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Method and apparatus for nuisance alarm reductions

  • US 5,865,736 A
  • Filed: 09/30/1997
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for controlling an alarm in a medical diagnostic apparatus, said apparatus generating said alarm when a measured value for a physiological parameter is outside a specified range, comprising the steps of:

  • determining a quantity of time said measured value is outside said range;

    determining a measure of the amount by which said range is exceeded by said value for a plurality of times during said quantity of time; and

    controlling said alarm so no alarm is provided until a combination of said quantity of time and said amounts exceeds a predetermined level.

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