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Patient monitoring alarm escalation system and method

a monitoring system and alarm technology, applied in the field of alarm systems for patient physiological data monitoring instruments, can solve the problems of patients' monitor users/operators (e.g., nurses, physicians, caregivers), becoming desensitized to ongoing and unacknowledged alarms

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-05-10
NELL COR PURITAN BENNETT INC (US)
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"The present invention is an alarm system for patient monitors that includes mechanisms for indicating the level of criticality of alarms. The system uses unchanging alarm tones or auditory effects to desensitize users and improve their response to alarms. The invention also includes a method for providing patient monitor alarms that incorporates primary and secondary alarm signals, as well as a system for spatial separation of speakers to increase alarm awareness and ensure that all areas of a room are accessible to an alarm. The technical effects of the invention include improved alarm escalation and improved caregiver response to alarms."

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It is now recognized that such unchanging alarms tend to cause patient monitor users / operators (e.g., nurses, physicians, and caregivers) to become desensitized to ongoing and unacknowledged audible alarms.

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[0011] One or more specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, not all features of an actual implementation are described in the specification. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0012]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a patient monitor in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the patient m...

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a patient monitoring alarm escalation system and method. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include an alarm detection device configured to measure physiological data received via a patient monitor, the alarm detection device configured to initiate an alarm in response to predefined measurements of the physiological data, and an alarm device configured to emit a first signal with a first property and a second signal with a second property, the first signal being emitted when the alarm is initiated, the second signal being emitted if an alarm acknowledgement mechanism is not activated prior to a designated event.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to alarm systems for patient physiological data monitoring instruments. In particular, the present invention relates to an alarm escalation system including mechanisms for indicating a level of criticality of alarms corresponding to physiological measurements and equipment status indicators of patient monitoring devices. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art that may be related to various aspects of the present invention, which are described and / or claimed below. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understanding of the various aspects of the present invention. Accordingly, it should be understood that these statements are to be read in this light, and not as admissions of prior art. [0005] Patient monitors include...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00G08B23/00
CPCA61B5/0002A61B5/14551A61B5/746A61B2560/0276
Inventor MANNHEIMER, PAUL D.LI, LI
Owner NELL COR PURITAN BENNETT INC (US)
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