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System for producing prioritized alarm messages in a medical instrument

  • US 5,285,792 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1992
  • Issued: 02/15/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control system for use with a medical instrument comprising:

  • sensing means for monitoring the operation of said instrument to detect a plurality of predetermined conditions;

    message means for generating initial and steady state visible and audible messages indicative of the predetermined conditions; and

    prioritization means for controlling the generation of the initial and steady state messages by said message means in accordance with a predetermined set of parameters including a priority assigned to each of the predetermined conditions detected by said sensing means, wherein the visible messages include an initial display message, steady state display message, and icon.

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