Adjusting sound on a medical device
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1. A dialysis machine comprising:
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an alert module for producing an alert that is recognizable by a listener as relating to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and
a processing module configured for;
receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise that originates from a source other than the dialysis machine;
determining, based on the information related to the measured noise, an audible level of a characteristic of the measured noise, wherein the characteristic is volume;
determining an alert having an audible level that is audibly discernable from the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise when the alert is produced by the alert module, wherein a volume level of the alert is maintained within a threshold volume level of the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise to prevent a patient receiving treatment from the dialysis machine from being startled by the alert; and
providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the alert.
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Abstract
A dialysis machine comprising: a microphone; an alert module for producing an audible alert related to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and a processing module configured for: receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise; determining, based on the information related to measured noise, an audible alert that will not be masked by the measured noise when the audible alert is produced by the alert module; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the audible alert.
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21 Claims
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1. A dialysis machine comprising:
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a microphone; an alert module for producing an alert that is recognizable by a listener as relating to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and a processing module configured for; receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise that originates from a source other than the dialysis machine; determining, based on the information related to the measured noise, an audible level of a characteristic of the measured noise, wherein the characteristic is volume; determining an alert having an audible level that is audibly discernable from the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise when the alert is produced by the alert module, wherein a volume level of the alert is maintained within a threshold volume level of the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise to prevent a patient receiving treatment from the dialysis machine from being startled by the alert; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a microphone of a dialysis machine, information related to measured noise that originates from a source other than the dialysis machine; determining, based on the information related to the measured noise, an audible level of a characteristic of the measured noise, wherein the characteristic is volume; determining an alert that is recognizable by a listener as relating to an operating condition of the dialysis machine, the alert determined such that the alert has an audible level that is audibly discernable from the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise when the alert is produced by an alert module of the dialysis machine, wherein a volume level of the alert is maintained within a threshold volume level of the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise to prevent a patient receiving treatment from the dialysis machine from being startled by the alert; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the alert.
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17. A system comprising:
a dialysis machine comprising; a microphone; an alert module for producing an alert that is recognizable by a listener as relating to an operating condition of the dialysis machine; and a processing module configured for; receiving, from the microphone, information related to measured noise that originates from a source other than the dialysis machine; determining, based on the information related to the measured noise, an audible level of a characteristic of the measured noise, wherein the characteristic is volume; determining an alert having an audible level that is audibly discernable from the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise when the alert is produced by the alert module, wherein a volume level of the alert is maintained within a threshold volume level of the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise to prevent a patient receiving treatment from the dialysis machine from being startled by the alert; and providing, to the alert module, instructions for producing the alert.
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing a computer program including instructions for causing a computer to:
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receive, from a microphone of a dialysis machine, information related to measured noise that originates from a source other than the dialysis machine; determine, based on the information related to the measured noise, an audible level of a characteristic of the measured noise, wherein the characteristic is volume; determine an alert that is recognizable by a listener as relating to an operating condition of the dialysis machine, the alert determined such that the alert has an audible level that is audibly discernable from the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise when the alert is produced by an alert module of the dialysis machine, wherein a volume level of the alert is maintained within a threshold volume level of the audible level of the characteristic of the measured noise to prevent a patient receiving treatment from the dialysis machine from being startled by the alert; and provide, to the alert module, instructions for producing the alert.
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