System and method for setting and displaying ventilator alarms
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1. A patient ventilator system, comprising:
- a respirator for ventilating a patient;
a sensor connected to the respirator for detecting an alarm condition;
a processor connected to said sensor for determining a severity of the alarm condition, and for assigning a priority among a plurality of priorities to the alarm condition based upon the determined severity;
memory connected to said processor for storing values of ventilator operating parameters, values of alarm thresholds, each said alarm condition, and said assigned priority; and
a display connected to said processor for displaying each alarm condition in order of greater priority first, and for displaying said ventilator operating parameters, patient data and alarm data.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a ventilation control system for controlling the ventilation of a patient. The ventilation control system utilizes a user-friendly user interface for the display of patient data and ventilator status, as well as for entering values for ventilation settings to be used to control the ventilator and for setting and displaying appropriate alarms settings and patient data.
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1. A patient ventilator system, comprising:
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a respirator for ventilating a patient;
a sensor connected to the respirator for detecting an alarm condition;
a processor connected to said sensor for determining a severity of the alarm condition, and for assigning a priority among a plurality of priorities to the alarm condition based upon the determined severity;
memory connected to said processor for storing values of ventilator operating parameters, values of alarm thresholds, each said alarm condition, and said assigned priority; and
a display connected to said processor for displaying each alarm condition in order of greater priority first, and for displaying said ventilator operating parameters, patient data and alarm data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A patient ventilator system, comprising:
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a respirator for ventilating a patient;
a sensor connected to the respirator for detecting an alarm condition;
a processor connected to said sensor for determining a severity of the alarm condition, and for assigning a priority among a plurality of priorities to the alarm condition based upon the determined severity, said processor being connected to a memory for storing values of ventilator operating parameters and values of alarm thresholds; and
a display connected to the processor for displaying each alarm condition in order of greater priority first, a plurality of currently active ventilator operating parameters and a graphic representation of a range of values appropriate for each of the displayed operating parameters, a measured patient value of each displayed operating parameter, each said measured patient value being displayed at a location adjacent the graphic representation proportional to said measured patient value with respect the range of appropriate values of the operating parameter, and an alarm icon adjacent to each said graphic representation at a position proportional to the value of the alarm threshold with respect to the range of appropriate values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A patient ventilator system, comprising:
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a respirator for ventilating a patient;
a sensor connected to the respirator for detecting an alarm condition;
a processor connected to said sensor for determining a severity of the alarm condition, and for assigning a priority among a plurality of priorities to the alarm condition based upon the determined severity, said processor being connected to a memory for storing values of ventilator operating parameters and values of alarm thresholds; and
a display connected to the processor for displaying each alarm condition in order of greater priority first, a plurality of alarm messages for a corresponding plurality of alarms, each of the plurality of alarm messages comprising abase message identifying a corresponding initial alarm, and an analysis message identifying the root cause of the corresponding initial alarm and identifying any subsequent alarms dependent upon said initial alarm. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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