Medical device failure detection and warning system
First Claim
1. A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device, comprising one or more processors configured to passively or actively detect one or more faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, the failure detection and warning system being external to the medical device, wherein the one or more faults includes at least one of an unprogrammed shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed shut-off of an output of the medical device being monitored by the failure detection and warning system, the one or more processors further configured to utilize a monitoring hierarchy structure, the monitoring hierarchy structure configured to include a first priority relating to the medical device being in an unprogrammed off state, the monitoring hierarchy structure further configured to include a second priority relating to an unprogrammed off state of the one or more outputs of the medical device, wherein the first priority is a higher priority than the second priority.
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Abstract
A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device wherein the system includes means structured to passively or actively detect faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, and wherein the fault includes an unprogrammed and/or undesired shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed and/or undesired shut-off of the output of the medical device being monitored by the system.
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25 Claims
- 1. A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device, comprising one or more processors configured to passively or actively detect one or more faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, the failure detection and warning system being external to the medical device, wherein the one or more faults includes at least one of an unprogrammed shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed shut-off of an output of the medical device being monitored by the failure detection and warning system, the one or more processors further configured to utilize a monitoring hierarchy structure, the monitoring hierarchy structure configured to include a first priority relating to the medical device being in an unprogrammed off state, the monitoring hierarchy structure further configured to include a second priority relating to an unprogrammed off state of the one or more outputs of the medical device, wherein the first priority is a higher priority than the second priority.
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24. A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device, comprising one or more processors configured to passively or actively detect one or more faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, the failure detection and warning system being external to the medical device, wherein the one or more faults includes at least one of an unprogrammed shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed shut-off of an output of the medical device being monitored by the failure detection and warning system, the one or more processors further configured to utilize a monitoring hierarchy structure, the monitoring hierarchy structure configured to include a first priority relating to the medical device being in an unprogrammed off state, the monitoring hierarchy structure further configured to include a second priority relating to an unprogrammed off state of the one or more outputs of the medical device, wherein the first priority is a higher priority than the second priority, the failure detection and warning system also comprising:
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(a) a clock mechanism; and (b) a memory configured to operatively log at least one detected failure of the medical device, the log including at least one of a time from the clock mechanism which is indicative of a time of a detected failure of the medical device, a type of detected failure of the medical device, a type of corrective action taken by the failure detection and warning system, a response of the medical device to the corrective action, and a time of the response of the medical device to the corrective action.
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25. A failure detection and warning system for monitoring a medical device, comprising one or more processors configured to passively or actively detect one or more faults occurring in the medical device being monitored, the failure detection and warning system being external to the medical device, wherein the one or more faults includes at least one of an unprogrammed shut off of the medical device being monitored or an unprogrammed shut-off of an output of the medical device being monitored by the failure detection and warning system, the one or more processors further configured to utilize a monitoring hierarchy structure, the monitoring hierarchy structure configured to include a first priority relating to the medical device being in an unprogrammed off state, the monitoring hierarchy structure further configured to include a second priority relating to an unprogrammed off state of the one or more outputs of the medical device, wherein the first priority is a higher priority than the second priority, the failure detection and warning system also comprising an insulating element which is configured to insulate the failure detection and warning system from electromagnetic interference, or filters to protect the failure detection and warning system from electromagnetic interference.
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