ALARM SUSPEND SYSTEM
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Abstract
An alarm suspend system utilizes an alarm trigger responsive to physiological parameters and corresponding limits on those parameters. The parameters are associated with both fast and slow treatment times corresponding to length of time it takes for a person to respond to medical treatment for out-of-limit parameter measurements. Audible and visual alarms respond to the alarm trigger. An alarm silence button is pressed to silence the audible alarm for a predetermined suspend time. The audible alarm is activated after the suspend time has lapsed. Longer suspend times are associated with slow treatment parameters and shorter suspend times are associated with fast treatment parameters.
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27 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A physiological measurement system comprising:
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a physiological sensor including; a plurality of light emitting diodes configured to transmit wavelengths of light onto a tissue site of a patient; and at least one detector configured to measure an indication of the wavelengths of light after attenuation by tissue of the patient and output a signal responsive of the attenuated light; and one or more processors in communication with the physiological sensor, the one or more processors configured to; determine a measurement of a physiological parameter based on the signal; activate an alarm in response to determining an alarm activation threshold has been satisfied by the physiological parameter measurement; receive an indication of a parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time; and suspend the alarm for the indicated parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An method comprising:
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measuring a physiological parameter using a patient monitoring device, the patient monitoring device including a processor and a memory device configured to store a parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time; activating an alarm in response to determining an alarm activation threshold has been satisfied by the physiological parameter measurement; receiving an indication of a parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time; and suspending the alarm for the indicated parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A physiological measurement system comprising:
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a physiological sensor means for outputting a signal responsive to a noninvasive measurement of attenuated light transmitted through a tissue site of a patient; and a processing means in communication with the physiological sensor means and configured to; determine a measurement of a physiological parameter based on the signal; activate an alarm in response to determining an alarm activation threshold has been satisfied by the physiological parameter measurement; receive an indication of a parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time; and suspend the alarm for the indicated parameter-specific alarm suspension period of time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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