BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20110043366A1
• Filed: 08/23/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: SEMBA, Masato, OSONE, Kazuo
• Granted Patent: US 8,648,723 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence

Abstract

A biological information monitoring system includes: an alarm generator which generates an alarm signal indicative of an abnormality of biological information of a patient, or an abnormality of a unit related to monitoring of biological information of a patient, or an abnormality due to an operation of a unit related to monitoring of biological information of a patient; a first output generator which performs a first output based on the alarm signal; a detector which detects information related to the first output; a second output generator which performs a second output being independent from the first output; and a warning controller which controls the second output generator to perform the second output based on the detected information related to the first output.

Claims

1. A biological information monitoring system comprising:

an alarm generator which generates an alarm signal indicative of an abnormality of biological information of a patient, or an abnormality of a unit related to monitoring of biological information of a patient, or an abnormality due to an operation of a unit related to monitoring of biological information of a patient;

a first output generator which performs a first output based on the alarm signal;

a detector which detects information related to the first output;

a second output generator which performs a second output being independent from the first output; and

a warning controller which controls the second output generator to perform the second output based on the detected information related to the first output.

2. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the warning controller controls the second output generator to perform the second output based on at least one of the alarm signal and a notification signal which is based on the alarm signal and indicative of presence/absence of the alarm signal.

3. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the information related to the first output which is detected by the detector includes presence/absence of the alarm signal in a path from the alarm generator to the first output generator.

4. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the alarm generator is disposed in one of a remote device which is remotely connected to a monitor device which monitors the biological information of the patient and the monitor, and

the first output generator and the detector are disposed in the remote device.

5. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the alarm generator, the first output generator, the detector, the second output generator, and the warning controller are disposed in a monitor device which monitors the biological information of the patient.

6. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit; and

a body unit which sends display information to the display unit, wherein

the first output generator and the detector are disposed in the display unit, and

the second output generator and the warning controller are disposed in the body unit.

7. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the warning controller is independent and separated from the first output generator.

8. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the first output performed by the first output generator includes at least one of sound, vibration, and light.

9. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the second output performed by the second output generator includes at least one of sound, vibration, an image, and light.

10. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the first output and the second output are different in kind from each other.

11. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the first output is first sound, and

the second output is second sound different from the first sound.

12. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first driver which drives the first output generator; and

a second driver which drives the second output generator, wherein

the detector is placed on an input side of the second driver and detects the alarm signal at least one of at an input side and an output side of the first driver.

13. The biological information monitoring system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first driver which drives the first output generator; and

a second driver which drives the second output generator, wherein

the detector is placed on an output side of the second driver and detects the alarm signal at least one of at an input side and an output side of the first driver.