Configurable vital signs system
First Claim
1. A method of determining a value indicative of a hemodynamic parameter of a patient, comprising:
- performing a plurality of value determinations, wherein performing the plurality of value determinations includesinflating an inflatable cuff disposed around a limb of the patient until a vessel within the limb is at least partially occluded,determining, with a sensor, a first value indicative of the hemodynamic parameter, wherein the first value is an initial determined value and comprises one of a cuff pressure, cuff volume, or blood pressure value,determining, with a controller in communication with the sensor, a difference between the first value and a baseline associated with the first value,replacing the baseline with the first value, in a memory of the controller, if the difference is outside of a predetermined range;
determining, with the controller, an estimate of the hemodynamic parameter based on values determined during the plurality of value determinations; and
outputting the estimate.
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Abstract
A method of determining a value indicative of a hemodynamic parameter of a patient includes performing a plurality of value determinations. Performing the plurality of value determinations includes determining a first value indicative of the hemodynamic parameter, determining, with a controller, a difference between the first value and a baseline associated with the first value, and replacing the baseline with the first value, in a memory of the controller, if the difference is outside of a predetermined range. The method also includes determining an estimate of the hemodynamic parameter based on acceptable values determined during the plurality of value determinations.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of determining a value indicative of a hemodynamic parameter of a patient, comprising:
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performing a plurality of value determinations, wherein performing the plurality of value determinations includes inflating an inflatable cuff disposed around a limb of the patient until a vessel within the limb is at least partially occluded, determining, with a sensor, a first value indicative of the hemodynamic parameter, wherein the first value is an initial determined value and comprises one of a cuff pressure, cuff volume, or blood pressure value, determining, with a controller in communication with the sensor, a difference between the first value and a baseline associated with the first value, replacing the baseline with the first value, in a memory of the controller, if the difference is outside of a predetermined range; determining, with the controller, an estimate of the hemodynamic parameter based on values determined during the plurality of value determinations; and
outputting the estimate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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9. The method of clam 1, further including receiving an input indicative of a desired number of value determinations to be performed, and performing the plurality of value determinations based on the desired number.
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18. A method of determining a value indicative of a blood pressure of a patient, comprising:
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automatically performing a plurality of value determinations, in a closed-loop manner, in response to receiving at least one input associated with the plurality of values, wherein performing the plurality of value determinations includes inflating a cuff disposed around a limb of the patient until a vessel within the limb is at least partially occluded, determining a first blood pressure value of the patient while the cuff is being inflated, determining whether a component of the first blood pressure is within a predetermined range of a baseline blood pressure value, substantially deflating the cuff and reinflating the cuff until the vessel is at least partially occluded, determining a second blood pressure value of the patient while the cuff is being reinflated, and determining, if the first blood pressure value is within the predetermined range of the baseline, whether the second blood pressure value is within the predetermined range of the baseline, and if the first blood pressure is outside of the predetermined range of the baseline, determining whether the second blood pressure is within the predetermined range of the first blood pressure value; replacing the baseline with the first blood pressure value, in a memory of a controller, in response to determining that the first blood pressure value is outside of the predetermined range of the baseline, wherein the first blood pressure value is an initial determined value, and wherein the second blood pressure value is a value determined immediately subsequent to the first value; determining an estimate of the blood pressure of the patient, wherein the estimate is based on at least one of the first and second blood pressure values; and
outputting the estimate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
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a sensor configured to determine a value indicative of a hemodynamic parameter of a patient during transition of a vessel of the patient from unoccluded to at least partially occluded; an inflatable cuff configured to be disposed around a limb of the patient, wherein inflation of the cuff transitions the vessel from unoccluded to at least partially occluded; and a controller in communication with the sensor, the controller including a memory and being configured to assist in performing a plurality of value determinations, wherein performing the plurality of value determinations includes; determining, with the sensor, a first value indicative of the hemodynamic parameter, wherein the first value is an initial determined value and comprises one of a cuff pressure, cuff volume, or blood pressure value, determining, with the controller, a difference between the first value and a baseline associated with the first value, and replacing the baseline with the first value, in the memory of the controller, if the difference is outside of a predetermined range, wherein the controller is further configured to determine an estimate of the hemodynamic parameter based on values determined during the plurality of value determinations, and to output the estimate. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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