Medical device alarm management
First Claim
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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Abstract
It is determined, during monitoring of a patient, that a plurality of alarm conditions has been initiated. The alarm conditions characterize a measurement by and/or operation of at least one medical device and have an associated grade among a plurality of prioritized grades. Thereafter, alarms can be generated that corresponding to some or all of the plurality of alarm conditions such that among concurrent active alarms: (i) an alarm corresponding to an alarm condition having a highest priority grade is conveyed at a first level upon initiation and, if such alarm condition remains active for a pre-defined time period, at the first level upon expiration of the pre-defined time period, and (ii) alarms 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, the second level being different from the first level.
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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:
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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, and alarms 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer program product storing instructions which, when executed by at least one data processor, result in operations comprising:
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determining, 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, and alarms 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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12. A system comprising:
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at least one data processor; and memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one data processor, result in operations comprising; determining, 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, and alarms 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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13. A system comprising:
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at least one sensor for characterizing aspects of a patient; at least one medical device in communication with the at least one sensor, the at least one medical device triggering a plurality of alarm conditions, each alarm condition characterizing a measurement by and/or operation of the at least one medical device and having an associated grade among a plurality of prioritized grades; and an alarm management system coupled to the at least one medical device, the alarm management system comprising at least one data processor that determines, during monitoring of the patient, that a plurality of alarm conditions have been triggered and generating and conveying 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, and alarms 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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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