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System for producing prioritized alarm messages in a medical instrument
Assignee: CREDITANSTALT BANKVEREIN
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Filing: 1992-01-10
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2012-01-10
Abstract
Abstract A defibrillator/monitor (10) employing a message processing routine (60) that controls the way in which information from a plurality of sensing circuits (28) is communicated to an attending physician by output devices (30). In that regard, each of the various conditions monitored by the sensing circuits has a priority associated therewith. Each condition may be associated with one or more of five different types of messages: an initial display message, steady state display message, initial sound message, steady state sound message, and display icon message. The different messages, like the different conditions, may also be prioritized. The particular message or messages produced by the output devices in response to a particular set of conditions is then dependent upon the relative prioritization of the conditions and messages as evaluated by a microcomputer (18) in accordance with the routine.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven E. Sjoquist
- 👤 John C. Daynes
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 23:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/38; A61N1/39; A61N1/3925; A61N1/36; A61N1/362; A61N1/37; A61N1/3706; G; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/63
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A control system for use with a medical instrument comprising: sensing means for monitoring the operation of said instrument to detect a plurality of predetermined conditions; message means for generating initial and steady state visible and audible messages indicative of the predetermined conditions; and prioritization means for controlling the generation of the initial and steady state messages by said message means in accordance with a predetermined set of parameters including a priority assigned to each of the predetermined conditions detected by said sensing means, wherein the visible messages include an initial display message, steady state display message, and icon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A control system for use with a medical instrument comprising: sensing means for monitoring the operation of said instrument to detect a plurality of predetermined conditions; message means for generating initial and steady state visible and audible messages indicative of the predetermined conditions; and prioritization means for controlling the generation of the initial and steady state messages by said message means in accordance with a predetermined set of parameters including a priority assigned to each of the predetermined conditions detected by said sensing means, wherein the visible messages include an initial display message, steady state display message, and icon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the audible messages include an initial sound and a steady state sound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said prioritization means causes said message means to generate a flashing initial display message for a predetermined interval of time following the detection of a predetermined condition by said sensing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system of claim 3, wherein said prioritization means causes said message means to generate a steady state display message following the initial display message, the steady state message continuing until the predetermined condition is no longer detected by said sensing means or another predetermined condition, having a higher priority associated therewith, is detected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 3, wherein said prioritization means causes said message means to generate icons associated with at least the highest priority condition detected by said sensing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
73 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said prioritization means causes said message means to generate an initial sound for a predetermined interval of time following the detection of a predetermined condition by said sensing means and a steady state sound following the initial sound, the steady state sound continuing until the predetermined condition is no longer detected by said sensing means or another predetermined condition, having a higher priority associated therewith, is detected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 6, wherein said initial sound comprises a first sequence of tones and wherein said steady state sound comprises the repetition of an interval of silence followed by a sequence of tones.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of controlling the reaction of a medical instrument to a plurality of different conditions identified by the instrument, said method comprising the steps of: (a) establishing a different priority for each of the different conditions; (b) associating at least one of a plurality of outputs with each different condition; (c) producing an output associated with a particular condition identified by the instrument, the particular output produced being dependent upon: (i) the duration of time since the particular condition was identified; (ii) whether any other conditions have been identified; and (iii) the priorities of the particular condition and any other conditions identified.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of controlling the reaction of a medical instrument to a plurality of different conditions identified by the instrument, said method comprising the steps of: (a) establishing a different priority for each of the different conditions; (b) associating at least one of a plurality of outputs with each different condition; (c) producing an output associated with a particular condition identified by the instrument, the particular output produced being dependent upon: (i) the duration of time since the particular condition was identified; (ii) whether any other conditions have been identified; and (iii) the priorities of the particular condition and any other conditions identified.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said outputs associated with at least some of said different conditions include an initial display message and a steady state display message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
The method of claim 9, wherein: (a) said initial display message is produced immediately after the particular condition is identified and is terminated a predetermined interval of time thereafter; and (b) said steady state display message is produced after said predetermined interval of time expires and is terminated when one of the following conditions is met: (i) the particular condition is no longer identified by the instrument; (ii) a condition, having a higher priority than the particular condition, has been identified by the instrument; and (iii) a condition, having a lower priority than the particular condition, has been identified by the instrument and a predetermined interval of time has not expired since the other condition was identified.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said outputs associated with at least some of said different conditions include an initial sound and a steady state sound.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
The method of claim 11, wherein: (a) said initial sound is produced immediately after the particular condition is identified and is terminated a predetermined interval of time thereafter; (b) said steady state sound is produced after said predetermined interval of time expires and is terminated when one of the following conditions is met: (i) the particular condition is no longer identified by the instrument; (ii) a condition, having a higher priority than the particular condition, has been identified by the instrument; and (iii) a condition, having a lower priority than the particular condition, has been identified by the instrument and a predetermined interval of time has not expired since the other condition was identified.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said outputs associated with at least some of said different conditions include an icon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said icon is produced immediately after the particular condition is identified and is terminated when one of the following conditions is met: (a) the particular condition is no longer identified; and (b) more than a predetermined number of other conditions, having icons associated therewith and having higher priorities than the particular condition, have been identified by the instrument.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
92 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said different conditions identified by the instrument and the priorities established for each include a silence alarm condition having a first priority, a service defibrillator alarm condition having a second priority, a service alarm condition having a third priority, a very low battery alarm condition having a fourth priority, a low battery alarm condition having a fifth priority, a printer alarm condition having a sixth priority, a tape door open alarm condition having a seventh priority, and a tape fault alarm condition having an eighth condition.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
72 words
A medical system comprising: a medical instrument; sensing means for monitoring the operation of said instrument to detect a plurality of predetermined conditions; initial message generation means for producing an initial message, in response to the sensing of a predetermined condition by said sensing means, for a predetermined interval of time; and steady state message generation means for producing a steady state message upon the expiration of the predetermined interval of time.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
72 words
A medical system comprising: a medical instrument; sensing means for monitoring the operation of said instrument to detect a plurality of predetermined conditions; initial message generation means for producing an initial message, in response to the sensing of a predetermined condition by said sensing means, for a predetermined interval of time; and steady state message generation means for producing a steady state message upon the expiration of the predetermined interval of time.
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