Method and apparatus for controlling an alarm while monitoring
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring of a patient, comprising:
- acquiring data from the patient;
setting a threshold; and
dynamically adjusting an alarm criteria based on the data at the time the data exceeds the threshold wherein the alarm criteria includes an alarm limit, and the alarm limit is dynamically adjusted based on the data, and further wherein the alarm limit is pre-configured to decrease over time.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a subject can include acquiring data from the subject, and dynamically adjusting an alarm limit based on the data. The method can also comprise determining a first value that is typical for the subject for the characteristic being monitored, determining a second value for the characteristic being monitored, and generating a comparison based on the two values. The method could also comprise setting a threshold for a characteristic being monitored, and decreasing the alarm limit if the data crosses the threshold. The method could also include setting an extremity limit. The following methods can be applied to the monitoring of a healthcare patient, or other subjects of interest. Also, the values used in the monitoring of the subject can be configured to be transferable from one monitor to another.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring of a patient, comprising:
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acquiring data from the patient; setting a threshold; and dynamically adjusting an alarm criteria based on the data at the time the data exceeds the threshold wherein the alarm criteria includes an alarm limit, and the alarm limit is dynamically adjusted based on the data, and further wherein the alarm limit is pre-configured to decrease over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A monitoring system for monitoring a characteristic of a subject, comprising:
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a data acquisition device configured to acquire data from a subject of interest; and a processor configured to dynamically adjust an alarm criteria based on the data acquired from the subject, wherein the processor adjusts the alarm criteria at the time the data exceeds a threshold wherein the processor dynamically adjusts the alarm criteria by dynamically adjusting an alarm limit wherein the alarm limit is pre-configured to decrease over time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of patient physiologic monitoring comprising:
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receiving a real-time physiologic data stream from a patient; calculating a representative value using the real-time physiologic data stream; calculating at least one threshold based on the representative value; monitoring the real-time physiologic data stream to determine if it has crossed the at least one threshold; and calculating an alarm limit when the real-time physiologic data stream crosses the at least one threshold, the alarm limit based on the representative value wherein the alarm limit is pre-configured to decrease over time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for monitoring of a patient, comprising:
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acquiring data from the patient; and dynamically adjusting a threshold based on the data; setting an alarm limit; and generating an alarm based on whether the data crosses the alarm limit wherein the alarm limit is pre-configured to decrease over time. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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