Multi-state alarm system for a medical pump
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1. An alarm system for a medical pump associated with delivering a medicament to a patient, the alarm system comprising:
- at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter and a first alarm signal, and (ii) a snooze element deactivating the first alarm state after the first event has occurred and enabling a second alarm state to be activated when a predefined amount of time has expired from an occurrence of the first event, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and wherein the snooze element does not deactivate the delivery of the medicament to the patient.
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Abstract
An alarm system (52) for a medical pump (50) associated with delivering a fluid (54) to a patient in connection with treatment of the patient is provided. The alarm system (52) comprises an alarm (60) associated with at least one treatment parameter. The alarm (60) includes a first alarm state (1) associated with a first event relating to the treatment parameter and a second alarm state (2) associated with a second event. The second alarm state (2) is discernable from the first alarm state (1), which will allow each of the events to be treated differently by a caregiver.
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1. An alarm system for a medical pump associated with delivering a medicament to a patient, the alarm system comprising:
at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter and a first alarm signal, and (ii) a snooze element deactivating the first alarm state after the first event has occurred and enabling a second alarm state to be activated when a predefined amount of time has expired from an occurrence of the first event, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and wherein the snooze element does not deactivate the delivery of the medicament to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21)
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2. An alarm system for a medical pump associated with delivering a medicament to a patient, the alarm system comprising:
at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter and a first alarm signal, and (ii) a snooze element that deactivates the first alarm state and at the same time sets a second alarm state associated with a second event and a second alarm signal, the second event activating the second alarm state when a predefined amount of time has expired from an occurrence of the first event, the second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An alarm system for a medical pump for delivering a therapeutic fluid to a patient, the alarm system comprising:
at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one operating parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state and a second alarm state, the first alarm state associated with a first alarm signal indicating a non-critical deviation from an original value of the at least one operating parameter, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal and indicating a critical deviation from the original value of the at least one operating parameter, and (ii) a snooze element that when activated deactivates the first alarm state, enables the second alarm state to be activated upon an occurrence of the critical deviation, and allows the medical pump to continue delivering the medicament to the patient at least until the critical deviation occurs.
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27. An alarm system for a medical pump associated with delivering a fluid to a patient in connection with treatment of the patient, the alarm system comprising:
at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, and a second alarm state associated with a second event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the first alarm state associated with a first alarm signal, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal; and (ii) a snooze element that when activated deactivates the first alarm state, enables the second alarm state to be activated upon an occurrence of the second event, and allows the medical pump to continue delivering the medicament to the patient at least until the second event occurs. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An alarm system for a medical device used in connection with treatment of a patient, the alarm system comprising:
at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, and a second alarm state associated with a second event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the first alarm state associated with a first alarm signal, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal; and (ii) a snooze element that when activated deactivates the first alarm state, enables the second alarm state to be activated upon an occurrence of the second event, and allows a medical pump to continue delivering a medicament to the patient at least until the second event occurs.
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37. A pump assembly associated with delivering a medicament to a patient comprising:
a MEMS pump having an alarm system including at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the first alarm state associated with a first alarm signal, and (ii) a snooze element deactivating the first alarm state after the first event has occurred and enabling a second alarm state to be activated upon occurrence of a predefined amount of time expiring from an occurrence of the first event, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal, and wherein the snooze element does not deactivate the delivery of the medicament to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A pump assembly associated with delivery of a medicament to a patient comprising:
a MEMS pump having an alarm system including at least one computer programmed to operate (i) an alarm associated with at least one treatment parameter, the alarm having a first alarm state associated with a first event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, and a second alarm state associated with a second event relating to the at least one treatment parameter, the first alarm state associated with a first alarm signal, the second alarm state associated with a second alarm signal discernable from the first alarm signal; and (ii) a snooze element that when activated deactivates the first alarm state, enables the second alarm state to be activated upon an occurrence of the second event, and allows the MEMS pump to continue delivering the medicament to the patient at least until the second event occurs.
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