parameter of the patient; a user interface including a display for communicating events to an operator; and at least one memory for storing a plurality of event codes and data associated to each event code, wherein the controller determines if an event has occurred based on the at least one sensed physiological parameter of the patient, wherein if the controller has determined an event has occurred, the controller determines the event code number and retrieves the associated data from the memory based on the determined event code and causes the display of the user interface to display the associated data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An event correction guidance method for a life support apparatus, the method comprising:
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monitoring, by at least one sensor, at least one physiological parameter of a patient; determining, by a controller, if an event has occurred based on the at least one sensed physiological parameter of the patient; wherein if an event has occurred, determining, by the controller, an event code number for the determined event; retrieving associated data from a memory based on the determined event code; and displaying on a display of the life support apparatus the associated data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A ventilation apparatus comprising:
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a ventilator module for providing mechanical ventilation and supplying an adjustable level of inspired oxygen (FIO2) to a patient; a controller for controlling the ventilator module to achieve the adjustable level of inspired oxygen (FIO2); a user interface including a display for communicating events to an operator; and at least one memory for storing a plurality of event codes and data associated to each event code, wherein the controller determines if an event has occurred with the patient, the ventilator module, a breathing circuit, a consumable resource, patient sensor connection or at least one sensed physiological parameter of the patient, wherein if the controller has determined an event has occurred, the controller determines the event code number and retrieves the associated data from the memory based on the determined event code and causes the display of the user interface to display the associated data.
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