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Medical device alarm management

  • US 9,775,568 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2015
  • Issued: 10/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for implementation by one or more data processors forming part of at least one computing system, the method comprising:

  • determining, by at least one data processor during monitoring of a patient, that a plurality of alarm conditions have been triggered, each alarm condition characterizing a measurement by and/or operation of at least one medical device and having an associated grade among a plurality of prioritized grades; and

    generating and conveying, by at least one data processor, audio and/or vibrational alarms corresponding to each of the plurality of alarm conditions such that among concurrent active alarms;

    an alarm corresponding to an alarm condition having a highest priority grade is conveyed at a first level and, when such alarm condition remains active for a pre-defined time period, is conveyed again at the first level upon expiration of the pre-defined time period, andalarms corresponding to alarm conditions having equal or lower priority grades than the priority grade of the current highest priority grade alarm condition are conveyed at a second level while the alarm condition having the highest priority grade is active, the second level being different and distinguishable from the first level.

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