System and method for detecting and transmitting medical device alarm with a smartphone application
First Claim
1. An apparatus for relaying one or more medical device alarms to a remote location, comprising:
- memory configured to store information relating to one or more alarms of a medical device;
an input device configured to sense output from the medical device outside of any electronic communication network;
a communications device; and
a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, input device and communications device, the processor configured to;
detect output from the medical device as sensed by the input device with the processor not being in an electronic communications network with the medical device;
compare the detected output to the information relating to the one or more alarms of the medical device stored in the memory to determine if the output corresponds to one or more of the alarms; and
directly transmit via the communications device any or all of the one or more alarms to a separate device of an individual caregiver.
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Abstract
A system and method provide for relaying a medical device alarm to a remote location without having a device electrically interconnected with the medical device. The system includes a relay device having software that can store specific alarm patterns or sequences for one or more alarms for a medical device. The relay device can then detect one or more of an audible, visual or tactile alarm from the medical device through corresponding devices or sensors in the relay device. Upon detection of an alarm, the relay device can transmit information pertaining to the alarm to a remote device to notify a user of the remote device of the medical device alarm.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for relaying one or more medical device alarms to a remote location, comprising:
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memory configured to store information relating to one or more alarms of a medical device; an input device configured to sense output from the medical device outside of any electronic communication network; a communications device; and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, input device and communications device, the processor configured to; detect output from the medical device as sensed by the input device with the processor not being in an electronic communications network with the medical device; compare the detected output to the information relating to the one or more alarms of the medical device stored in the memory to determine if the output corresponds to one or more of the alarms; and directly transmit via the communications device any or all of the one or more alarms to a separate device of an individual caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for relaying one or more medical device alarms to a remote location, comprising:
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memory configured to store information relating to one or more alarms of a medical device; an audio sensor for sensing output from the medical device outside of any electronic communications network; a transmitter for communicating one or more medical device alarms to a separate device; and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, the audio sensor for sensing output and the transmitter for communicating medical device alarms, the processor configured to; compare output from the medical device as sensed by the audio sensor to the information relating to the one or more alarms of the medical device stored in memory to determine if the output corresponds to one or more of the alarms; and directly transmit via the transmitter any or all of said one or more alarms to a separate device of an individual caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for relaying one or more medical device alarms to a remote location, comprising:
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a medical device; and a relay device that is not in an electronic communications network with the medical device, the relay device including; memory configured to store information relating to one or more alarms of the medical device; an input device configured to sense output from the medical device; a communications device; and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, input device and communications device, the processor configured to; detect output from the medical device as sensed by the input device without receiving an electronic communication containing the output transmitted over an electronic communications network; compare the detected output to the information relating to the one or more alarms of the medical device stored in the memory to determine if the output corresponds to one or more of the alarms; and directly transmit via the communications device any or all of said one or more alarms to a separate device of an individual caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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