Method and system for monitoring the course of therapy of a patient being therapeutically treated
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring therapy being administered to a patient, comprising the steps of:
- (a) acquiring an information value by obtaining a measurement from a patient representing a course of a therapy being administered to the patient;
(b) designating a designated value selected from the group consisting of said information value and a calculated value calculated from said information value;
(c) allocating a comparison value to said designated value and comparing said designated value to said comparison value in a comparison;
(d) generating an alarm if said comparison indicates an impermissible deviation of said designated value from said comparison value;
(e) at intervals during said course of said therapy selected from the group consisting of predetermined time intervals and variable time intervals, automatically determining, dependent on said designated value, whether a need exists to adapt said comparison value and, if so, automatically taking action selected from the group consisting of automatically changing said comparison value, and informing an agent of said need to adapt said comparison value; and
(f) if said comparison value is to be adapted by an agent, automatically generating an indication to said agent of said need to adapt said comparison value.
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Abstract
In a method and system for monitoring the course of therapy administered to a patient, at least one information value that requires a therapeutic and/or diagnostic measure and that is a direct or indirect measure of the course of the therapy is registered continuously or in time intervals, and at least one comparison value, to be compared to the information value or to a calculated value determined based on the information value, is allocated to the information value. An alarm signal is emitted given an impermissible deviation of the information value or of the calculated value from the comparison value and is detected in the course of the comparison. The comparison value is varied dependent on the course of the therapy and is adapted to the course of the therapy, the adaptation of ensuing automatically or by means of an authorized person or entity.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring therapy being administered to a patient, comprising the steps of:
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(a) acquiring an information value by obtaining a measurement from a patient representing a course of a therapy being administered to the patient; (b) designating a designated value selected from the group consisting of said information value and a calculated value calculated from said information value; (c) allocating a comparison value to said designated value and comparing said designated value to said comparison value in a comparison; (d) generating an alarm if said comparison indicates an impermissible deviation of said designated value from said comparison value; (e) at intervals during said course of said therapy selected from the group consisting of predetermined time intervals and variable time intervals, automatically determining, dependent on said designated value, whether a need exists to adapt said comparison value and, if so, automatically taking action selected from the group consisting of automatically changing said comparison value, and informing an agent of said need to adapt said comparison value; and (f) if said comparison value is to be adapted by an agent, automatically generating an indication to said agent of said need to adapt said comparison value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for monitoring therapy being administered to a patient, comprising:
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an acquisition device that acquires an information value by obtaining a measurement from a patient representing a course of a therapy being administered to the patient; an evaluation device in communication with said acquisition device for that receives said information value from said acquisition device and designate a designated value selected from the group consisting of said information value and a calculated value calculated from said information value; said evaluation device allocating a comparison value to said designated value and comparing said designated value to said comparison value in a comparison and generating an alarm if said comparison indicates a impermissible deviation of said designated value from said comparison value; said evaluation device, at intervals during said course of said therapy selected from the group consisting of predetermined time intervals and variable time intervals, automatically determining, dependent on said designated value, whether a need exists to adapt said comparison value and, if so, automatically taking action selected from the group consisting of automatically changing said comparison value, and informing an agent of said need to adapt said comparison value; and a reception device located at said agent, said evaluation device, if said comparison value is to be adapted by an agent, automatically generating an indication to said reception device of said need to adapt said comparison value. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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