SENSOR INSERTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID DEVICE
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Abstract
A sensor inserting device includes a device main body and a push handle for moving a detector of a sensor and an insertion needle, with the sensor held coupled to the insertion needle, into the body of a patient. A transmitter, for processing a signal from the sensor, is set in the device main body. A cable, allowing transmission of a signal between the sensor and the transmitter, is connected to the sensor (12) and the transmitter.
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12. A method for determining the state of a sensor comprising:
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a processor of a display unit receiving a first signal from a transmitter, in communication with the sensor, wherein the first signal is received before the sensor is inserted into a patient; the processor retrieving a first threshold associated with the first signal; the processor comparing the first signal to the first threshold to determine if the sensor is in a normal state; if the first signal is in the normal state, the processor determining that the sensor is functioning properly; if the first signal is not in the normal state, the processor; determining that the sensor is not functioning properly; and providing an alarm alerting that the sensor is not function properly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute a method for determining the state of a sensor, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a first signal from a transmitter, in communication with the sensor, wherein the first signal is received before the sensor is inserted into a patient; instructions to retrieve a first threshold associated with the first signal; instructions to compare the first signal to the first threshold to determine if the sensor is in a normal state; if the first signal is in the normal state, instructions to determine that the sensor is functioning properly; if the first signal is not in the normal state, instructions to; determine that the sensor is not functioning properly; provide an alarm alerting that the sensor is not function properly; instructions to receive an indication that the sensor has been inserted into the patient; instructions to receive a second signal from the sensor after the insertion; instructions to retrieve a second threshold; instructions to compare the second signal to the second threshold to determine if the sensor is in a second normal state; if the second signal is in the second normal state, instructions to determine that the sensor is functioning properly; if the second signal is not in the second normal state, instructions to; instructions to determine that the sensor is not functioning properly; and instructions to provide the alarm alerting that the sensor is not function properly. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A display unit comprising:
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a memory; a communications system; a processor in communication with the memory and the communications system, the processor operable to; execute a receiver module configured to receive a first signal from the communication system, wherein the first signal is sent from a transmitter, in communication with a sensor, wherein the first signal is received before the sensor is inserted into a patient; execute a comparator module configured to; retrieve a first threshold, associated with the first signal, from a threshold data store; compare the first signal to the first threshold to determine if the sensor is in a normal state; if the first signal is in the normal state, determine that the sensor is functioning properly; if the first signal is not in the normal state, determine that the sensor is not functioning properly; if the sensor is not functioning properly, send an indication; execute alarm module configured to, in response to receiving the indication, provide an alarm alerting a user that the sensor is not function properly. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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