Methods For Validating Patient Identity
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1. A method for monitoring a patient being ventilated by a medical ventilator-oximeter system, the method comprising:
- monitoring at least one patient parameter using data gathered by an oximeter;
monitoring the same at least one patient parameter using data gathered by a ventilator independently of the oximeter;
comparing the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter to the same at least one patient parameter monitored by the ventilator; and
executing an alarm to notify an operator of the medical ventilator-oximeter system that an oximeter sensor is not attached to the patient being ventilated by the ventilator when the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter and the ventilator differ by more than a predetermined value.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring a patient on a ventilator-oximeter system. The disclosure describes a novel approach determining if the oximeter and the ventilator are attached to the same patient and if not providing a warning.
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1. A method for monitoring a patient being ventilated by a medical ventilator-oximeter system, the method comprising:
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monitoring at least one patient parameter using data gathered by an oximeter; monitoring the same at least one patient parameter using data gathered by a ventilator independently of the oximeter; comparing the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter to the same at least one patient parameter monitored by the ventilator; and executing an alarm to notify an operator of the medical ventilator-oximeter system that an oximeter sensor is not attached to the patient being ventilated by the ventilator when the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter and the ventilator differ by more than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for monitoring a patient being ventilated by a medical ventilator-oximeter system, the method comprising:
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monitoring a pulse rate of a patient using data gathered by an oximeter; monitoring the pulse rate of the patient using data gathered by a ventilator independently of the oximeter; comparing the pulse rate monitored by the oximeter to the pulse rate monitored by the ventilator; and executing an alarm to notify an operator of the medical ventilator-oximeter system that an oximeter sensor is not attached to the patient being ventilated by the ventilator when the pulse rate monitored by the oximeter and the pulse rate monitored by the ventilator differ by more than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for monitoring a patient being ventilated by a medical ventilator-oximeter system, the method comprising:
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monitoring a respiration rate of a patient using data gathered from an oximeter; monitoring the respiration rate of the patient using data gathered by a ventilator independently of the oximeter; comparing the respiration rate monitored by the oximeter to the respiration rate monitored by the ventilator; and executing an alarm to notify an operator of the medical ventilator-oximeter system that an oximeter sensor is not attached to the patient being ventilated by the ventilator when the respiration rate monitored by the oximeter and the respiration rate monitored by the ventilator differ by more than a predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A medical ventilator-oximeter system, comprising:
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a ventilator, the ventilator comprising a processor, a pneumatic gas delivery system controlled by the processor, the pneumatic gas delivery system adapted to control a flow of gas from a gas supply to a patient via a ventilator breathing circuit, at least one sensor in communication with the processor, data from the at least one sensor is utilized to determine a respiration rate of the patient, and a cardiac oscillation detector in communication with the processor, data from the cardiac oscillation detector is utilized to determine a pulse rate of the patient; an oximeter operatively coupled to the ventilator, comprising, an oximeter sensor in communication with the processor, a pulse rate module in communication with the processor, and an infrared plethysmorgram module in communication with the processor; a comparing module, the comparing module compares at least one patient parameter monitored by using oximeter data to the same at least one patient parameter monitored independently by using ventilator data; an alarm module, the alarm module executes an alarm when the at least one patient parameter monitored by using the oximeter data and the same at least one patient parameter monitored by using the ventilator data differ by more than a predetermined value; and a display module controlled by the processor, the display module is adapted to display an executed alarm. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method for monitoring a patient being ventilated by a medical ventilator-oximeter system, the method comprising:
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repeatedly monitoring at least one patient parameter with an oximeter and with a ventilator independently of the oximeter; repeatedly comparing the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter to the at least one patient parameter monitored by the ventilator; determining that the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter differs from the at least one parameter monitored by the ventilator by more than a predetermined value; and executing an alarm after the step of determining that the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter differs from the at least one parameter monitored by the ventilator by more than a predetermined value.
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23. A medical ventilator-oximeter system, comprising:
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means for repeatedly monitoring at least one patient parameter with an oximeter and with a ventilator independently of the oximeter; means for repeatedly comparing the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter to the at least one patient parameter monitored by the ventilator; means for determining that the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter differs from the at least one parameter monitored by the ventilator by more than a predetermined value; and means for executing an alarm after the step of determining that the at least one patient parameter monitored by the oximeter differs from the at least one parameter monitored by the ventilator by more than a predetermined value.
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