Process and system for transmitting monitoring states

• US 9,393,373 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2008
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dragerwerk AG & Company KGaA (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Dregerwerk AG & Company KGaA
• Inventors: Schmid, Robert, Schermeier, Olaf, Heesch, Ralf, Lnse, Jennifer
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson, Lynne
• Assistant Examiner(s): DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH
• Application Number:
  US12/174,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20090020123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,925 Days
• Field of Search: 128/204.18, 12820421-20423
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/01 specially adapted for anaesthetising A61M16/104, A61M16/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/021 operated by electrical means A61M16/202 – A61M16/205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0875 Connecting tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/0027 pressure meter
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/1025 the O2 concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/103 the CO2 concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2016/1035 the anaesthetic agent concentration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/04 Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/10 Electroencephalographic signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/205 partial oxygen pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/437 the anaesthetic agent concentration
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 : for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

A process and system are provided for transmitting monitoring states between respirators. The process includes the detection of and recording of monitoring states of a monitoring unit (5) of at least a first monitoring period (10) of a first respirator (2). There is an assignment of an identification to the monitoring states of the monitoring unit (5) of the at least first monitoring period (10) of the first respirator (2). There is a transmission of the monitoring states of the monitoring unit (5) of the at least first monitoring period (10) of the first respirator (2) to a second respirator (3). This is followed by a setting of the monitoring unit (5) of the second respirator (3) corresponding to the transmitted monitoring states of the monitoring unit (5) of the at least first monitoring period (10) of the first respirator (2). This is then followed by a repetition of steps for the monitoring states of the monitoring unit (5) of each additional monitoring period (10) of the first respirator (2).

Claims

1. A system for transmitting monitoring statuses between breathing apparatuses, the system comprising:

a first breathing apparatus with a first breathing apparatus monitoring unit detecting and recording monitoring statuses for an at least first monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus and assigning at least one identifier to the monitoring statuses of the at least first monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus;

a second breathing apparatus with a second breathing apparatus monitoring unit; and

a transmitting unit associated with said first breathing apparatus for transmitting monitoring statuses of the at least first monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus to said second breathing apparatus for setting said second breathing apparatus monitoring unit of said second breathing apparatus corresponding to the transmitted monitoring statuses of the at least first said monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus, said second breathing apparatus monitoring unit detecting current monitoring statuses of said second breathing apparatus, wherein a deviation of the current monitoring statuses of said second breathing apparatus from the monitoring statuses of the at least first monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus is signaled via said second breathing apparatus.

2. A system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a monitoring information system wherein together with the identification assigned, the data detected by said first breathing apparatus monitoring unit in detecting monitoring statuses are transmitted to said monitoring information system, wherein the data detected are stored on said monitoring information system based on the identification assigned.

3. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein data for characterizing the monitoring statuses of said first breathing apparatus monitoring unit of the at least first monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus are stored on a readable memory element, said at least first monitoring period corresponding to a time period for measuring at least one variable.

4. A system in accordance with claim 3, wherein said memory element is provided in an accessory comprising a flexible breathing tube.

5. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein an alarm is generated when one of an SPO₂ measurement does not take place at said second breathing apparatus within a predetermined time period and said SPO₂ measurement does not provide measure values after said monitoring statuses of said first breathing apparatus monitoring unit are transmitted to said second breathing apparatus monitoring unit.

6. A method for transmitting monitoring statuses between breathing apparatuses, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a first breathing apparatus comprising a first monitoring unit;

providing a second breathing apparatus comprising a second monitoring unit;

detecting and recording monitoring statuses of at least one monitoring period of said first monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus;

assigning an identification to the monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said first monitoring unit;

transmitting said at least one identification and said monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said first monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus to said second breathing apparatus;

setting said second monitoring unit of said second breathing apparatus based on the transmitted monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus and present monitoring statuses of said second monitoring unit of said second breathing apparatus; and

generating a signal with said second breathing apparatus when said present monitoring statuses of said second breathing apparatus deviate from said monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus.

7. A method for transmitting monitoring statuses between breathing apparatuses, the method comprising the steps of:

a) detecting and recording monitoring statuses of at least one monitoring period of a monitoring unit of a first breathing apparatus;

b) assigning at least one identifier to the monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus;

c) transmitting said at least one identifier and said monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said monitoring unit of said first breathing apparatus to a second breathing apparatus; and

d) adjusting a monitoring unit of said second breathing apparatus according to the transmitted monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus, wherein present monitoring statuses of said monitoring unit of said second breathing apparatus are taken into account in adjusting said monitoring unit of said second breathing apparatus such that a deviation of the present monitoring statuses of said second breathing apparatus from said monitoring statuses of said at least one monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus is signaled by said second breathing apparatus.

8. A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein in step b) two identifiers are assigned to the monitoring statuses of the at least one monitoring period of the monitoring unit of the first breathing apparatus, one of said two identifiers identifying the patient and another one of said two identifiers identifying the at least one monitoring period.

9. A method in accordance with claim 8, wherein the monitoring statuses of the at least one monitoring period of the first breathing apparatus are requested from the monitoring information system by the second breathing apparatus under one of the two identifiers and transmitted to the second breathing apparatus.

10. A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein the monitoring statuses of the at least one monitoring period detected in step a) are transmitted to a monitoring information system with the identifier assigned in method step b), the monitoring statuses of the at least one monitoring period detected in step a) being stored at the monitoring information system under the identifier assigned in method step b).

11. A method in accordance with claim 10, wherein said first breathing apparatus, said second breathing apparatus and said monitoring information system are interconnected by means of a data network.

12. A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein data for identification of the monitoring statuses of the at least one monitoring period of the monitoring unit of the first breathing apparatus are stored on a readable memory element.

13. A method in accordance with claim 12, wherein the memory element is provided in an accessory part, said accessory part being formed as a breathing tube.

14. A method in accordance with claim 13, wherein in method step c) the accessory part is connected to the second breathing apparatus, wherein the data of the memory element of the accessory part are read by a receiver unit of the second breathing apparatus.

15. A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein at least one of said monitoring statuses comprises one or more of an activation of at least one monitoring variable and a deactivation of the at least one monitoring variable.

16. A method in accordance with claim 15, wherein the at least one monitoring variable comprises one or more of an SpO₂ measurement, a CO₂ measurement, an O₂ measurement and a measurement of a concentration of an anesthetic.

17. A method in accordance with claim 15, wherein in method step d) one or more of the activation of the at least one monitoring variable and the deactivation of the at least one monitoring variable is taken into account.

18. A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein in method step d) at least one monitoring variable is activated and the activation of the at least one monitoring variable takes place with a time delay.

19. A method in accordance with claim 7, wherein an alarm is generated when one of an SPO₂ measurement does not take place at said second breathing apparatus within a predetermined time period and said SPO₂ measurement does not provide measure values after said monitoring statuses of said monitoring unit of the at least one monitoring period of said first breathing apparatus are transmitted to said second breathing apparatus.