Multi-state alarm system for a medical pump
First Claim
1. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
- an infusion pump configured to deliver medical fluid to a patient according to at least one treatment parameter; and
an alarm feature associated with the infusion pump, the alarm feature including(i) a first alarm signal caused by a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter,(ii) a second alarm signal caused by a second alarm state associated with a second event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and(iii) a snooze element configured to deactivate the first alarm state after the first event has occurred and to enable the second alarm state to be activated upon occurrence of the second event.
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Abstract
A medical fluid delivery system includes an infusion pump configured to deliver medical fluid to a patient according to at least one treatment parameter, and an alarm feature associated with the infusion pump, the alarm feature including (i) a first alarm signal associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, (ii) a second alarm signal associated with a second event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and (iii) a snooze element configured to deactivate the first alarm signal after the first event has occurred and to enable the second alarm signal to be activated upon occurrence of the second event.
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25 Claims
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1. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
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an infusion pump configured to deliver medical fluid to a patient according to at least one treatment parameter; and an alarm feature associated with the infusion pump, the alarm feature including (i) a first alarm signal caused by a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, (ii) a second alarm signal caused by a second alarm state associated with a second event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and (iii) a snooze element configured to deactivate the first alarm state after the first event has occurred and to enable the second alarm state to be activated upon occurrence of the second event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23)
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14. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
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an infusion pump configured to deliver medical fluid to a patient according to at least one treatment parameter; and an alarm feature associated with the infusion pump, the alarm feature including (i) a first alarm signal caused by a first alarm state associated with an event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, and (ii) a snooze element configured to deactivate the first alarm state after the event has occurred and to enable a second alarm signal caused by a second alarm state to be activated when a predefined amount of time has expired from the occurrence of the event, the second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 24)
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19. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
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an infusion pump configured to deliver medical fluid to a patient according to at least one treatment parameter; and an alarm feature associated with the infusion pump, the alarm feature including (i) a first alarm signal caused by a first alarm state associated with a first deviation from an original value of the at least one treatment parameter, (ii) a second alarm signal caused by a second alarm state associated with a second deviation from the original value of the at least one treatment parameter, the second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and (iii) a snooze element configured to deactivate the first alarm state after the first deviation has occurred and to enable the second alarm state to be activated upon occurrence of the second deviation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 25)
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