An infusion management and pumping system having an alarm handling system
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1. An infusion system comprising:
- means for pumping at least one fluid to an output line from plural input lines;
means for detecting alarm conditions;
means for recording times at which the alarm conditions occur;
means for assigning each alarm condition a priority among a plurality of priorities;
means for altering the state of pumping operation to correspond to the priority of the detected alarm conditions;
means for storing each alarm condition; and
means for recalling each alarm condition in order of greater priority first and in a chronological order for alarm conditions having a same priority.
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Abstract
An infusion management and pumping system having an alarm handling system is disclosed. During operation, the pumping system checks for a variety of alarm conditions and stores any alarms in a ranking according to urgency. The system is operative to alter the mode of pumping operation to correspond to the priority of the alarm conditions.
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1. An infusion system comprising:
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means for pumping at least one fluid to an output line from plural input lines; means for detecting alarm conditions; means for recording times at which the alarm conditions occur; means for assigning each alarm condition a priority among a plurality of priorities; means for altering the state of pumping operation to correspond to the priority of the detected alarm conditions; means for storing each alarm condition; and means for recalling each alarm condition in order of greater priority first and in a chronological order for alarm conditions having a same priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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