Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Benedikt Latz

Gerhard Tivig

Volker Manfred Hubert

Axel Joachim Lange

Brian David Gross

Harald Greiner

Wilhelm Meier

Jyh-Yun John Wang

Joseph James Frassica

Bernd Wilm

Bernd Gunter Werner Wilm

Johannes Marcus Josef Eduard Bauer

Vitor Manuel Vicente Antunes

Marcus Holland-Moritz

A patient monitor system () includes a signal processor () which analyzes signals from physiological parameter sensors () to derive physiological data values, plots, and alarms. A display () displays physiological values and plots (). An advisor engine, routine, or processor () is connected with the signal processor to analyze at least alarm occurrences, also in combination with user interactions, and provide directly actionable advice for reducing alarm frequency which is displayed unobtrusively on the display. The directly actionable advice includes specific actions or adjustments which are specific to a current patient, a present situation, or a present mode or setting of the patient monitor system. The unobtrusively displayed directly actionable advice is displayed without the use requesting it.

Unobtrusive advisors for patient monitor

When monitoring physiological parameters (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, etc.) of a patient, a threshold limit () is set (e.g., automatically or manually) and the monitored parameter is continuously compared to the threshold limit, which may be constant or may vary with time. An alarm () is triggered if the monitored parameter exceeds the threshold limit at any time, or if the monitored parameter has not reached a target value by the end of a predefined time period by which an administered drug or therapy should have been effective.

Method for automatic setting time varying parameter alert and alarm limits

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Benedikt Latz