Patient monitoring system and method configured to suppress an alarm
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of acquisition devices, wherein the acquisition devices have sensors configured to detect physiological signals from a patient and device circuitry configured to determine whether the corresponding physiological signals satisfy a designated condition;
a master unit having a processor configured to execute programmed instructions stored in memory, the master unit configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of acquisition devices, the master unit, when executing the programmed instructions, configured to;
receive signal data of the patient from the acquisition devices, wherein the signal data is based on the physiological signals detected by one or more of the sensors of the corresponding acquisition devices;
receive a warning signal from a triggered acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices, the warning signal being communicated by the triggered acquisition device upon determining, at the triggered acquisition device, that the corresponding physiological signals of the triggered acquisition device satisfy the designated condition;
wherein, in response to receiving the warning signal from the triggered acquisition device, the master unit is configured to analyze the signal data from another acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices to determine whether the warning signal is clinically relevant or clinically irrelevant or unreliable, the master unit permitting a patient alarm associated with the triggered acquisition device to issue after determining the warning signal is clinically relevant, the master unit suppressing the patient alarm associated with the triggered acquisition device after determining that the warning signal is clinically irrelevant or unreliable;
wherein the triggered acquisition device is configured to confirm that a communication line exists between the triggered acquisition device and the master unit, the device circuitry of the triggered acquisition device causing the patient alarm to issue or another patient alarm to issue after determining that the communication line is insufficient for communicating the warning signal, the other patient alarm being indicative of a health-related event that is monitored by the triggered acquisition device.
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Abstract
Patient monitoring system includes a master unit. The master unit is configured to receive signal data of the patient from a plurality of acquisition devices. The master unit is also configured to receive a warning signal from a triggered acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices. The warning signal is communicated by the triggered acquisition device upon determining that corresponding physiological signals of the triggered acquisition device satisfy a designated condition. In response to receiving the warning signal from the triggered acquisition device, the master unit is configured to analyze the signal data from another acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices to determine whether the warning signal is clinically relevant or clinically irrelevant or unreliable. The master unit may permit a patient alarm or suppress the patient alarm based on the signal data from another acquisition device.
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20 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of acquisition devices, wherein the acquisition devices have sensors configured to detect physiological signals from a patient and device circuitry configured to determine whether the corresponding physiological signals satisfy a designated condition; a master unit having a processor configured to execute programmed instructions stored in memory, the master unit configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of acquisition devices, the master unit, when executing the programmed instructions, configured to; receive signal data of the patient from the acquisition devices, wherein the signal data is based on the physiological signals detected by one or more of the sensors of the corresponding acquisition devices; receive a warning signal from a triggered acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices, the warning signal being communicated by the triggered acquisition device upon determining, at the triggered acquisition device, that the corresponding physiological signals of the triggered acquisition device satisfy the designated condition; wherein, in response to receiving the warning signal from the triggered acquisition device, the master unit is configured to analyze the signal data from another acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices to determine whether the warning signal is clinically relevant or clinically irrelevant or unreliable, the master unit permitting a patient alarm associated with the triggered acquisition device to issue after determining the warning signal is clinically relevant, the master unit suppressing the patient alarm associated with the triggered acquisition device after determining that the warning signal is clinically irrelevant or unreliable; wherein the triggered acquisition device is configured to confirm that a communication line exists between the triggered acquisition device and the master unit, the device circuitry of the triggered acquisition device causing the patient alarm to issue or another patient alarm to issue after determining that the communication line is insufficient for communicating the warning signal, the other patient alarm being indicative of a health-related event that is monitored by the triggered acquisition device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a master unit with a plurality of acquisition devices that are operably coupled to a patient, the acquisition devices having sensors configured to detect physiological signals from the patient and device circuitry configured to determine whether the corresponding physiological signals satisfy a designated condition, the acquisition devices being separate and distinct with respect to the master unit; receiving, at the master unit, a warning signal from a triggered acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices, the warning signal being communicated by the triggered acquisition device upon determining, at the triggered acquisition device, that the corresponding physiological signals of the triggered acquisition device satisfy the designated condition, the warning signal informing the master unit that a patient alarm should be issued; receiving, at the master unit, signal data from another acquisition device of the plurality of acquisition devices, the signal data being based on the physiological signals detected by the other acquisition device, and analyzing at the master unit, in response to receiving the warning signal from the triggered acquisition device, the signal data from the other acquisition device to determine whether the warning signal is clinically relevant or clinically irrelevant or unreliable, wherein the method also includes permitting the patient alarm associated with the triggered acquisition device to issue after determining that the warning signal is clinically relevant or suppressing the patient alarm associated with the triggered acquisition device after determining that the warning signal is clinically irrelevant or unreliable; and wherein the triggered acquisition device is configured to confirm that a communication line exists between the triggered acquisition device and the master unit, the device circuitry of the triggered acquisition device causing the patient alarm to issue or another patient alarm to issue after determining that the communication line is insufficient for communicating the warning signal, the other patient alarm indicative of a health-related event monitored by the triggered acquisition device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of acquisition devices having sensors configured to detect physiological signals from a patient; a master unit having a processor configured to execute programmed instructions stored in memory, the master unit being separate and distinct with respect to the plurality of acquisition devices and configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of acquisition devices, the master unit, when executing the programmed instructions, configured to; receive signal data of the patient from the acquisition devices, wherein the signal data is based on the physiological signals detected by the sensors of the corresponding acquisition devices, the acquisition devices including a primary acquisition device and one or more secondary acquisition devices; analyze the signal data of the primary acquisition device and at least one secondary acquisition device to determine whether a health-related event has been detected, wherein determining whether the health-related event has been detected includes; determining whether the signal data from the primary acquisition device satisfies a designated condition associated with the health-related event; and in response to determining that the signal data from the primary acquisition device satisfies the designated condition, determining whether the signal data from the at least one secondary acquisition device indicates the signal data of the primary acquisition device is clinically relevant or clinically irrelevant or unreliable; and wherein a patient alarm is permitted to issue if the signal data from the at least one secondary acquisition device indicates the signal data of the primary acquisition device is clinically relevant, wherein the patient alarm is suppressed from issuing if the signal data from the at least one secondary acquisition device indicates the signal data of the primary acquisition device is clinically irrelevant or unreliable; wherein the primary acquisition device has device circuitry configured to determine whether the corresponding physiological signals satisfy the designated condition, the primary acquisition device being permitted to cause the patient alarm to issue or another patient alarm to issue after determining that a communication line between the master unit and the primary acquisition device is insufficient and determining that the physiological signals have satisfied the designated condition, the other patient alarm indicative of the health-related event monitored by the primary acquisition device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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