Covidien LP

John Andrew Battista

Michael Edward Wiklund

Bryan Scott Hansen

David William Trumble

Jonathan Kendler

Jonathan Isaac Tilliss

Astrid Adina Richter McNellis

Lockett E Wood

Timothy W Fries

Ron J Kadlac

An adaptive-alarm system and its uses in the context of medical devices, such as patient monitors, are described. In one embodiment, the monitor has a processor configured to receive and analyze an input relating to ambient sounds. The monitor may generate an alarm signal in response to physiological data that meets a defined requirement, such as a physiological alarm condition. The alarm signal that is generated by the monitor is substantially free of masking by the ambient sounds.

Adaptive alarm system and method

Physiological monitor having a removable module

This disclosure describes an apparatus and method for measuring analytes in exhaled air. The device contains an inlet through which exhaled air is received. A tube, having a number of different paths running throughout the device, is coupled to the inlet which enables the exhaled air to be re-circulated through the device. At least one portion of the tube is configured in a non-linear fashion. This particular portion of the tube may be used to temporarily store a sample of the exhaled air. The device also contains a converter configured to partially convert an analyte in the exhaled breath from a first state to a second state as the exhaled air is being re-circulated. An analyte sensor is also included to measure the levels of the converted analyte in the exhaled breath.

Sampling circuit for measuring analytes

Display screen with a transitional graphical user interface

Display screen with transitional graphical user interface

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John Andrew Battista